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Energy

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 56mins

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Class
Date
1.

A television works by transforming electrical energy into what other kinds of energy?

a)

Light, thermal, and sound

b)

Thermal, chemical, and solar

c)

Sound, mechanical, and electrical

d)

Light, chemical, and mechanical

2.

The roller coaster cart has the most gravitational potential energy at position-

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

3.

What kind of energy is represented in this picture?

a)

Thermal

b)

Potential

c)

Nuclear

d)

Mechanical

4.

What kind of energy is represented in the picture?

a)

Thermal

b)

Chemical

c)

Sound

d)

Nuclear

5.

What kind of energy is being shown in the picture?

a)

Light

b)

Gravitational

c)

Potential

d)

Kinetic

6.

The rock has kinetic energy.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which is the best example of kinetic energy?

a)

A car sitting on top of a hill

b)

A skateboard on the sidewalk

c)

A wagon rolling down a hill

d)

A powerwheel parked in the yard

8.

How does heat move?

a)

In many directions

b)

from warm places to cooler places

c)

from cold places to warm places

d)

Both B and C

9.

If you burn your hand on the handle of a hot pot, heat was transferred to your skin by

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

equilibrium

10.

What type of heat transfer is occurring in the picture below? (the pan is touching the burner)

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

insulation

11.

A material that reduces the flow of heat is a(n)

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

c)

metal

d)

radiator

12.

All of the following are good conductors of heat EXCEPT

a)

Copper

b)

Iron

c)

Plastic

d)

Aluminum

13.

What is the term that refers to a material being a poor conductor of heat?

a)

Insulator

b)

conductor

c)

Convector

d)

Radiator

14.

Energy from the Sun travels to Earth as

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Insulation

d)

Radiation

15.

What type of thermal energy transfer is number 1 pointing to?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Insulation

16.

What type of thermal energy transfer is number 3 pointing to?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Insulation

17.

The ability to do work or cause change is called __________.

a)

motion

b)

force

c)

work

d)

energy

18.

The energy when we eat food is ___________

a)

EMR

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Chemical energy

d)

Nuclear energy

19.

What is a insulator?

a)

a material that slows the transfer of heat

b)

a material that transfers heat easily

c)

a material that is fluffy

d)

a material that is temperature controlled

20.

What is the BEST example of a conductor of thermal energy?

a)

A wooden block

b)

A wool oven mitt

c)

A plastic mug

d)

A metal pan

21.

What is a conductor?

a)

a material that slows the transfer of heat

b)

a material that transfers heat easily

c)

a material that is fluffy

d)

a material that is temperature controlled

22.

An object that doesn't conduct heat well is known as:

a)

a conductor

b)

an insulator

23.

Steel and Iron are good _____________.

a)

insulators

b)

conductors

c)

driver

d)

protector

24.

Plastic and rubber are good ___________.

a)

insulator

b)

conductor

c)

driver

d)

protector

25.

Energy stored in chemical bonds like food fuel, and batteries

a)

Sound Energy

b)

Nuclear Energy

c)

Chemical Energy

d)

Light Energy

26.

Gasoline for your car

a)

Chemical Energy

b)

Nuclear Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Electrical Energy

27.

What type of energy do these appliances use?

a)

Solar

b)

Wind

c)

Electric

d)

Sound

28.

_______ energy is stored energy.

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Light

d)

Sound

29.

Energy of motion is which type of energy?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Sound

d)

Gravitational

30.

When energy changes from one form to another, we call it a _______________.

a)

transformation

b)

creation

c)

expiration

d)

compilation

31.

Energy of moving parts

a)

electrical

b)

chemical

c)

mechanical

32.

Solar or light energy

a)

radiant

b)

chemical

c)

mechanical

33.

The picture shows a microwave oven. As a microwave oven is operated, electrical energy is transformed into all of the following types of energy EXCEPT —

a)

Solar

b)

Light

c)

Thermal

d)

Mechanical

34.

You lift a suitcase to put in the overhead luggage compartment of a plane.

a)

Work

b)

Not work

35.

You push against a brick wall until you are exhausted. The wall does not move.

a)

Work

b)

Not work

36.

You move a shovelful of snow from the driveway to the lawn.

a)

Work

b)

Not work

37.

Holding a baby.

a)

Work

b)

Not work

38.

Picking up a book off a table.

a)

Work

b)

Not work

39.

Something that takes up space and has mass.

a)

volume

b)

matter

c)

mass

d)

density

40.

What state of matter does the picture below represent?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

41.

