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Pre IGCSE Energy Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Petroleum and natural gas form from...
a)
strong winds
b)
cooled magma
c)
radioactive materials
d)
remains of plants and animals 
2.
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
a)
require expensive equipment
b)
take millions of years to replace
c)
can be found all over 
d)
provide all the energy we use
3.
Exothermic reactions...
a)
Absorb energy
b)
Release energy
c)
Release Color
d)
Absorb Color
4.

What type of diagram shows the efficiency of energy transfer?

a)

Flow

b)

Arrow

c)

Sankey

5.
What are two advantages of geothermal energy?
a)
cheap and a lot pollution
b)
expensive and a lot of pollution
c)
cheap and little pollution
d)
expensive and little pollution
6.
The baby chickens are kept warm from the heat lamps demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
7.

What two conditions are needed to create fossil fuels?

a)

Heat

b)

Freezing temperatures

c)

Moist environment

d)

Pressure

8.

What is the unit for energy?

a)

Joules

b)

Watts

c)

Centimeters

d)

Kilograms

9.

Which is NOT a benefit of wind energy?

a)

low or no emissions

b)

requires small or reduced land use

c)

low operational and maintenance costs

d)

renewable source of power

10.

One end of a copper rod is placed in a flame of a Bunsen burner. Small pieces of wax placed along the rod melt at progressively larger distance from the flame. Heat is transferred through the rod by...

a)

Convection

b)

Radiation

c)

Conduction

11.
What is the definition for RADIATION? 
a)
The transfer of energy along electromagnetic waves
b)
The transfer of heat between objects that are in direct contact. 
c)
Transfer of heat through a liquid or gas. As it heats, it rises and as it cools, it sinks.
d)
None of the above 
12.
Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....
a)
Wind
b)
Sunlight
c)
Moving water
d)
Dung
13.

Which of these examples best shows a change from potential to kinetic energy?

a)

Water flowing over a tall cliff

b)

A metal spring being stretched out

c)

Electricity making a bulb light up

d)

A stone lying on top of a mountain

14.

Which of the following sources of energy generates emissions during use?

a)

Natural gas

b)

Hydropower

c)

Nuclear

d)

Wind

15.

Which is a negative aspect of the use of petroleum?

a)

It is extracted at a low cost.

b)

It can be easily transported

c)

It produces hazardous substances.

d)

Petroleum is used in many products.

16.

Which is FALSE about hydroelectric power?

a)

Has little or no impact on the environment.

b)

Energy output can be regulated to meet demand.

c)

No greenhouse emissions.

d)

Dams are expensive to build.

17.

Which is true about nuclear power?

a)

Not considered a renewable fuel source

b)

High greenhouse gas emmisions

c)

Requires fossil fuels during energy generation

d)

Uranium is easy to mine and transport

18.

Which is NOT a greenhouse gas?

a)

Carbon dioxide (CO2)

b)

Ozone (O3)

c)

Nitrous oxide (N2O)

d)

Nitrogen (N2)

19.

Which is a renewable source of energy?

a)

Uranium

b)

Coal

c)

Waves

d)

Oil

20.
Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
21.
Calculate work: A 100 Newton force is applied to move a 15 kg object a distance of 5 meters?
a)
20 Joules
b)
75 Joules
c)
500 Joules
d)
1500 J
22.
The unit used to measure work is the 
a)
Watt
b)
Newton
c)
Joule
d)
meter
23.
The handle of a frying pan is often coated in rubber because rubber provides...
a)
Heat insulation
b)
Heat conduction
c)
A low melting point
d)
A nonstick surface
24.

Before the student jumps from the bridge he has a store of ______________ energy.

When he is falling, the student's store of ______________

energy increases.

When the bungee cord is stretched, the cord stores energy as ______________ energy.

a)

gravity, kinetic, elastic

b)

elastic, kinetic, gravitational

c)

gravitational, kinetic, elastic

d)

gravitational, movement, stretching

25.
Which of the following is NOT an insulator?
a)
Wool
b)
Plastic
c)
Copper
d)
Styrofoam
26.

Batteries convert _________ energy to ___________ energy

a)

Electrical / Chemical

b)

Chemical / Nuclear

c)

Electrical / Magnetic

d)

Chemical / Electrical

27.

