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Energy test

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______________________ occurs when energy changes from one form to another.

a)

Energy transformation

b)

Energy transfer

c)

Energy balance

d)

Energy equilibrium

2.

The diagram shows a cart moving freely along a U-shape track. What happens to the energy of the cart as it moves from point A (the top of the u-shape track)to point B (the bottom)?

a)

Potential energy is transformed to kinetic energy.

b)

Kinetic energy is transformed to potential energy.

c)

Both potential energy and kinetic energy stay the same.

3.

A scientist performed an experiment during which she measured the energy transferred in each step of her experiment. The total quantity of energy transferred in all of the steps was less than the amount she measured at the beginning. What is the most likely explanation for this result?

a)

Energy was destroyed during certain steps in the experiment.

b)

The steps in the experiment required more energy than was available.

c)

The experiments created energy that was then used up at a faster rate.

d)

Some energy was transformed into unwanted heat or sound that was not detected.

4.

A hockey player uses her stick to hit a hockey puck. Which statement describes the overall energy transfer?

a)

Energy is transferred from the stick to the puck.

b)

Energy is transferred from the player to the puck.

c)

Energy is transferred from the puck to the player.

d)

Energy is transferred from the stick to the player.

5.

The energy efficiency shown in this Sankey diagram is:

a)

About 10%.

b)

About 30%.

c)

About 60%.

d)

Impossible to tell.

6.

What is the difference between energy transfer and transformation?

a)

They are the same

b)

Transfer is energy moving to a different location. Transformation is energy changing forms.

c)

Transfer is energy changing forms. Transformation is energy moving to a different location.

7.

During an experiment, what is the variable that you are CHANGING?

a)

Control Variable

b)

Independent Variable

c)

Dependent Variable

8.

During an experiment, what is the variable that you are MEASURING?

a)

Dependent Variable

b)

Independent Variable

c)

Control Variable

9.

During an experiment, what is a variable that you are KEEPING THE SAME?

a)

Dependent Variable

b)

Independent Variable

c)

Control Variable

10.

When someone kicks a football, you can hear it. This is because some energy is transformed into Sound energy instead of Kinetic energy. This sound energy is a type of...

a)

Useful energy

b)

Potential energy

c)

Wasted energy

11.
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
12.
The glow sticks produce light for a short amount of time. The light from the glow stick is a conversion from what to what?
a)
thermal to light
b)
gravitational to potential
c)
radiant to electrical
d)
chemical to light
13.
The purpose of the panels is to change solar energy into ____________.
a)
light energy
b)
electrical energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
mechanical energy
14.

When gasoline is burned in a car engine, ________ energy is converted into _________ energy.

a)

heat, chemical

b)

chemical, potential

c)

mechanical, chemical

d)

chemical, mechanical

15.

Which of these has elastic potential energy?

a)

a vase sitting on a shelf

b)

a stretched rubber band

c)

a child moving down a slide

d)

sugars stored in the molecules of food

16.

Efficiency is calculated by useful energy output divided by total energy input, expressed as a percentage

a)

False

b)

True

17.

A kettle uses 100J of electrical energy to produce 7J of sound energy and 93J of thermal energy. How efficient is the kettle?

a)

100%

b)

7%

c)

93%

d)

95%

18.

A washing machine uses 250J of electrical energy to produce 125J of useful energy. How efficient is it?

a)

5%

b)

50%

c)

55%

d)

100%

19.
No machine in existence has 100% efficiency due to ____________________.
a)
magic
b)
friction
c)
smoke
d)
input
20.

Which is the best example of kinetic energy?

a)

A car sitting on top of a hill

b)

A skateboard on the sidewalk

c)

A wagon rolling down a hill

d)

A powerwheel parked in the yard

21.
A lamp that plugs into a wall socket draws energy which flows through a thin wire in the bulb causing it to glow. What energy transformations are taking place?
a)
chemical → light → electrical
b)
mechanical → sound → light
c)
thermal → solar → electrical
d)
electrical → thermal → light
22.
Which kind of energy change occurs when a candle is burning?
a)
Chemical to light.
b)
Light to electrical.
c)
Solar to heat.
d)
Chemical to electrical.