WorksheetsEnergy Unit Test
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is Energy?
The ability to do anything
The ability to cause change
The investigation of nature
A fact of life
What is an example of kinetic energy?
A bird sitting in a tree
A bouncy ball on the table
A car driving on the highway
A book on shelf
What is an example of potential energy?
A bowling ball rolling down a lane
A car parked in a lot
An apple falling from a tree
Sunlight heating up the atmosphere
Energy cannot be created or destroyed.
True
False
Total energy will always change in a system of objects.
True; energy is destroyed due to friction
False; energy cannot be destroyed, only transferred.
What transformation occurs in a toaster?
Electrical to radiant
Electrical to thermal
Thermal to mechanical
Solar to electrical
Friction always...
Resists motion
Is negative
Goes against the applied force
Is determined by weight
Temperature is ___________________.
The measurement of heat coming from an object or a substance.
Only used if someone is sick.
Measured using only one scale.
How does air on a hot day compare to air on a cold day?
On a hot day air molecules have less energy.
On a cold day air molecules travel faster.
On a hot day air molecules have more energy.
There are no air molecules on a cold day.
How does heat energy reach the Earth from the Sun
Convection
Radiation
Conduction
Insulation
When you pull your Totino's Pizza rolls out of the oven and the pan is so hot it burns your hand because you forgot your protective mit. The energy move to your hand from the pan to your hand through ...
Conduction
Radiation
Convection
