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Energy Transformations and Review

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Electrical Energy of the stove is transferred to _____ Energy.
a)
Solar
b)
Thermal
c)
Potential
d)
Electrical
2.
What is the energy transformation?
a)
Kinetic to Mechanical and Electrical
b)
Chemical to Thermal and Electromagnetic (light)
c)
Electromagnetic to Chemical and Electrical
d)
Kinetic to Sound and Chemical
3.
A battery converts what type of energy to another?
a)
sound to kinetic
b)
light to heat
c)
mechanical to electrical
d)
chemical to electrical
4.

How does a wind turbine change forms of energy?

a)

Mechanical to electrical

b)

Mechanical to light

c)

Electrical to mechanical

d)

There is no energy transformation

5.

A solar-powered calculator applies the photoelectric effect to transform __________energy into the __________energy needed to operate.

a)

sound; light

b)

light; electrical

c)

nuclear; light

d)

chemical; electrical

6.

What energy transformation occurs as bioluminescent algae glow in the ocean?

a)

Radiant --> Chemical

b)

Thermal --> Radiant

c)

Chemical --> Radiant

d)

Thermal --> Chemical

7.
Which of the following shows the correct order of the energy transformations that occur when green plants produce their food from the Sun’s energy?
a)
chemical → thermal
b)
light → chemical
c)
thermal → light
d)
chemical → electrical
8.

"Energy can be transformed from one form into another or transformed from one region or another, but energy cannot be created or destroyed."

Which law is this?

a)

Law of Conservation of Mass

b)

Newton's Second Law

c)

Law of Conservation of Energy

d)

Law of Conservation of Momentum

9.
Kinetic Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.
a)
Solar
b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)
Potential
10.
What is the energy transformation?
a)
Kinetic to Mechanical to Electrical
b)
Chemical to Mechanical to Kinetic
c)
Electromagnetic to Chemical to Electrical
d)
Kinetic to Sound to Chemical
11.

A swing has potential energy if

a)

it is sitting still

b)

moving at a constant speed

c)

accelerating at a fast pace

d)

using multiple units of kinetic energy

12.

What energy transformations take place when a battery operated radio is in use?

a)

electrical to chemical to sound

b)

thermal to nuclear to electrical

c)

chemical to electrical to sound

d)

chemical to sound to thermal

13.

According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be ______ or _______

a)

destroyed, determined

b)

created, nuclear

c)

destroyed, remade

d)

created,destroyed

14.

What type of energy is represented in the picture?

a)

potential

b)

chemical

c)

thermal

d)

mechanical

15.

Turning on a lamp is an example of energy transformation from electrical to 3 forms of energy. Which of these is NOT created by the lamp?

a)

thermal

b)

electrical

c)

chemical

d)

electromagentic

16.

Which of the following transfers occurs when food is digested?

a)

Chemical to mechanical

b)

Mechanical to thermal

c)

Mechanical to solar

d)

Chemical to thermal

17.

Plants turn_______ energy into _______ energy for food.

a)

thermal, mechanical

b)

radiant, chemical

c)

electromagnetic, light

d)

potential, kinetic

18.

Gravitational potential energy depends on the______ and ______ of the object.

a)

force, energy

b)

speed, height

c)

mass, speed

d)

height, mass

19.

The roller coaster cart has the most gravitational potential energy at position

a)

Z

b)

Y

c)

W

d)

X

20.

Electrical energy in motion is what type of energy?

a)

potential electrical energy

b)

kinetic electromagnetic energy

c)

kinetic electrical energy

d)

potential electromagnetic energy

21.

Electromagnetic energy is also referred as three other types of energy EXCEPT-

a)

radiant

b)

solar

c)

electrical

d)

light

22.

On a rollercoaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?

a)

At the top of the big hill

b)

At the bottom of a big hill

c)

On the way up a big hill

d)

At the top of the hill ,where the car stops for a brief moment

23.

Which of the following energy transformations occur when a lamp that is plugged in the wall outlet is working properly?

a)

electrical to light

b)

chemical to light

c)

chemical to electrical

d)

electrical to thermal

24.

Which of the following device transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy?

a)

a fan

b)

a manually operated pencil sharpener

c)

an apple ipod

d)

a apple iPhone X

25.

What type of energy transformation in an electric hot plate is plugged in?

a)

electrical to light

b)

mechanical to electrical to light

c)

thermal to mechanical to light

d)

electrical to thermal

26.

Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom. Also known as atomic energy is

a)

electrical energy

b)

thermal energy

c)

element energy

d)

nuclear energy

27.

