WorksheetsPhysical Science_Energy
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of friction is between two object sliding past each other?
a)
Rolling friction
b)
Sliding friction
c)
Fluid friction
d)
Static friction
2.
Which type of friction occurs when someone is swimming in a pool?
a)
Rolling friction
b)
Sliding friction
c)
Fluid friction
d)
Static friction
3.
Which type of friction occurs betweena moving car's tires and the road?
a)
Rolling friction
b)
Sliding friction
c)
Fluid friction
d)
Static friction
4.
Which type of friction occur between two object that are in contact but not moving?
a)
Rolling friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid friction
d)
Static friction
5.
True or False: the two main types of energy are kinetic and potential
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Chewing food is an example of what type of energy?
a)
Mechanical energy
b)
Nuclear energy
c)
Thermal energy
d)
Light energy
7.
Getting warmed by the sun is an example of what type of energy?
a)
Mechanical energy
b)
Nuclear energy
c)
Thermal energy
d)
Light energy
8.
The fuel for the sun and for stars is an example of which type of energy?
a)
Mechanical energy
b)
Nuclear energy
c)
Thermal energy
d)
Light energy
9.
What is the main type of energy in a lightening strike?
a)
Light energy
b)
Thermal energy
c)
Electrical energy
d)
Sound energy
10.
What type of energy is food being digested in your stomach acid?
a)
Mechanical energy
b)
Chemical energy
c)
Nuclear energy
d)
Light energy
11.
What is sound energy converted into when it goes into the ear?
a)
It is converted immediately into electrical energy
b)
It is converted into mechanical energy by vibrating the three bones
c)
It is converted into chemical energy
d)
It is converted into light energy
12.
What type of energy transfers occur in the brain between neurons (brain cells)?
a)
Electrical energy
b)
Kinetic energy
c)
Light energy
d)
Thermal energy
13.
True or False: all things give off thermal energy
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Skiing down a hill is an example of which type of friction?
a)
Sliding friction
b)
Rolling memory
c)
Static friction
d)
Fluid friction
15.
Sky diving is an example of which type of friction
a)
Rolling friction
b)
Fluid friction
c)
Static friction
d)
Sliding friction
16.
Fill in the blank: kinetic energy is the energy of __________
a)
motion
b)
height
c)
speech
d)
atomic nuclei
17.
Fill in the blank: potential energy is ________ in an object
a)
released
b)
position
c)
stored
d)
always
18.
Energy is the ability to cause ___________
a)
movement
b)
heat
c)
change
d)
nuclear explosions
19.
What is the value of g on Earth?
a)
98
b)
9.8
c)
980
d)
10
20.
When I chem a piece of gum, what kind of energy is my jaw using to move?
a)
Mechanical
b)
Chemical
c)
Potential
d)
Light
21.
If Evelyn is running to get to class, what kind of energy is she using to run?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Nuclear
c)
Electrical
d)
Thermal
22.
If Juan is laying on top of the table and not moving, what type of friction is there?
a)
Sliding
b)
Static
c)
Rolling
d)
Fluid
23.
When Aubrey is studying for the test, what type of energy are the brain cells using?
a)
thermal
b)
mechanical
c)
kinetic
d)
electrical
24.
If Tank is looking for something in the dark and uses his iphone's flash light, what kind of energy is this?
a)
thermal
b)
light
c)
nuclear
d)
electrical
25.
What type of energy is used to power a flash light?
a)
chemical
b)
thermal
c)
nuclear
d)
mechanical
26.
MATH: find the potential energy of a 1000 kg piano that is 1 meter in the air (use 10 for the value of g)
a)
1,000 J
b)
100 J
c)
10,000J
d)
9,800 J
27.
MATH: how much energy is used by a 2 kg dog running at 2 m/s down the street?
a)
4 J
b)
2 J
c)
8 J
d)
0 J
28.
MATH: how much potential energy does a 200 kg roller coaster that is 500 meters in the air have? (use 10 for g)
a)
100,000 J
b)
1,000,000 J
c)
10,000 J
d)
1,000 J
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