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Unit 3: Energy

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the unit of measurement for energy?

a)

Newton

b)

Watt

c)

Joule

d)

Metres

2.

What is the unit of measurement for Force?

a)

Newton

b)

Watt

c)

Joule

d)

Metres

3.

What is work?

a)

The product of force and distance

b)

Force divided by distance

c)

Measured in watts

d)

The product of Force and time

4.

What is the equation for work

a)

W = FXd

b)

W = F/t

c)

W = P/T

d)

W= J/P

5.

How do you solve for force?

a)

F= d/W

b)

F= M/a

c)

F= W/d

d)

F= j/w

6.

What is power?

a)

How slow you are at lifting

b)

Work X Time

c)

Measured in Joules

d)

The rate of doing work

7.

What is the equation for power?

a)

P = W X t

b)

P= W/t

c)

P = w/j

d)

P = M X a

8.

What is the unit for Power?

a)

Newton

b)

m/s

c)

watt

d)

joules

9.

What is energy?

a)

The battery percentage on your phone

b)

The ability to do work

c)

How quickly you do work

d)

How many steps you take in a day

10.

This term refers to a force being used to move an object.

a)

Energy

b)

Joules

c)

Mass

d)

Work

11.

This type of energy is a measure of how fast the particles of an object are moving.

a)

Sound energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Radiant energy

d)

Thermal energy

12.

In convection, the cooler portions of the fluid rise while the warmer portions sink towards the bottom

a)

True

b)

False

13.

During a campout, Bob warms his hands by the campfire. This demonstrates ---

a)

radiation

b)

conduction

c)

convection

d)

condensation

14.

The measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object is

a)

thermal equilibrium

b)

potential energy

c)

convection

d)

temperature

15.

By which process can thermal energy be transferred via electromagnetic waves, not requiring a medium to travel?

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

thermal

16.

The temperature of a glass of cold water will eventually

a)

match the temperature of the surrounding environment

b)

become warmer than the surrounding environment

c)

always be colder than the surrounding environment

d)

never change temperature

17.

The amount of heat that is required to raise the temperature of 1 g of material by 1 degree is known as

a)

specific heat

b)

temperature

c)

energetic force

d)

radiant energy

18.

Materials that do not move heat well

a)

conductors

b)

radiation

c)

insulators

d)

metal

19.

In a substance at a low temperature, the particles have _______ kinetic energy and movement

a)

equal

b)

high

c)

low

d)

no

20.

What type of thermal energy is being displayed in this picture?

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

kinetic

21.

What material is the best conductor of heat?

a)

glass

b)

metal

c)

wood

d)

styrofoam

22.

What happens when you put ice in your drink to cool it down?

a)

The ice transfers coldness to the warmer drink

b)

Heat is transferred from ice to the drink

c)

Heat is transferred from the drink to the ice

d)

The ice cracks and releases cold air into the drink

23.
a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

energy

24.

A metal spoon placed in a cup of hot cocoa become hot. Which process transfers heat from the bowl of the spoon to the handle?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

evaporation

d)

radiation

25.

_____ is energy that is transferred between objects due to their temperature differences.

a)

Specific heat

b)

Heat

c)

Force

d)

Mass

26.
Convection is heat transfer by-
a)
Touch an object
b)
The heating and cooling of a fluid
c)
Electromagnetic Waves
27.
When the 2nd story of a house is warmer than the 1st floor of a house is heat transfer through 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
thermal equilibrium
28.
The sun warming your skin is an example of heat transfer through 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
thermal electricity
29.
Heat transfer always goes from-
a)
Cold to Hot
b)
Hot to Cold
c)
Heat doesn't transfer
d)
Freezing to Cold
30.
What happens to particles as they heat up?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
31.
What happens to particles as they cool down?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
32.
Conduction, Convection and Radiation are three types of...
a)
Electrical energy
b)
Thermal Energy
c)
Chemical Energy
d)
Sound Energy
33.

In the formula, which quantity represents the specific heat?

a)

c

b)

m

c)

Q

d)

deltaT

34.

The specific heat of copper is 0.385 J/g·°C. Which equation would you use to calculate the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 0.75 g of copper from 7°C to 29°C?

a)

Q = 0.385 J/g·°C x (29°C – 7°C)

b)

Q = 0.75 g x 0.385 J/g·°C x 29°C

c)

Q = 0.75 g x 0.385 J/g·°C x 22°C

d)

Q = 0.75 g x 0.385 J/g·°C x 7°C

35.

