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Energy Vocab Review Physical Science

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
transfer of energy when a force is applied over a distance measure in joules
a)
work
b)
energy
c)
system
d)
mechanical energy
e)
power
2.
device that makes doing work easier by increasing the force applied to an object, changing the direction of an implied force or increasing the distance over which a force can be applied
a)
work
b)
machine
c)
simple machine
d)
compound machine
e)
power
3.
machine that does work with only one movement; examples include lever, pulley, wheel, and axle, inclined plane, screw, and wedge
a)
mechanical advantage
b)
mechanical energy
c)
simple machine
d)
compound machine
e)
efficiency
4.
a machine that is a combination of two or more simple machines
a)
mechanical advantage
b)
power
c)
simple machine
d)
compound machine
e)
efficiency
5.
atio of the output work done by the machine to the input work done on the machine, expressed as a percentage
a)
mechanical advantage
b)
power
c)
kinetic energy
d)
mechanical energy
e)
efficiency
6.
atio of output force exerted by a machine to the other input force to the machine
a)
mechanical advantage
b)
power
c)
law of conservation of energy
d)
mechanical energy
e)
efficiency
7.
the ability to cause change, measure in joules
a)
work
b)
energy
c)
system
d)
mechanical energy
e)
power
8.
a region or set of regions around which a boundary can be defined.
a)
work
b)
energy
c)
system
d)
kinetic energy
e)
power
9.
energy a moving object has because of its motion; determined by the mass and speed of the object
a)
elastic energy
b)
chemical potential energy
c)
energy
d)
kinetic energy
e)
potential energy
10.
energy that is stored due to the interaction between objects
a)
elastic energy
b)
chemical potential energy
c)
energy
d)
kinetic energy
e)
potential energy
11.
energy that is stored by compressing or stretching an object
a)
elastic energy
b)
chemical potential energy
c)
energy
d)
kinetic energy
e)
potential energy
12.
energy  that is due to chemical bonds
a)
elastic energy
b)
chemical potential energy
c)
energy
d)
kinetic energy
e)
potential energy
13.
states that energy cannot be created or destroyed
a)
mechanical advantage
b)
law of conservation of energy
c)
mechanical erergy
d)
kinetic energy
e)
power
14.
sum of potential energy and kinetic energy of the objects in a system
a)
mechanical advantage
b)
chemical potential energy
c)
energy
d)
mechanical energy
e)
potential energy
15.
rate at which energy is converted; measured in watts(W)
a)
work
b)
energy
c)
system
d)
mechanical energy
e)
power