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Quad Weekly Test 1 (Intro to Energy) Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
girl running down hill
a)
kinetic
b)
potential
2.
dog swimming in creek
a)
potential
b)
kinetic
3.
stick laying on ground
a)
kinetic
b)
potential
4.
Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?
a)
a. a car parked on a steep hill 
b)
b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
c)
c. a picture hanging on the wall 
d)
d. a piece of coal before it's burned 
5.
What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
6.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.

Where would this tossed baseball have the greatest amount of kinetic energy?

a)

point W

b)

point X

c)

point y

d)

point z

8.
Ball sitting on shelf
a)
potential
b)
kinetic
9.

Batteries laying on the table

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

10.

A compressed spring is an example of ____

a)

Gravitational Potential Energy

b)

Chemical Potential Energy

c)

Elastic Potential Energy

d)

Electrical Potential Energy

11.

A kite stuck in a tree has ______ energy due to its position.

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Chemical

d)

Thermal

12.

If an object is on top of a hill or in a position raised above the ground, it must have __________.

a)

kinetic energy

b)

gravitational potential energy

c)

elastic potential energy

d)

chemical potential energy

13.

Conservation of energy means that

a)

energy can be created but not destroyed

b)

energy can be destroyed but not created

c)

energy can both be created and destroyed

d)

energy can neither be created nor destroyed

14.

Which is the best synonym for potential energy?

a)

Stored energy

b)

Energy of motion

c)

Energy due to gravity

d)

Mechanical energy

15.

Energy stored because of gravity is called:

a)

Gravitational Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Mechanical Advantage

d)

Chemical Energy

16.

____________ is the ability to do work.

a)

Energy

b)

Force

c)

Friction

d)

Motion

17.

What does the law of conservation of energy tell us?

a)

Energy is created and destroyed all of the time.

b)

Stars generate most of the energy on the earth.

c)

Energy can not be created or destroyed.

d)

Dark matter absorbs most of the energy in the universe.

18.

When does an object have no kinetic energy?

a)

When it is at rest

b)

When it is moving very slowly

c)

When the only force acting on it is gravity

d)

When it has no electrical charge

19.

When is potential energy transformed into kinetic energy?

a)

When an object at rest is lifted to a higher elevation.

b)

When an object at rest remains at rest.

c)

When an object at rest is put into motion.

d)

When an object in motion is stopped and put at rest.

20.
A rubber band has been pulled backward but hasn’t been let go yet.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
21.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
22.

When does a yo-yo have the most potential energy?

a)

When it's at its highest point.

b)

When it's at its lowest point.

c)

When it's moving between its highest and lowest points.

d)

When it's moving at its top speed.

23.
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
24.

How will these charges interact?

a)

Repel

b)

Attract

c)

No interaction

25.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
26.

Which of these is not a source of chemical energy?

a)

Spaghetti

b)

The Sun

c)

Battery

d)

Petrol

27.
When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?
a)
kinetic
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
radiant
28.
The glow sticks produce light for a short amount of time. The light from the glow stick is a conversion from what to what?
a)
thermal to light
b)
gravitational to potential
c)
radiant to electrical
d)
chemical to light
29.

This type of potential energy can be found in rubber bands and springs.

a)

Chemical

b)

Elastic

c)

Gravitational

30.
Batteries store energy as _________ energy.
a)
motion
b)
solar
c)
chemical
d)
electrical
31.

A stretched rubber band represents what type of potential energy?

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

elastic potential energy

c)

chemical potential energy

d)

kinetic potential energy

32.

Which object has elastic potential energy?

a)

a hanging leaf

b)

a burning coal

c)

a rolling ball

d)

a stretched bow

33.

What kind of charge is this?

a)

Positive charge

b)

Negative charge

c)

Neutral charge

34.

What kind of charge is this?

a)

Positive charge

b)

Negative charge

c)

Neutral charge

35.

How will these charges interact?

a)

Repel

b)

Attract

c)

No interaction

36.

Repel means

a)

To pull toward each other.

b)

To push away from each other.

c)

Neither positive nor negative.

d)

Either a negative (-) or positive (+) charge.

37.

Attract means

a)

To pull toward each other.

b)

Either a negative (-) or positive (+) charge.

c)

To push away from each other.

d)

Neither positive nor negative.

38.

Michael tries to pick up a small bit of plastic wrap that is on his desk. Michael's hand has a negative charge. The piece

of plastic has a positive charge. What will happen when Michael's hand gets close to the plastic?

a)

The plastic will neither move towards or away from Michael's hand.

b)

The plastic will circle around Michael's hand.

c)

The plastic will move away from Michael's hand.

d)

The plastic will move towards Michael's hand.

39.

How will these charges interact?

a)

Repel

b)

Attract

c)

No interaction

40.
Two like charges:
a)
 neutralize each other.
b)
repel each other. 
c)
must be neutrons. 
d)
attract each other.
41.

Q1. Two balls are placed near one another and hang down, they moved away from each other.


Which conclusion is supported by this evidence?

a)

Neither ball has a charge.

b)

The balls are both positively charged.

c)

One ball is positively charged, and the other is negatively charged

42.
Which type of charge moves from one object to another to cause static electricity?  
a)
Atom
b)
Proton
c)
Electron
d)
Neutron
43.

When gasoline is burned in a car engine, ________ energy is converted into _________ energy.

a)

heat, chemical

b)

chemical, potential

c)

kinetic, chemical

d)

chemical, kinetic

44.

A comparison of the energy output to the energy input in a given system. (how much energy you get out versus how much you expect to get out)

a)

Machine

b)

Effective

c)

Heat

d)

Efficiency

45.

An electric toothbrush produces what type of useful energy?

a)

Heat energy.

b)

Good dental hygiene.

c)

Kinetic energy.

d)

Chemical energy.

46.

What forms of wasted energy might be produced by a car?

a)

Tyre and rubber energy.

b)

Heat and sound energy.

c)

Electric windows energy.

d)

Windscreen wiper energy.

47.

What is heat energy?

a)

Chemical energy.

b)

A type of gravitational potential energy.

c)

Heat is the form of energy that is transferred between systems or objects with different temperatures.

d)

When energy is neither created nor destroyed.

48.
A device used to measure temperature
a)
Thermometer
b)
Barometer
c)
Blabometer
d)
hamamamometer
49.

This bulb transfer electric energy to ………… and ………..

a)

Sound

b)

Light

c)

Heat

d)

Electric

50.

Heat energy makes particles move

a)

slower

b)

faster

c)

same