WorksheetsUnit 3 LS 1-2 Quiz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 36mins
Objects may have potential energy or kinetic energy. How do potential energy and kinetic energy compare to each other?
An increase in one leads to an increase in the other.
Both describe objects in motion
Both describe objects that are at rest.
Both are forms of mechanical energy.
Objects can have potential energy because of their position. Which object has potential energy?
spinning wheels on a bicycle
a book sitting on a table
hands turning on a clock
a flag flapping in the wind
A rolling ball has kinetic energy. What does it mean for an object to have kinetic energy?
The object is passing on its energy.
The object has used all of its energy.
The object is in motion.
The object has stored energy.
Fossil fuels are the most common source of energy. What else is true of fossil fuels?
They form quickly underground.
They can be made in a laboratory.
They are renewable.
They are burned to release energy.
Ellie plugs a radio into an electrical outlet and turns it on. What change in energy takes place when she does this?
Sound energy changes into electrical energy.
Chemical energy changes into sound energy.
Light energy changes into sound energy.
Electrical energy changes into sound energy.
Sam drops a rubber ball from a height of 3 meters onto a hard surface. What happens to the kinetic energy of the ball when it hits the surface?
Most of the kinetic energy changes into potential energy.
Most of the kinetic energy changes into potential energy.
Most of the kinetic energy changes into heat.
The kinetic energy is lost.
Michael is using a spring on a dowel to throw foam balls into the air. He keeps a supply of balls next to his equipment. If one of the balls fall off the table, what kind of energy is taking place?
Potential energy is changing into magnetic energy.
Potential energy is changing into kinetic energy.
Kinetic energy is changing into potential energy.
Kinetic energy is changing into electrical energy.
Taylor tosses a ball into the air. The ball's energy changes as it leaves her hand, goes to its highest point and then comes back down. Which best tells how the ball's energy changes?
potential --> kinetic --> potential
kinetic --> potential --> kinetic
potential --> kinetic
kinetic --> potential
Daniel's science class has to choose an example of potential energy changing into kinetic energy. Which could they pick?
sun warming a greenhouse
toy car rolling down a ramp
pieces of iron stuck to a magnet
battery in a drawer
A lightbulb changes electrical energy into which of the following types of energy?
heat and mechanical energy
light and heat energy
mechanial and chemical energy
light and chemical energy
the ability to cause change in matter
hypothesis
energy
inquiry
potential
________ energy is created by vibration
sound
light
potential
loud
_______ energy is the total potential and kinetic energy of an object
mechanical
energy
light
conclusion
_________ energy is energy that something stores because of position or condition
infer
kinetic
electrical
potential
________ energy is a form of kinetic energy that comes from electric current.
chemical
electrical
potential
inquiry
_________ energy is the energy of motion
hypothesis
potential
work
kinetic
________ energy is changed to light energy and heat energy when you turn on a lamp.
electrical
chemical
mechanical
inquiry
_________ energy is a form of potential energy that can be released by chemical change.
electrical
model
chemical
potential
