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Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which one can be found on the periodic table?
a)
Compound 
b)
Element
2.
Which of the following represents an element?
a)
H2O
b)
H2
c)
NaCl
d)
CaCO3
3.
Which of the following is a chemical compound?
a)
Co
b)
 CO2
c)
Mg
d)
Al
4.

Hydroelectric power is electricity created by

a)

water

b)

the sun

c)

burning coal

d)

burning wood

5.

Wind power involves structures with

a)

long pipes that extend deep into mines

b)

panels to absorb sunlight

c)

turbines that spin with the air

d)

dams to block water

6.
Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?
a)
It's cheaper than fossil fuels
b)
The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years
c)
Solar energy recharges batteries
d)
All of them
7.
Which is not an advantage of Wind energy?
a)
Land can be used for other purposes
b)
Can be quickly built; not too expensive
c)
Long operating life
d)
Danger to birds
8.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
9.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
10.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
11.
Which is an example of convection?
a)
light bulb burning
b)
cooking hot dog over fire
c)
hot air balloon floating up
d)
sun's rays
12.
A battery converts what type of energy to another?
a)
sound to kinetic
b)
light to heat
c)
mechanical to electrical
d)
chemical to electrical
13.

What is the energy conversion when you plug in a stereo and listen to music?

a)

electrical to mechanical

b)

chemical to nuclear

c)

electrical to sound

d)

potential to sound

14.

What is the energy conversion when you eat food for fuel to go for a run?

a)

chemical to nuclear

b)

kinetic to chemical

c)

chemical to kinetic

d)

potential to chemical

15.

A chair is placed several feet from a fire in a fireplace. The fire has a glass screen. The side of the chair facing the fireplace gets warm because of ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

16.

When you pull your Totino's Pizza rolls out of the oven and the pan is so hot it burns your hand because you forgot your protective mit. The energy move to your hand from the pan to your hand through ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

17.

The condition where two substances in physical contact with each other exchange no heat energy. They are said to be the same temperature.

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Cooler to Warmer

c)

Energy Transfer

d)

Thermal Equilibrium

18.

What happens to the temperature if I add ice cubes to a glass of soda

a)

The heat transfers from the coke to the ice

b)

The heat transfers from the ice to the coke

19.

Energy will always be transferred from the...

a)

hotter sample to the colder sample

b)

colder sample to the hotter sample

20.

Geologists have classified rocks into three major groups of rocks which are:

a)

inorganic, organic and chemical rocks

b)

igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

c)

metamorphic, chemical and non chemical rocks

d)

sedimentary, inorganic and igneous rocks

21.

What kind of igneous rock usually contains large crystals?

a)

clastic

b)

extrusive

c)

organic

d)

intrusive

22.

Which rock cycle process causes many sedimentary rocks to have visible layers?

a)

eruption

b)

intrusion

c)

crystallization

d)

deposition

23.

Any rock that forms from another rock as a result of changes in heat or pressure (or both) is a:

a)

chemical rock

b)

igneous rock

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

metamorphic rock

24.

A rock that forms from many small fragments of other rocks is a(n)

a)

igneous rock

b)

metamorphic rock

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

extrusive rock