7600 J of energy are added to a 1 kg block of brass that is at a temperature of 20°C. What temperature will it

be after the energy is added?

a)

0 C

b)

20 C

c)

40 C

d)

400 C

36.

The picture showing the energy conversion

Electrical → light

is:

a)
b)
c)
d)
37.

The picture showing the energy conversion

Electrical → light

is:

a)
b)
c)
d)
38.

What is the energy conversion when you plug in a stereo and listen to music?

a)

electrical to mechanical

b)

chemical to heat

c)

electrical to light

d)

mechanical to sound

39.

What is the energy conversion when you plug in a fan?

a)

light to mechanical (motion)

b)

electrical to heat

c)

mechanical (motion) to light

d)

electrical to mechanical (motion)

40.

What is the energy conversion when water moves over a dam to power a city's energy grid?

a)

electrical to light

b)

mechanical (motion) to electrical

c)

solar (light) to electrical

d)

mechanical (motion) to light

41.
A device that converts Electrical Energy and into Thermal Energy.
a)
A Battery
b)
A Hair Dryer
c)
A Bicycle
d)
Your Stomach
42.

Which of the following conversions is illustrated with a solar powered car?

a)

radiant (light) to electrical

b)

radiant (light) to mechanical (motion)

c)

mechanical to radiant (light)

d)

electrical to mechanical (motion)

43.

What is the energy conversion when a wind turbine turns to provide energy to a power grid?

a)

electrical to electrical

b)

electrical to mechanical (motion)

c)

mechanical (motion) to electrical

d)

solar (light) to heat

44.

An example of electrical energy transforming to thermal energy is

a)

a fire burning.

b)

using a toaster.

c)

burning coal.

d)

lighting a candle.

45.

Energy of motion is also called ______________ energy.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Chemical

c)

Thermal

d)

Electrical

46.

The object shown is responsible for which conversion

a)

electrical → light only

b)

chemical → heat only

c)

chemical → heat & light

d)

electrical → heat & light

47.

The object shown is responsible for which conversion

a)

electrical → light only

b)

chemical → heat only

c)

chemical → heat & light

d)

electrical → heat & light

48.
__________ energy is the energy due to motion.
a)
Kinetic 
b)
Potential 
c)
Neither 
d)
Both
49.
__________ energy is the energy that is stored. 
a)
Kinetic 
b)
Potential 
c)
Neither 
d)
Both
50.
What form of energy is represented by a rock sitting at the top of a cliff?
a)
Electrical 
b)
Chemical 
c)
Elastic 
d)
Gravitational 
51.
Which type of energy is represented by a rubber band. 
a)
Thermal
b)
Elastic 
c)
Gravitational 
d)
Sound 
52.

what is the law of conservation of energy

a)

energy can be created but cannot be destroyed

b)

energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be transformed

c)

energy can be destroyed but not created

d)

energy cannot be created destroyed or transformed

53.

The energy conversion process in a neuclear powerplant is ---> ___________ > ___________ > __________ > electrical energy

a)

Thermal energy > Nuclear energy > kinetic energy

b)

Neuclear energy > thermal energy > kinetic energy

c)

graviational potential energy > kinetic energy > thermal energy

d)

neuclear energy > kinetic energy > thermal energy

54.

The energy conversion in a flashlight is _____________ ->_____________-> light + thermal energy

a)

chemical energy > electrical energy

b)

electrical energy > chemical energy

c)

Neuclear energy > chemical energy

d)

gravitational potential energy > kinetic energy

55.

what kind of energy conversion(s) happen in an electric stove?

a)

electrical energy > thermal energy

b)

nuclear energy > electrical energy > thermal energy

c)

chemical energy > thermal energy

d)

chemical energy > electrical energy > thermal energy

56.

what type of energy conversion is happening when a person jumps out of a plane?

a)

gravitational potential energy > kinetic energy

b)

kinetic energy > gravitational potential energy

57.

what is the energy conversion happening in a coal burning power plant?

a)

Thermal energy > Chemical energy > kinetic energy > electrical energy

b)

Chemical energy > kinetic energy > thermal energy > electrical energy

c)

Thermal energy > kinetic energy > electrical energy

d)

Chemical energy > thermal energy > kinetic energy > electrical energy

58.

What kind of energy is in the food we eat?

a)

nuclear energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

potential energy

d)

chemical energy

59.
Explain what happens to the potential energy of a rock as it falls off the side of a cliff.
a)
The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy increases.
b)
The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy decreases.
c)
The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy increases.
d)
The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy decreases. 
60.

What type of energy is stored in a battery?

a)

electrical

b)

thermal

c)

radiant

d)

chemical