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Thermal Energy and Transformation of Energy

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What form of energy is the sum of PE and KE

a)

Potential

b)

Radiant

c)

Mechanical

d)

Kinetic

2.

What is energy?

a)

The ability to do work and cause change in a system

b)

The push and pull on an object.

c)

The relationship between matter and substances.

d)

The feeling you get after drinking a Monster or Red Bull.

3.

Which of the following are examples of energy?

a)

Food

b)

Nuclear

c)

Radiant(Light)

d)

Gatorade

e)

Thermal(Heat)

4.
Matter will change from one state to another if thermal energy is _______.
a)
released
b)
absorbed
c)
all of the above
d)
none of the above
5.

This energy can be categorized as a form of kinetic energy, travels as electromagnetic waves, visible and can travel through different substances.

a)

Sound

b)

Electricity

c)

Mechanical

d)

Radiant(light)

6.
Which material is the best conductor of heat?
a)
glass
b)
styrofoam
c)
metal
d)
wood
7.

Electrical energy is the flow of (a)   particles through a conductor.

8.

What is potential energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

non renewable energy

9.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

potential energy

c)

stored energy

d)

renewable energy

10.

Your body stores energy from the food you eat. What is the form of energy in food?

a)

Potential

b)

Thermal

c)

Gravitational

d)

Chemical

11.

Which of the following is categorized as a fluid?

a)

liquid

b)

ice

c)

air

d)

light

12.

What is the best insulator of heat?

a)

Wood

b)

Cotton

c)

Food

d)

Rubber

e)

All of the above except for food

13.

A system is a group of (a)   that work to complete an objective.

14.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
15.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
16.

Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

a)

a car parked on a steep hill

b)

a tennis ball rolling across the court

c)

a picture hanging on the wall

d)

a piece of coal before it's burned

17.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
18.

Which 2 letters have the most kinetic energy

a)

W & Y

b)

X & Z

c)

W & X

d)

X & Y

19.

How much potential energy is at the top of a hill on a rollercoaster?

a)

100%

b)

50%

c)

0%

d)

20%

20.

Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Energy cannot be transformed from one form

to another.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Which object shows an energy transformation from electrical to heat energy?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

What energy transformations take place when a battery-operated radio is in use?

a)

Electrical to chemical to light

b)

Sound to chemical to mechanical

c)

Chemical to electrical to sound

d)

Light to electrical to thermal

24.

Which transformation of energy will occured when you turn on a hair dryer?

a)

electric to kinetic to thermal and sound

b)

chemical to thermal to light and sound

c)

nuclear to electrical to thermal and sound

d)

kinetic to light to thermal and sound

25.

When a car burns gasoline it creates hot air to move the pistons in the engine, which causes the car to move. What energy transformation occur from the fuel to the movement of a car?

a)

thermal energy to mechanical energy

b)

thermal energy to chemical energy to mechanical energy

c)

chemical energy to thermal energy to mechanical energy

d)

chemical energy to electrical energy