A hairdryer converts-

a)

chemical to electrical

b)

electrical to thermal

c)

electrical to solar

d)

thermal to mechanical to light

28.

What type of energy transformation occurs when a hawk eats a mouse then uses the energy from the mouse to fly?

a)

mechanical to potential

b)

mechanical to chemical to thermal

c)

chemical to mechanical

d)

chemical to thermal to kinetic

29.

What type of energy transformation occurs, when a hawk eats a mouse and then uses the energy from the mouse to fly?

a)

mechanical energy to chemical energy

b)

thermal energy to mechanical energy

c)

chemical energy to mechanical energy

d)

mechanical energy to thermal energy

30.

What energy transformation occurs when a crock pot is plugged into an outlet and then the control knob is turned "on"?

a)

thermal to electrical

b)

mechanical to thermal

c)

electrical to thermal

d)

electrical to sound

31.

What type of energy is electrons flowing through a wire?

a)

Electrical energy

b)

Chemical energy

c)

Kinetic energy

d)

Mechanical energy

32.

What type of energy is stored in batteries or food?

a)

Potential energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Chemical energy

d)

Mechanical energy

33.

Energy that transfers heat is?

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Potential energy

c)

Mechanical energy

d)

Kinetic energy

34.
What is energy changing from one form to another?
a)
energy conservation
b)
energy transformation
c)
energy creation
d)
mechanical energy
35.

What sort of energy transformation is this?

a)

Chemical to Thermal

b)

Thermal to chemical

c)

Kinetic to potential

d)

Open to closed

36.

What is the energy transformation that occurs in an electric pencil sharpener?

a)

mechanical energy to electrical energy

b)

electrical energy to mechanical energy

c)

radiant energy to sound energy

d)

chemical energy to mechanical energy

37.
What best describes the energy conversion that takes place in a microwave oven?
a)
electrical to light to thermal
b)
chemical to thermal to light
c)
electrical to thermal to sound
d)
nuclear to thermal to chemical
38.

When energy is released, it disappears.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

The moon orbiting the Earth at a constant speed.

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

40.

A lamp sitting on a table.

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

41.

A car accelerating around a mountain curve.

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

42.

Two ice skaters moving in a straight line at a constant speed.

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

43.

A skier skiing through flags in a race down the mountain.

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

44.

A book sitting on a shelf.

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

45.

A gymnast on a balance beam doing a back flip.

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

46.

Cars in a NASCAR race speeding around the track.

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

47.

A soccer ball sitting on the ground motionless.

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

48.

A rocket lifting off the launch pad.

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

49.
If these teams are pulling with the same amount of force what will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
50.
Balanced or unbalanced?
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
51.
If an object is not moving the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
52.
Are forces balanced or unbalanced when a marble rolls down a ramp?
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
53.

What is a force?

a)

A push only

b)

A pull only

c)

A push and a pull

d)

A motion

54.

How will this object move?

a)

It will not move

b)

It will move in both directions

c)

It will move to the right

d)

It will move to the left

55.

How will this object move?

a)

It will not move

b)

It will move in both directions

c)

It will move to the right

d)

It will move to the left

56.

Shadell pushes a box 35 N to the right. Nazai pushes the box 25 N in the same direction. What is the net force?


(a)  
Choose from the below words
60 N unbalanced to the right
60 N balanced to the right
10 N balanced to the right
10 N unbalanced to the right
57.

What is net force?

(a)  

58.

Balanced or Unbalanced

(a)  

59.

What is the net force?


(a)  
Choose from the below words
5 N left
30 N left
25 N right
55 N right
60.

Which of the answer choices is not a characteristic of a balanced force?

a)

no change in motion

b)

moving at a constant speed

c)

causes a change in motion

d)

net force of zero

61.

If an object is not moving the forces acting upon it are (a)  

62.

A (a)   is a push or a pull on an object.

63.
Stored energy.
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
64.
The energy of motion.
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
65.
Kinetic energy is related to 
a)
position or height of an object
b)
speed of an object
66.
Potential energy is related to 
a)
position or height of an object
b)
speed of an object
67.
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
68.
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
69.
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
70.
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
71.
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
72.
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
73.
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
74.

Potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.

a)

Height (position)

b)

Mass

c)

Speed

d)

Friction

75.

Which point has the most potential energy?

a)

G

b)

F

c)

B

d)

A

76.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
77.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
78.

The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.

a)

more

b)

less

79.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
80.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic