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Energy Conservation and Simple Machines

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which activity uses energy to do work?

a)

Sleeping

b)

Walking

c)

Sitting

d)

Standing

2.

A simple machine does work with

a)

No energy

b)

An electric current

c)

One motion

d)

Heat

3.

Which simple machine combines an inclined plane and a cylinder?

a)

Lever

b)

Wheel & Axel

c)

Wedge

d)

Screw

4.

The transfer of energy that occurs when force makes an object move.

a)

Energy Transformation

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Potential Energy

d)

Work

5.

The conversion of energy into a different form.

a)

Energy Transformation

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Potential Energy

d)

Work

6.

Select all that are chemical energy.

a)

Gasoline powering a car

b)

Earthquake

c)

Body getting energy from food

d)

Wind moving a turbine

e)

Water moving a turbine

7.

Energy is not created or destroyed, only transformed.

a)

Newton's 3rd Law

b)

Law of Conservation of Mass

c)

Law of Conservation of Energy

d)

Law of Conservation of Motion

8.

Select all that are radiant energy.

a)

Radio waves

b)

Microwaves

c)

Earthquake

d)

Sunlight

e)

Lamp Light

9.

Select all that apply to a rollercoaster at the top of the hill.

a)

High Kinetic Energy

b)

Low Kinetic Energy

c)

High Gravitational Potential Energy

d)

Low Gravitational Potential Energy

10.

Select all that apply to a rollercoaster at the bottom of the hill.

a)

High Kinetic Energy

b)

Low Kinetic Energy

c)

High Gravitational Potential Energy

d)

Low Gravitational Potential Energy

11.

The sum of potential energy and kinetic energy in a system of objects is

a)

Mechanical Energy

b)

Total Energy

c)

Systematic Energy

d)

Gravitational Potential Energy

12.

Select all of the simple machines

a)

Knife

b)

Ramp

c)

Bicycle

d)

Pizza Cutter

e)

Car

13.

Select all of the simple machines

a)

Robot Butler

b)

Bicycle wheel & axle

c)

Screw

d)

Phone

e)

Elevator Pulley

14.

Which of the following is an example of conduction?

a)

Burning yourself on a hot object

b)

Sunshine on a nice day

c)

A hot air balloon

d)

A campfire

15.

Which of the following is an example of convection?

a)

Wind Currents

b)

Chocolate melting in your hand

c)

Your desk getting hot after working on your computer

d)

Feeling the sunshine while laying on the beach

16.

Copper, iron, silver, and steel are examples of good __________.

a)

Conductors

b)

Insulators

17.

Wood, paper, styrofoam, and air are all examples of __________.

a)

Conductors

b)

Insulators

18.

Which correctly describes the change in energy as a ball rolls off of a shelf?

a)

Potential energy decreases and kinetic energy increases

b)

Potential energy increases and kinetic energy decreases

c)

Potential energy increases and kinetic energy stays the same

d)

Potential energy stays the same and kinetic energy decreases

19.

When does kinetic energy change to potential energy?

a)

When a car stalls at the top of a hill

b)

A ball rolls off of a porch

c)

A pitcher throws a curveball

d)

A child jumps into a pool

20.

Which has the most kinetic energy?

a)

A book on a shelf

b)

A baby asleep in a crib

c)

A parked car

d)

A waterfall