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Topic 3 Energy

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is used to swing a tenis racket?

a)

transfer

b)

energy

c)

force

d)

motion

2.

Energy is ued to change the motion of a golf club by applying force.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Work is not completed when

a)

A book is carried across a room.

b)

Books are pushed down into a bag.

c)

Books are picked up from the floor.

d)

Books are lifted onto a shelf.

4.

Work is done when an object is simply held.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Energy transfered J= Time (s) * Power W

a)

True

b)

False

6.

100W* 30 days=

a)

3,000 J

b)

300J

c)

3 1/3 J

d)

30,000 J

7.

3,000J - 1,800J=

a)

4, 800J

b)

30J

c)

1,200 J

d)

120J

8.

If a 500 g horse ran a 2000 m track in 120 s the average kinetic energy would be

a)

1000 KJ

b)

6 KJ

c)

69.0 KJ

d)

0J

9.

Springs have elastic and gravitational potential energy.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The gravitational potential energy on an object is the result of

a)

Magic

b)

elasticity

c)

Newton

d)

the gravitational pull of Earth

11.

If an object is 20 N and 2 M high the GPE of the object is

a)

18 N*m

b)

20 N *M

c)

40 N *m

d)

10 N*m

12.

Mechanical energy =

a)

Kinetic + potential energy

b)

kinetic * potential energy

c)

Kinetic - potential energy

d)

Kinetic / potential energy

13.

2.3J - 0.5 J=

a)

1.8J

b)

1.8 N

c)

2.8 J

d)

1 J

14.

Plants preform photosynthesis and then may be consumed by animals. Which is not an energy used in this process

a)

Chemical

b)

Electromagnetic

c)

Kinetic

d)

Thermal

15.

If an object stops the mechanical energy stays the same

a)

True

b)

False

16.

If a ball stops at the bottom of a hill the total mechanical energy is

a)

0J

b)

100 J

c)

50 J

d)

unknown

17.

Kinetic energy of a ball rolling down a hill transfers to thermal energy due to

a)

Friction

b)

False

c)

chemical

d)

potential

18.

When you run chemical energy transfers to

a)

Kinetic & thermal energy

b)

Just thermal

c)

just kinetic

d)

potential

19.

When an object starts moving kinetic energy is transferred to potential energy

a)

True

b)

False

20.

When you press a piano key energy is transfered to the strings to the air to

a)

your eardrum

b)

fingers

c)

foot

d)

piano

21.

On a roller coaster the greatest potential energy is at the bottom of the track

a)

True

b)

False

22.

On a roller coaster the greatest kinetic energy is at the lowest part of the track

a)

True

b)

False

23.

When riding on a roller coaster energy can be lost

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Energy on a coaster moves from kinetic of a car to the track causing the track to

a)

be still

b)

shake

c)

break

d)

false

25.

Energy is transformed from kinetic to potential to kinetic during a roller coaster ride.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Kinetic energy transfers to thermal energy due to friction

a)

When cars move on a track

b)

ice melts

c)

false

27.

The total amount of energy on a roller coast

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Remains the same