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1st 9 Week Review Part 3

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Sun’s energy begins as what form of energy?

a)

Mechanical energy

b)

Nuclear energy

c)

Radiant energy

d)

Chemical energy

2.

When energy changes form, some of the energy is always changed into —

a)

heat energy

b)

chemical energy

c)

mechanical energy

d)

radiant energy

3.

Which of the following give examples of kinetic energy?

a)

A roller coaster roaring down the first slope

b)

The baseball as it travels towards home plate from the arm of the pitcher

c)

The space shuttle as it sits on the launching pad, waiting for the countdown to end

d)

The roller coaster sitting at the top of the first hill right before it drops

e)

The space shuttle as it soars into the morning sky

4.

At which point does a roller-coaster have the greatest kinetic energy?

a)

At the bottom of the tallest hill

b)

At the top of the tallest hill

c)

Kinetic energy never changes

d)

As it is climbing up the tallest hill

5.
An object in motion possesses kinetic energy, which is determined by the ___.
a)
object's height and mass
b)
work done on the object
c)
object's potential energy
d)
object's mass and speed
6.

Suppose you throw a basketball up in the air. At the ball's highest point, what form of energy does it have?

a)

potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

no potential or kinetic energy

d)

equal amounts of both

7.
What best describes the energy conversion that takes place in a microwave oven?
a)
electrical to light to thermal
b)
chemical to thermal to light
c)
electrical to thermal to sound
d)
nuclear to thermal to chemical
8.
What kind of energy transformation takes place in this system?
a)
chemical to electrical to light
b)
electrical to chemical to light
c)
electrical to light to chemical
d)
light to chemical to electrical
9.
What is the best example of a device that converts electrical energy to light and sound?
a)

a television

b)
a toaster
c)
a flashlight
d)
an electric toothbrush
10.

If the boy in the picture jumps off the diving board, what energy conversion will take place?

a)

Potential to kinetic

b)

Kinetic to potential

c)

Electrical to light

d)

Thermal to kinetic

11.
When ice on a windshield gets warmer, sometimes it can warm straight to a gas. This is called ___.
a)
sublimation
b)
deposition
c)
melting
d)
condensation
12.

What change in states of matter is occurring at point A on the graph if thermal energy is increasing?

a)

Boiling/Vaporization

b)
Melting
c)
Freezing
d)
Condensation
13.
What will NOT happen when a gas is heated?
a)
The size of the gas molecules will increase.
b)
The kinetic energy of the gas molecules will increase.
c)
The temperature of the gas will increase.
d)
The pressure in the container that's holding the gas will increase.
14.

All of the following are endothermic changes of state EXCEPT—

a)

sublimation

b)

vaporization

c)

condensation

d)
melting
15.

The volume of water in the pot decreases during this investigation. Water droplets form on the mirror when positioned over the pot. In this setup, water —

a)

condenses and then vaporizes

b)

vaporizes and then condenses

c)

freezes and then vaporizes

d)

vaporizes and then freezes

16.
The process of a gas changing to a liquid is ___.
a)
condensation
b)
boiling
c)
freezing
d)
vaporization
17.
As an ice cube melts, its temperature ___.
a)
stays the same
b)
increases
c)
decreases
d)
fluctuates
18.

The particle theory of matter states that ____.

a)

all matter is made of one type of particle that constantly moves

b)

all matter is made of one type of particle that does not move

c)

all matter is made of many tiny particles that are in constant motion

d)

all matter is made of many tiny particles that do not move

19.

The matter in the flask is a substance without a definite volume that expands to form the shape of the container and does not contain ionized particles. What type of matter is shown?

a)

gas

b)

plasma

c)

liquid

d)

solid

20.

What change in states of matter is occurring at point B on the graph if thermal energy is decreasing?

a)

Boiling/Vaporization

b)
Melting
c)
Freezing
d)
Condensation
21.

On very cold nights, a family builds a fire in the fireplace to help warm their cabin. Samantha, who sits by the fire, feels the heat first, while Steven, who is upstairs, feels the heat after a couple of hours. Which statement is true?

a)
Samantha feels the heat by radiation, and Steven feels the heat by convection.
b)
Samantha feels the heat by conduction, and Steven feels the heat by radiation.
c)
Samantha feels the heat by convection, and Steven feels the heat by conduction.
d)
Samantha feels the heat by radiation, and Steven feels the heat by conduction. 
22.
What heat transfer method is shown in the picture? (hint: its moving down the metal rod)
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Melting
d)
Radiation
23.
If a heat pump fan blows warm air into a cold room through the ducts, the thermal energy is being transferred in the air through ___.
a)
convection
b)
radiation
c)
vaporization
d)
conduction
24.

Which term describes the total kinetic energy of particles in a substance?

a)

Heat

b)

Temperature

c)

Absolute

d)

Kelvin

25.
Which of the following is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object?
a)
temperature
b)
thermal energy
c)
potential energy
d)
specific heat
26.
What is the only type of thermal energy transfer that can take place across a vacuum (empty space)?
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
No heat transfer can occur through a vacuum
27.

An example of a type of radiation is —

a)

macaroni noodles falling and rising in a pot of boiling water

b)

the movement of air from hot to cold in a greenhouse

c)

a person's hands being warmed from touching a hot cup of coffee

d)

a person getting a tan from the sun

28.

The temperature at which molecules in matter no longer move is called —

a)

freezing point

b)

absolute zero

c)

absolute freezing

d)

0 degrees Celsius

29.
What temperature scale should be used to label thermometer number 2?
a)
Celsius
b)
Kelvin
c)
Fahrenheit
d)
Absolute
30.
Which of these is an example of thermal energy transfer by conduction?
a)

burning your hand on a pan that came right out of the oven.

b)
drying hair with a blow dryer
c)

cooking carrots in boiling water

d)
warming water with sunlight