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Energy Assessment 2022

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The energy stored in an object is its _______ energy

a)

kinetic

b)

Potential

2.

Location and mass determine the amount of ______ energy in an object.

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

3.

If two objects are the same mass but one falls from 50 feet and other falls from 40 feet, the one that falls from 50 feet will have _______ kinetic energy than the one that falls from 40 feet.

a)

greater

b)

less

c)

equal

4.

The amount of kinetic energy in an object is determined by...

a)

Mass and Speed

b)

Speed and height

c)

Mass and Height

5.

This type energy is the energy in moving objects.

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

6.

The faster an object moves the greater its ____________ energy.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

7.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
8.

On a roller coaster, where is maximum (most) potential energy?

a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
9.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
10.
A baseball held by a pitcher has _____________energy.
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
11.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
12.

Which of the following are non-renewable energy resources? (Check all that apply.)

a)

coal

b)

wind

c)

solar

d)

nuclear

13.

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Coal

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

14.

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Natural Gas

a)

nonrenewable

b)

renewable

15.

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Oil/Petroleum

a)

Nonrenewable

b)

Renewable

16.

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Solar

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

17.

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Water

a)

Nonrenewable

b)

Renewable

18.

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Wind

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

19.

This is electrical energy that comes from the force of energy of moving water. It is the most widely used type of renewable energy.

a)

Coal

b)

Hydroelectric Power

c)

Wind Energy

d)

Geothermal Energy

20.

This is the energy generated in the Earth's core and produces steam and hot water.

a)

Solar Energy

b)

Hydroelectric Power

c)

Fossil Fuels

d)

Geothermal

21.

What are renewable resources?

a)

Resources that are limited and that cannot be replaced in our lifetimes

b)

Resources that can be replaced in our lifetime through natural processes

22.

Sunlight __________

a)

is a renewable resource

b)

is a nonrenewable resource

23.

Coal, oil, and natural gas are a group of non-renewable resources called ________________

a)

Fossils

b)

Energy

c)

Resources

d)

Fossil fuels

24.

Energy that cannot be replenished or replaced in our lifetimes.

a)

Nonrenewable Energy

b)

Renewable Energy

25.

What are the 3 fossil fuels?

a)

coal, oil, uranium

b)

coal, hydroelectric, oil

c)

natural gas, oil, coal

26.

Coal is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

27.

Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

28.

Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because ________________

a)

they are used to produce heat

b)

they take a long time to form

c)

they can be found underground

29.

 

Which type of energy is best seen in the picture?

a)

Chemical

b)

Sound

c)

Electrical

d)

Radiant

30.

Which type of energy is shown?

a)

Sound

b)

Radiant

c)

Mechanical

31.

What type of energy is seen here?

a)

Sound

b)

Nuclear

c)

Thermal

d)

Motion

32.

What kind of energy does this device use?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Chemical

c)

Electrical

d)

Radiant

33.

The is the energy due to the splitting of atoms. 

a)

Thermal

b)

Mechanical

c)

Nuclear

d)

Radiant

34.

What type of energy do we use to heat food?

a)

Radiant

b)

Electrical

c)

Nuclear

d)

Thermal

35.

This is the energy of vibrating molecules that move through matter. 

a)

sound

b)

thermal

c)

nuclear

d)

radiant

36.

Energy associated with the motion of particles in a substance.

a)

Thermal

b)

Radiant

c)

Electrical

d)

Sound

37.

The sun provides ____________ and ____________ energy that can be harnessed and used for solar power.

a)

chemical, sound

b)

motion, radiant

c)

sound, radiant

d)

radiant, thermal

38.

Energy can't be .....

a)

transformed.

b)

created or destroyed.

c)

converted.

d)

harnessed or produced.

39.
This is the energy of moving electrons. 
a)
nuclear 
b)
electricity 
c)
potential 
d)
sound 
40.

What type of energy do we get from the food we eat?

a)

light

b)

thermal

c)

chemical

d)

sound

41.

At the top of a roller coaster, you would have more...

a)

gravitational energy

b)

sound energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

radiant energy

42.

A lamp is plugged into a wall outlet. Which sentence explains what happens to the electric energy as the light shines?

a)

The electric energy gets used up.

b)

The light and heat energy changes into electric energy.

c)

The electric energy is created again after it produces light and heat energy.

d)

The electric energy changes into light and heat energy.

43.

The diagram shows how a steam engine in a train works. Which description of the energy conversions in the process is correct?

a)

The chemical energy in the coal is converted to thermal energy, which is then converted to motion energy.

b)

The motion energy in the coal is converted to electrical energy, which is then converted to thermal energy.

c)

The electrical energy in the coal is converted to motion energy, which is then converted to thermal energy.

d)

The thermal energy in the coal is converted to electrical energy, which is then converted to motion energy.

44.

A teacher heats up their lunch in the microwave. What energy transformations occur between the microwave and the food?

a)

Electrical to radiant to chemical

b)

Chemical to thermal to radiant

c)

Electrical to radiant to thermal

d)

Electrical to radiantto chemical