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Energy Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ability to do work by applying force is called

a)

work

b)

energy

c)

force

d)

net force

2.

Which number shows kinetic energy at its maximum?

a)

three

b)

two

c)

four

d)

five

3.

Stored energy or energy due to its position is called

a)

mechanical energy

b)

potential energy

c)

kinetic energy

d)

thermal energy

4.

Which letter shows where is potential energy stored or at its maximum point?

a)

Y

b)

W

c)

X

d)

Z

5.

Energy that transforms from potential to kinetic is neither_____ nor _______.

a)

created, force

b)

created, destroyed

c)

force,motion

d)

destroyed, law of conservation of energy

6.

What is mechanical energy?

a)

Mechanical energy is energy that gives us heat.

b)

Mechanical energy is a form of energy.

c)

Mechanical energy is a form of energy. It is all the energy that an object has because of its motion and its position.

d)

Mechanical energy is made by the vibrations of objects.

7.

________ is the transfer of energy from one particle of matter to another within an object or between two objects in direct contact

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

8.

________ are materials that conduct heat well, like metals and tile flooring.

a)

conductors

b)

insulators

9.

A positive and negative charge will....

a)

Attract each other

b)

Repel each other

c)

Do nothing

10.

What type of charge do electrons have?

a)

No Charge

b)

Positive

c)

Negative

11.

What type of circuit does the following diagram represent?

a)

parallel

b)

series

c)

complex

d)

non-repeating

12.
Which best describes a parallel circuit?
a)
Electricity flows along one pathway.
b)
The flow of electricity comes from one source. 
c)
Electricity flows along more than one pathway. 
d)
The flow of electricity comes from more than one source. 
13.

Some materials can be temporarily magnetized ... Check all that apply

a)

if put into a magnetic field

b)

have an electric current through them.

c)

when passing through an electric field.

d)

when gamma rays intersect the material at a right angle.

14.
What 'flows' in a wire?
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Atoms
d)
Electrons
15.

In a parallel circuit, if one connection is broken, all of the connections stop working.

a)

True.

b)

False.

16.

The picture showing the energy conversion

Electrical → light

is:

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Work is done ___________

a)

only when force is applied

on an object

cause the object to move

into the opposite direction

as applied force.

b)

only when force is applied

on an object

cause the object to move

into the same direction

as applied force.

18.

Formula of work:

a)

W = F x t

b)

W = F + t

c)

W = F / d

d)

W = F x d

19.

Units of work is ___________

a)

Newton (N)

b)

watt (w)

c)

joule (J)

20.

Power is ___________

a)

Is the rate of energy transfer.

b)

Speed of doing work is work done in a certain time.

c)

both

d)

none

21.

Power =

a)

Work + time

b)

Work / time

c)

Work x time

22.

Unit of power is:

a)

Meters (m)

b)

Watt (W)

c)

Joules (J)

23.

How can we increase efficiency?

a)

Reduce the cold

b)

Get more the friction

c)

Drive slower

d)

Reduce the friction

24.

Which simple machine consists of a sloping surface, used for raising heavy objects, or sliding objects down?

a)

Wedge

b)

Inclined Plane

c)

Pulley

d)

Screw

25.

Which of the items lifted below can be considered a wedge?

a)

A Pencil

b)

A hammer

c)

An axe

d)

Two inclined planes put together

26.

Which simple machine is this?

a)

Pulley

b)

Wheel-and-axle

c)

Inclined Plane

d)

Lever

27.
Which type simple machine would the base of a light bulb be?
a)
screw
b)
wedge
c)
wheel and axle
d)
pulley
28.

What simple machine makes work easier by using a wheel and rope to help move an object?

a)

pulley

b)

wheel & axle

c)

inclined plane

29.

What is this simple machine?

a)

Inclined Plane

b)

Lever

c)

Gear

d)

Wheel and axle

30.
The blue section of the wave is measuring _________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
amplitude 
31.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
32.
Which letter represents the wave crest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
33.
When a sound is louder what measurement gets bigger?
a)
Frequency 
b)
Amplitude 
c)
Wavelength 
d)
Crest
34.
Sound is produced by
a)
music
b)
vibrations of molecules
c)
Electromagnetic Waves 
d)
Transverse Waves 
35.

The material through which a wave travels

a)

Mechanical Wave

b)

Medium

c)

Crest

d)

Trough

36.
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Height
d)
Frequency
37.
Which wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
38.

What kind of wave is pictured below?

a)

compressional wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

sound wave

d)

mechanical wave

39.

What type of wave is this?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Surface

d)

Hair wave

40.

What is a general definition of wave interference?

a)

When a wave bounces off an object

b)

When more than on wave meet and interact in the same medium

c)

When a wave bends around a corner

d)

When a wave creates static

41.

In which of these types of media will sound travel fastest?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

vacuum

42.

Loudness of waves is measured in ____________.

a)

Hertz

b)

Decibels

c)

Watts

d)

meters/second

43.

High frequency sounds have __________ pitch.

a)

high

b)

low

44.

Which is true of a moving sound (doppler effect)?

a)

Sounds moving toward a person are a higher frequency and heard louder.

b)

Sounds moving toward a person are lower frequency and are heard softer.

45.

Which is true of pitch?

a)

the lower the pitch the lower the frequency

b)

the lower the pitch the higher the frequency

c)

the lower the pitch the greater the amplitude

d)

the lower the pitch the lower the amplitude

46.

Opposition to the flow of electrons

a)

Current

b)

Voltage

c)

Resistance

47.

Unit is Amps (A)

a)

Current

b)

Voltage

c)

Resistance

48.

This is the symbol for a(n) ..................?

a)

single cell

b)

bulb

c)

battery

d)

AC current source

49.
What do the lines around this magnet represent?
a)
North Pole
b)
South Pole
c)
Magnetic Declination
d)
Magnetic Field
50.

Device that uses a magnet to point in the direction of earth's magnetic poles.

a)

compass

b)

magnetosphere

c)

magnetite

d)

electromagnet