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Unit 3 Energy Test Review

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Potential Energy that depends on height is called

a)

kinetic

b)

gravitational potential energy

c)

elastic potential energy

d)

mechanical energy

2.

The total potential and kinetic energy of the PARTICLES of an object is the object's

a)

nuclear energy

b)

electromagnetic energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

mechanical energy

3.

Which of these is a good conductor, material that allows heat to flow easily?

a)

wood

b)

metal

c)

paper

d)

air

4.

A measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual particles in an object is called

a)

thermal energy

b)

conduction

c)

convection

d)

temperature

5.

Suppose four science books were on different shelves. Which one would have the greatest potential energy?

a)

The book at 2 m high.

b)

The book at 3 m high.

c)

The book at 4 m high.

d)

The book at 5 m high.

6.

Which of the following is not a major way that heat can be transferred?

a)

radiation

b)

insulation

c)

conduction

d)

convection

7.

Heat Transfer Occurs

a)

In many directions

b)

both from warm objects to colder ones and from cold objects to warmer ones

c)

only from warm objects to colder ones

d)

only from colder objects to warm ones.

8.

If you were cooking and accidentally touched the hot stove, which type of heat transfer does that represent

a)

radiation

b)

insulation

c)

conduction

d)

convection

9.

How does thermal energy transfer when you add ice cubes to lemonade?

a)

from the ice to the lemonade

b)

from the lemonade to the ice.

c)

It would transfer equally between the two substances.

d)

It depends on how much ice is added.

10.

Energy that is emitted or reflected from objects in the form of waves that can travel through space...

a)

electromagnetic energy

b)

electrical energy

c)

chemical potential energy

d)

kinetic energy

11.

Energy in motion:

a)

nuclear energy

b)

potential energy

c)

kinetic energy

d)

radiant energy

12.

A scientific law stating that energy cannot be created or destroyed.

a)

The Law of Potential Energy

b)

The Law of Kinetic Energy

c)

The Law of Conservation of Energy

13.

Which letter shows the potential energy stored at its maximum point?

a)

Y

b)

W

c)

X

d)

Z

14.

When you rub your hands together on a cold day, you use friction to convert

a)

electrical energy into electromagnetic energy

b)

thermal energy into nuclear energy

c)

kinetic energy into thermal energy

d)

nuclear energy into electrical energy

15.

When water boils in a pan on a hot burner, heat gets to the water mainly by

a)

radiation of heat through the pan.

b)

conduction of heat through the pan.

c)

absorption of heat from the air in the room.

d)

reflection of heat from the burner.

16.

What is the process by which heat energy gets to Earth from the Sun?

a)

Convection

b)

Radiation

c)

Reflection

d)

Conduction

17.

In thermal energy transfer, thermal energy always flows from the object with _______________ to the object with _______________.

a)

higher thermal energy to lower thermal energy

b)

lower thermal energy to higher thermal energy

c)

lower temperature to higher temperature

d)

cold to heat

18.

Which point on the pendulum's swing represents the maximum kinetic energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

A & C

19.
How much work is being done with 200 N of force over 426 meters?
a)
85,200 J
b)
45,620 J
c)
90,480 J
d)
62,329 J
20.
If 150 Joules of work is needed to move a box 10 meters, what force was used? 
a)
1500 N
b)
15 N
c)
1.5 N
d)
150 N
21.

What would 54N be an example of?

a)

work

b)

power

c)

distance

d)

force

22.

What is an example of a force?

a)

Energy

b)

Power

c)

Pressure

d)

Weight

23.
The amount of work done in a certain amount of time is known as 
a)
work
b)
effort force
c)
resistance force 
d)
power
24.

A 900 kg car is moving at a speed of 30 m/s. How much kinetic energy does it have?

a)

0 J

b)

405,000 J

c)

355,000 J

d)

264,600 J

25.

How much gravitational potential energy does a 100kg (220lb.) skydiver have if they jump from 4000 meters?

a)

3,920,000 J

b)

294 J

c)

180,000 J

d)

1,225 J

26.

A 6kg cat misjudges a jump and falls 5 meters. How much gravitational potential energy does the cat have? (The cat is fine by the way.)

a)

294 J

b)

180,000 J

c)

1,225 J

d)

3,920,000 J

27.

What is the kinetic energy of a 1,600 kg Mustang traveling at 15 m/s (33mph)

a)

180,000 J

b)

294 J

c)

1225 J

d)

3,920,000 J

28.

The sum of the kinetic and potential energy in a system is known as the system's _____________________ energy.

a)

mechanical

b)

chemical

c)

thermal

d)

combined

29.

At which point in the picture must the cart have the most MECHANICAL energy?

a)

Point 1

b)

Point 2

c)

Point 3

d)

They would all be the same

30.
Which is NOT an insulator.
a)
Wool
b)
Plastic
c)
Copper
d)
Glass
31.
Which best describes the process of convection?
a)

Convection is the 

primary way  energy travels  through space in the form of rays

b)

Convection is the transfer of energy by direct contact and occurs primarily between solids

c)

Convection is the 

primary way heat travels  through appliances

d)

Convection is the

transfer of energy by the movement of heated particles & occurs primarily in   liquids and gasses

32.

How is heat transferred within the water when boiling a kettle on the stove?

a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
combustion
d)
radiation
33.

The transfer of energy by MOVEMENT of heated particles through liquids of gases is called

a)
Perspiration
b)
Radiation
c)
Conduction
d)
Convection
34.

The transfer of energy that occurs when you force and object to move:

a)

newton

b)

power

c)

work

d)

radiation

35.

A material that resists/limits the flow of heat is a(n)

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

c)

metal

d)

radiator

36.
What happens to particles as they heat up?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
37.

what 2 factors does kinetic energy depend on?

a)

- Mass of the object (m)

- Speed the object is moving (v)

b)

- Mass of the object (m)

- Weight of the object (W)

c)

- Speed of the object (v)

- Weight of the object (W)

d)

- Weight (W)

- velocity (V->)

38.

As the time required to do work increases, the amount of power developed:

a)

Stays the same

b)

Decreases

c)

Increases

d)

Becomes zero

39.

What type of energy transformation would occur when a piece of wood is burnt?

a)

Electrical energy is released as radiant energy

b)

Mechanical energy is stored as chemical energy

c)

Stored chemical energy is released as thermal energy

d)

No transformation occurs

40.

All of the following are examples of chemical potential energy except:

a)

Stored energy in food

b)

Energy plants get from photosynthesis

c)

Energy stored in a battery

d)

Energy from an electrical outlet

41.

The specific heat(c) of copper is 389 J/kg *C. What is the temperature change(∆t) when 9000 Joules of heat(Q) is added to 2 kg of copper?

a)

13.9 °C

b)

14.2 °C

c)

11.57 °C

42.

20.0 kg of water. specific heat of water is 4.184 J/kg°C. temperature changes from 20.0° C to 25.0° C, what was the change in thermal energy (Q)?

a)

418 Joules

b)

209 J

c)

83 J

d)

4.18 J

43.
If the particles of two substances have the same average kinetic energy, then___.
a)
the specific heats of the substances are identical 
b)
the particles will not react chemically
c)
the substances have equal thermal energies
d)
the substances have equal temperatures
44.

If you do 40 joules of work lifting a 10N box, how high is the shelf you moved it to.

a)

400m

b)

40m

c)

50m

d)

4m