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Science Energy

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Potential energy that depends on height is called

a)

gravitational potential energy.

b)

kinetic energy.

c)

elastic potential energy.

d)

mechanical energy.

2.

The rate at which energy is transferred is called

a)

joules.

b)

power.

c)

work.

d)

time.

3.

Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom is called

a)

electromagnetic energy.

b)

nuclear energy.

c)

mechanical energy.

d)

chemical energy.

4.

The energy associated with motion is called

a)

gravitational potential energy.

b)

kinetic energy.

c)

elastic potential energy.

d)

nuclear energy.

5.

Unlike kinetic energy, potential energy is

a)

energy of motion.

b)

stored.

c)

conserved.

d)

not measurable.

6.

Visible light is an example of

a)

electromagnetic energy.

b)

nuclear energy.

c)

electrical energy.

d)

chemical energy.

7.

Moving water can be used to produce electricity because

a)

all forms of energy can be transformed into other forms.

b)

energy can be transformed into power.

c)

potential energy can be transformed into kinetic energy.

d)

chemical energy can be transformed into mechanical energy.

8.

A change from one form of energy into another is called

a)

an energy transformation.

b)

energy conservation.

c)

work.

d)

an energy increase.

9.

When you rub your hands together on a cold day, you use friction to transform

a)

mechanical energy into thermal energy.

b)

thermal energy into nuclear energy.

c)

nuclear energy into electrical energy.

d)

electrical energy into electromagnetic energy.

10.

What happens to the energy of a ball as it is dropped from a height of 10 m?

a)

Potential energy is transformed into mechanical energy.

b)

Mechanical energy is transformed into potential energy.

c)

Potential energy is transformed into kinetic energy.

d)

Kinetic energy is transformed into potential energy.

11.

A man weighing 80 kg is running at a speed of 4 m/s. What is the man’s kinetic energy?

a)

1280 J

b)

640 J

c)

160 J

d)

320 J

12.

How can you minimize the transfer of thermal energy?

a)

use a conductor

b)

use an insulator

c)

specific heat

d)

use the Kelvin scale

13.

A ball is about to roll down a ramp. What happens to the transfer of potential energy to kinetic energy if you make the ramp steeper?

a)

No change

b)

Kinetic energy increases

c)

Kinetic energy decreases

d)

There is no kinetic energy

14.

In a machine, work output is less than work input because some energy is converted into ___________energy.

a)

conservation of energy

b)

thermal

c)

electromagnetic

d)

kinetic

e)

mass

15.

A large truck and a small car are moving at the same speed. The truck has greater kinetic energy because its __________ is greater

a)

conservation of energy

b)

thermal

c)

electromagnetic

d)

kinetic

e)

mass

16.

To maintain your body temperature, your body converts chemical potential energy into ___________ energy.

a)

conservation of energy

b)

thermal

c)

electromagnetic

d)

kinetic

e)

electrical

17.

The law of _______________ states that energy cannot be created or destroyed

a)

conservation of energy

b)

thermal

c)

electromagnetic

d)

kinetic

e)

electrical

18.

A baseball flying through the air has _________energy because of its motion

a)

conservation of energy

b)

thermal

c)

electromagnetic

d)

kinetic

e)

electrical

19.

_____________________ energy, such as ultraviolet radiation, travels in the form of waves.

a)

mechanical

b)

thermal

c)

electromagnetic

d)

kinetic

e)

electrical

20.

The form of energy carried by moving charges is called _____________ energy

a)

mechanical

b)

thermal

c)

electromagnetic

d)

kinetic

e)

electrical

21.

An electric motor transforms electrical energy to ____________________ energy

a)

mechanical

b)

thermal

c)

electromagnetic

d)

kinetic

e)

electrical

22.

What kind of energy does a stationary object have?

a)

Kenetic

b)

Energy

c)

Potential

d)

Stationary Energy