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2.1 What is energy?

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Energy is the ability to do work or cause

a)

events

b)

change

c)

friction

d)

explosions

2.

Energy and work are measured in

a)

newtons

b)

joules

c)

hertz

d)

kilograms

3.

How many joules are in 23 kJ

a)

23000 J

b)

0.023 J

c)

230 J

4.

How many kilojoules are in 2000 J?

a)

20 kJ

b)

0.02 kJ

c)

2 kJ

5.

How many kilojoules can we find in 10 kcal?

a)

4.2 kJ

b)

24 kJ

c)

42 kJ

6.

How many kcal can we find in 8.4 kJ?

a)

0.5 kcal

b)

5 kcal

c)

2 kcal

7.

Why is it important for young children to take in more energy than they use for their activities each day?

a)

Growth

b)

Talking

c)

Drinking

8.

For how many minutes would you need to cycle to use up the energy in 100 g of rice?

(rice 500kJ)

(cycling consumes 25kJ/min)

a)

15 min

b)

2500 min

c)

20 min

9.

All activities have an energy cost.

a)

True.

b)

False.

10.

One gram of wood stores a similar amount of energy to 1 g of chocolate.

a)

True.

b)

False.

11.

About three-quarters of the energy that you need every day is for processes in your body like ................................

a)

laughing

b)

talking

c)

breathing

12.

If we use an electric kettle, then the energy needed to boil the water is transferred by electricity.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Energy is measured in ....................... or ........................

a)

newtons

b)

joules

c)

grams

d)

calories

14.

Adults should take in only as much energy as they need for the activities that they do.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

If an adult take in less energy than they need, their body stores it as fat for future use

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Food is the only energy store.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

If we use an electric kettle, then the energy needed to boil the water is transferred by .................................

a)

heat

b)

electricity

c)

sound

18.

The energy used to generate electricity may have been stored in a fuel such as .............................. or ...........................

a)

wood.

b)

coal.

c)

food.

d)

oil.

19.

People walking in the ........................................ need even more energy than athletes.

a)

North or South Pole

b)

equatorial area

20.

The energy stored in packaged food is usually shown on the .................................

a)

chemical label.

b)

nutrition label.

c)

nutrition assessment.

21.

Which food store the most amounts of energy in a 100 g of each?.

a)

Beans

b)

Banana

c)

Cooked chicken

22.

All activities have an energy cost depending on what activity you do.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

The more active you are, the ................................energy you need.

a)

more

b)

less

24.

Calculate the number of minutes that you would need to cycle to use up the energy in 100 g of rice.

a)

5000 min

b)

5 min

c)

20 min.

25.

Your body needs ........................ in half an hour sleep.

a)

300 kJ

b)

150 kJ

c)

300 kcal

26.

Your body needs ........................ in half an hour sleep.

a)

300 kJ

b)

150 kJ

c)

300 kcal