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Energy Review!

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The ability to cause change or the ability to do work is...
a)
Work
b)
Fuel
c)
Energy
d)
Joules
2.
Energy comes in two main forms. These are...? (Choose both)
a)

Potential

b)

Sliding

c)

Rolling

d)

Kinetic

3.
Energy that is stored is....
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Elastic
d)
Undefined
4.
This form of energy is energy that is in motion....
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Elastic
d)
Undefined
5.
Energy and work are both measured in ...
a)
Newtons
b)
Kilograms
c)
Joules
d)
meters
6.
Which of the following are the types of KINETIC energy (choose all 5)
a)
Mechanical (motion)
b)
Thermal
c)
Electric Current
d)
Sound
e)
Light
7.
Which of the following are the types of POTENTIAL energy (choose all 5)
a)
Elastic
b)
Chemical
c)
Static Electrical
d)
Gravitational
e)
Nuclear
8.
Energy that is stored by an object due to its position above the ground. Depends on weight and height
a)
Elastic Potential Energy
b)
Falling Energy
c)
Gravitational Potential Energy
d)
Locational Energy
9.
Which of these is NOT a source of chemical potential energy?
a)
sun
b)
food
c)
gasoline
10.
A rubber band that is stretched out has
a)
chemical potential energy
b)
positional energy
c)
gravitational potential energy
d)
elastic potential energy
11.
What type of energy conversion is being shown?
a)
gravitational potential energy to mechanical energy
b)
electrical energy to light energy
c)
sound energy to thermal energy
d)
electrical energy to thermal energy
12.
What type of energy conversions happens when a hairdryer is plugged in?
a)
electrical energy to sound, mechanical, and thermal energy
b)
electrical energy to thermal energy
c)
thermal energy to sound energy
d)
thermal energy to mechanical energy
13.
Anytime an energy conversion happens, what are the three labels we can give to the energy involved? Choose the 3 from the list below.
a)
Input Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
c)
Useful Energy
d)
Potential Energy
e)
Waste Energy
14.

Use the equation for gravitational potential energy to find how much energy a 10 kg box has sitting on a 3 m high shelf. Gravitational Potential Energy = mass * gravity (9.8 m/s^2) * height

a)

29.4 J

b)

2881 J

c)

294 J

d)

30 J

15.

Use the equation for kinetic energy to calculate how much energy a 2 kg ball has when it is traveling 4 m/s. m= mass, v= speed

a)

64 J

b)

4 J

c)

8 J

d)

16 J

16.
According to which law of energy, energy can't be created or destroyed?
a)
Newton's Laws of Motion
b)
Newton's Laws of Energy
c)
The Law of Conservation of Energy
d)
The Law of Conservation of Motion
17.
What is the input energy of an electric drill?
a)
Electric current
b)
Sound
c)
Thermal
d)
Mechanical (kinetic)
e)
Light
18.
What is the useful output energy of an electric drill?
a)
Electric current
b)
Sound
c)
Thermal
d)
Mechanical (kinetic)
e)
Light
19.
What are the waste output energies of an electric drill?
a)
Electric current
b)
Sound
c)
Thermal
d)
Mechanical (kinetic)
e)
Light
20.

A hairdryer uses 120J of energy each second. 30J of that energy is wasted as sound energy energy. How much useful energy remains for the hairdryer (we are assuming both the thermal and kinetic energy from the hairdryer are useful)?

a)

120J

b)

90 J

c)

40J

d)

150J

21.

A hairdryer uses 120J of energy each second. 30J of that energy is wasted as sound energy energy. How efficient is the hairdryer (we are assuming that both the thermal energy and the mechanical energy produced are useful)?

a)

.75

b)

90 J

c)

.25

d)

30 J