The diagram shows arrangement of particles in a

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

42.

Freezing

a)

Solid to gas

b)

Liquid to solid

c)

Gas to solid

d)

Liquid to gas

43.

Boiling

a)

liquid to gas

b)

gas to solid

c)

gas to liquid

d)

solid to liquid

44.

Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

liquid

45.

H2O2← ?
This number tells the number of atoms present.

a)

coefficient

b)

molecule

c)

subscript

d)

atom

46.

Wind turbines and windmills convert what energy to another?

a)

Mechanical to electric

b)

Gravitational potential to electric

c)

Mechanical to thermal

d)

Thermal to sound

47.

Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?

a)

A stretched rubber band

b)

Water stored in a dam

c)

A book on a shelf

d)

A moving bicycle

48.

What type of energy transformation occurs when you turn on a flashlight?

a)

Gravitational to kinetic

b)

Thermal to electrical

c)

Mechanical to sound

d)

Chemical to light

49.

What type of energy transformation occurs when a toaster is used?

a)

Thermal to sound

b)

Electrical to thermal

c)

Mechanical to light

d)

Chemical to electrical

50.

Which process describes heat transfer through direct contact?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Insulation

51.

The picture shows the process that causes a glow stick to emit light.

Based on the picture, which of the following best describes the energy transformation involved in Step 3 after the break? 

a)

 gravitational energy transforms into light energy

b)

 kinetic energy transforms into light energy 

c)

 chemical energy transforms into light energy

d)

 thermal energy transforms into light energy

52.

Match the following

a)

Electrical Energy

1.

Electrical Outlet

b)

Chemical Energy

2.

Battery

c)

Mechanical Energy

3.

Movement

d)

Thermal Energy

4.

Heat

53.

What energy transformations occur when a solar panel is used to power a fan?

a)

Light energy to electrical energy to mechanical energy

b)

Electrical energy to light energy to mechanical energy

c)

Mechanical energy to electrical energy to light energy

d)

Light energy to mechanical energy to electrical energy

54.

What energy transformations occur when a wind turbine is spinning?

a)

Mechanical energy to electrical energy

b)

Electrical energy to mechanical energy

c)

Thermal energy to mechanical energy

d)

Chemical energy to mechanical energy

55.

When a lion eats a zebra and then uses the energy from the zebra to run, the lion's body converts =-

a)

chemical energy to mechanical energy

b)

electrical energy to chemical energy

c)

chemical energy to light energy

d)

mechanical energy to chemical energy

56.

This appliance dries clothes primarily by converting -

a)

electrical energy to heat and mechanical energy

b)

mechanical energy to heat and electrical energy

c)

electrical energy to heat and light

d)

mechanical energy to heat and vaporization

57.

Which description of the energy conversions in this process is correct?

a)

The chemical energy in the fuel-air mixture is converted to thermal energy, which is then converted to mechanical energy

b)

The mechanical energy in the fuel-air mixture is converted to electrical energy, which is then converted to thermal energy

c)

The electrical energy in the fuel-air mixture is converted to mechanical energy, which is then converted to thermal energy

d)

The thermal energy in the fuel-air mixture is converted to electrical energy, which is then converted to mechanical energy

58.
One form of energy changes to another
a)
Energy Transformation
b)
Energy Transfer
59.
Fossil fuel used to produce gasoline and oil 
a)
Coal 
b)
Natural Gas 
c)
Petroleum 
d)
Solar Energy 
60.
Energy harnessed from the sun ( radiant light and heat)
a)
Wind Energy 
b)
Hydropower
c)
Solar Energy 
d)
Nuclear Energy
61.
What kind of energy does this device use?
a)
Chemical
b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)
Chemical
62.
Stored energy is called ______ energy.
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Pacific
d)
Safe
63.

What kind of energy is this?

a)

hydro

b)

solar

c)

wind

d)

geothermal

64.

What kind of energy is this?

a)

hydro

b)

solar

c)

wind

d)

geothermal

65.

What kind of energy is this?

a)

hydro

b)

solar

c)

wind

d)

geothermal

66.

What type of energy is this:

a)

thermal

b)

kinetic

c)

electrical

d)

sound

67.

What type of energy is this:

a)

light

b)

chemical

c)

nuclear

d)

potential

68.

What type of energy is this:

a)

nuclear

b)

thermal

c)

chemical

d)

electrical

69.

What is a force?

a)

a push or a pull

b)

doing stuff

c)

action

d)

energy

70.

Which state of matter has particles that are tightly packed and vibrate in place?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas