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energy

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what units do we use to measure energy

a)

Joules/Kilojoules

b)

Newtons

c)

KG

d)

cm³

2.

what is the law of conservation of energy

a)

Energy can be created or destroyed, and it can be transferred

b)

Energy can not be created or destroyed, it can only be the same.

c)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be transferred

d)

Energy can be created but not destroyed, and it cannot be transferred

3.

Name the 10 energy types

a)

thermal, kinetic, drag, light, sound, chemical, electrical, nuclear, elastic, gravitational potential

b)

thermal, kinetic, light, sound, chemical, electrical, nuclear, elastic, gravitational potential

c)

thermal, kinetic, light, sound, chemical, water, nuclear, elastic, gravitational potential

4.

where do we get out energy from

a)

Our sleep (elastic energy)

b)

food (chemical energy)

c)

unhealthy food (fat)

5.

what does renewable mean

a)

an energy resource that can be replaced in one's lifetime and will not run out.

b)

an energy resource that can be replaced in one lifetime but will run out

c)

an energy resource that can not be replaced in one lifetime but will not run out

6.

name some examples of renewable resources

a)

solar, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric, wave, biomass

b)

thermal, kinetic, light, sound, chemical, electrical, nuclear, elastic, gravitational

c)

protein, carbs, lipids, vitamins, minerals, fat, omega

7.

give advantages of renewable energy

a)

they cannot be destroyed, but can be transferred

b)

they will never run out

c)

the cause pollution

d)

wave, solar, biomass

e)

they create little or no pollution

8.

give disadvantages of renewable energy

a)

they will run out

b)

they don't provide as much energy as non renewable resources

c)

they are unreliable and depend on the weather

d)

energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred.

e)

they ruin people's views and they are unattractive

9.

what does non renewable mean

a)

they will never run out and can be replaced in one's lifetime

b)

they will run out but they will be replaced with new plants

c)

they will run out and they cannot be replaced in one's lifetime

d)

energy that is: coal, oil, gas

10.

name examples of non renewable energy

a)

wave, solar, wind, geothermal

b)

fossil fuels like coal, oil, gas and nuclear.

c)

dams that are built do spin generators

11.

give advantages of non renewable energy

a)

produce a lot of energy

b)

they are not situated near urban sites

c)

they rely on weather

d)

they don't rely on weather

e)

they will never run out

12.

give disadvantages of non renewable resources

a)

limited supply

b)

burning fossil fuels releases co2 into atmosphere

c)

they make the view look ugly

d)

contributes to global warming and climate change

e)

they make the surrounding area cold and bare

13.

what are fuels

a)

something we use for energy

b)

something we burn for thermal energy

c)

something that propels our cars forward with thrust

d)

something that involves friction

14.

what are fossil fuels

a)

old fuel that nobody uses anymore

b)

something that is a limited supply and should be conserved

c)

fuel formed from dead matter over millions of years

d)

coal, oil, natural gas

15.

how is electricity generated in power station

a)

water is heated to produce steam which is used to turn a turbine which turns a generator. inside generator a magnet turns in a coil of wire, which generates electrical current

b)

water is heated to produce steam which is used to turn a turbine which turns a motor. inside motor a magnet turns in a coil of wire, which generates electrical current

16.

what energy is stored in an object when it's stretched or squashed

a)

kinetic

b)

electrical

c)

elastic

d)

thermal

17.

what type of energy does a moving object have

a)

sound

b)

light

c)

kinetic

d)

elastic

18.

what type of energy(s) comes from the sun

a)

kinetic

b)

nuclear

c)

sound

d)

heat/thermal

e)

light

19.

what type of energy does an object have because of its temperature

a)

thermal

b)

kinetic

c)

sound

d)

light

20.

in a power station what type of energy is transformed by the turbines

a)

solar

b)

thermal

c)

electrical

d)

kinetic

21.

what type of energy is released as wasted energy in this power station

a)

sound

b)

light

c)

heat/thermal

d)

nuclear

e)

chemical

22.

in a power station what does the generator transform kinetic energy into

a)

kinetic

b)

light

c)

electrical

d)

sound

23.

what diagram is this

a)

sankey diagram

b)

distance-time graph

c)

bar chart

d)

line graph

24.

when we change energy from one form to another, some energy is useful. what about the rest

a)

it is used for other appliances

b)

it's wasted

c)

it changes the atmosphere of the room

25.

what type of energy does an object have because of its position or height

a)

kinetic

b)

sound

c)

gravitational potential

d)

nuclear

26.

in a power station what turns the turbines

a)

thermal energy

b)

cogs

c)

a jet of steam

d)

people working there

27.

in a torch what type of energy is wasted

a)

light

b)

sound

c)

electric

d)

thermal

28.

what type of energy does a TV transform electrical energy into

a)

light

b)

kinetic

c)

heat

d)

sound

e)

gravitational potential

29.

what is the transfer of energy on a pendulum

a)

gravitational potential when it is high up to kinetic to when it is coming down etc. etc.

b)

thermal to sound when it hits other pendulums

c)

gravitational potential when it is low down and when it is coming down kinetic

30.

what type of energy does a washing machine transform electrical energy into

a)

kinetic

b)

elastic

c)

sound

d)

chemical

e)

heat