What type of energy resource is nuclear power?

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

28.

What term fits the following statement? Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

a)

Law of Conservation of energy

b)

Newton's Second Law

c)

Law of conservation of momentum

d)

Law of conservation of motion

29.

Which is the type of energy exists within gasoline?

a)

Thermal

b)

Electrical

c)

Nuclear

d)

Chemical

30.

A student mixed two chemicals to allow them to react. The temperature before the reaction was 25 ° C. The temperature after the reaction was 18° C. Which of the following is true?

a)

It is an exothermic reaction

b)

It is an endothermic reaction

31.
What is a disadvantage to Hydroelectricity?
a)
lots and lots of pollution
b)
Kills wild bird population
c)
Radioactive waste
d)
Increases potential for flooding 
32.

What type of energy is stored in a wind up toy?

a)

Elastic potential

b)

Gravitational potential energy

c)

Heat

33.

In a swimming pool, the water near the surface is slightly warmer. The warm water rises because of...

a)

Convection

b)

Radiation

c)

Conduction

34.

A roller coaster going down a hill is seeing a drop in ________ energy and a gain in _________ energy.

a)

Mechanical / Thermal

b)

Kinetic / Gravitational Potential

c)

Gravitational Potential / Kinetic

d)

Electrical / Sound

35.

Wind, solar and waves are examples of:

a)

Renewable energy resources

b)

Non renewable energy resources

c)

Fossil fuels

d)

Finite energy resources

36.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction 
37.

Which type of energy is NOT given off by a fire?

a)

light

b)

electrical

c)

thermal

d)

sound

38.

Select all the ways energy can be transferred. (There are 4)

a)

Chemical

b)

Mechanically

c)

Heating

d)

Radiation

e)

Electrically

39.

Friction is a force that try to stop things moving.

How could I reduced friction?

a)

Stop trying to move

b)

Jelly

c)

Lubricant

d)

More pushing

40.

When barium hydroxide and ammonium chloride react, the temperature of the mixture decreases. What kind of reaction is this?

a)

Endothermic

b)

Decomposition

c)

Exothermic

d)

Indothermic

41.

A hot cup of tea would be an example of which two energy stores?

a)

Chemical & Kinetic

b)

Thermal and chemical

c)

Electrostatic & thermal

d)

Magnetic & thermal

42.

Total energy = 200J
Useful energy = 20J

Workout the efficiency of this lightbulb.
efficiency = useful enegytotal energy in ×100efficiency\ =\ \frac{useful\ enegy}{total\ energy\ in}\ \times100  

a)

100%

b)

80%

c)

40%

d)

10%

43.
What are the reactants in the chemical equation below?
Na+Cl2 →  2NaCl
a)
Na and Cl
b)
Na only
c)
NaCl
d)
2NaCl
44.

This car needs 8600J of energy to power it. If 5000J is changed into useful energy, how much energy is wasted?

a)

13600J

b)

3600J

c)

5000J

d)

8600J

45.

Which type of energy transfer requires particles?

a)

Conduction

b)

Temperature

c)

Radiation

46.

Which appliance is designed to transfer electrical energy to kinetic energy?

a)

A - food mixer

b)

B - kettle

c)

C- lamp

d)

D - radio

47.

When calcium reacts with water, the temperature changes from 18°C to 39°C. Which statement is correct?

a)

The solution at the end is acidic

b)

The reaction is reversible

c)

The reaction is exothermic

d)

The reaction is endothermic

48.

Ice cubes in your glass of soda melt.

a)

endothermic

b)

exothermic

49.
The new substance created in a chemical reaction.
a)
precise
b)
precipitation
c)
product
d)
photosynthesis
50.
What is the unit for mass?
a)
Kilogram (Kg)
b)
Newton (N)
c)
Joule (J)
d)
Watt (W)

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