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LSS Energy Lesson 1

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Niagara Falls is a good example of
a)
Kinetic energy being transformed into potential energy
b)
Potential energy being transformed into kinetic energy
c)
Energy being created
d)
Energy being destroyed
2.

Energy in motion is also called (a)   Energy.

3.
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
4.
_____________ power is electricity produced by flowing water.
a)

Hydro

b)

Wind 

c)

Hydroelectric 

d)

Water

5.
Which of the following is NOT true about Biomass as a renewable resource?
a)
Biomass produces greenhouse gases.
b)
It is composed of plant remains and household garbage
c)
It increases the amount of waste in landfills and dumps
d)
Biomass is burned to produce heat energy and electricity
6.
Which one is NOT a fossil fuel?
a)
Coal
b)
Oil
c)
Biomass
d)
Gas
7.

Which is an advantage of coal energy?

a)

it's cheap and plentiful

b)

it's a free resource that can be replenished quickly

c)

It creates greenhouse gases when burned

d)

it will eventually run out

8.
What is one of the biggest disadvantages to wind turbines?
a)
They're big
b)
They can interfere with bird migration
c)
They're expensive
d)
It takes a long time to put one up and then maintain it
9.

Crude oil must be refined before it can be used as fuel. What does "refined" mean?

a)

Taxed

b)

Created

c)

Purified

d)

Burned

10.

What can you infer about the word "geothermal?"

a)

It's derived from words meaning "heat" and "earth."

b)

It's derived from words meaning "fossil" and "fuel."

c)

It's derived from words meaning "power" and "energy."

d)

It's derived from words meaning "sun" and "energy.

11.

How is geothermal energy harvested? (How do we get it?)

a)

solar panels collect the sunlight.

b)

The heat from the earth boils water to create steam.

c)

We pump it from the earth and refine it into gasoline.

d)

We drill for it and burn it like coal or wood.

12.
Which has the most kinetic energy?
a)
a basketball rolling down a hill
b)
a bus stopped at the top of a hill
c)
a dump truck driving down a hill
d)
a golf ball sitting at the top of the hill
13.
Calculate the KE of a runner that has a mass of 80 kg and is running at a velocity of 8 m/s
a)
5120 J
b)
320 J
c)
640 J
d)
2560 J
14.

How high up is a 3200-kg plane if it has 960000 J of potential energy?

a)

10 m

b)

30 m

c)

307200000 m

d)

300 m

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