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Unit 1: Energy Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Energy is the ability to ________.

a)
make heat
b)
do work
c)
transform
2.

What is Potential Energy?

a)
Energy an object has because it is in motion
b)
Energy stored in an object as a result of its position or state
3.

What is Kinetic Energy?

a)
Energy an object has because it is in motion.
b)
Energy stored in an object as a result of its position or state
4.

Is the picture below an example of Potential or Kinetic Energy?

a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
5.

Is the picture below an example of Potential or Kinetic Energy?

a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
6.

Is the picture below an example of Potential or Kinetic Energy?

a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
7.

Is the picture below an example of Potential or Kinetic Energy?

a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
8.

Is the picture below an example of Potential or Kinetic Energy?

a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
9.

Is the picture below an example of Potential or Kinetic Energy?

a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
10.

When you catch a moving ball, what happens to the kinetic energy?

a)
It is destroyed.
b)
It is transferred to your hand.
11.

A bat hitting a ball is an example of energy transfer?

a)
True
b)
False
12.

Energy transformation is when energy changes into a different form.

a)
True
b)
False
13.

What energy transformation does this diagram show?

a)
electric into kinetic
b)
chemical into mechanical
c)
electrical into light
14.

What is the Law of Conservation?

a)
energy can be created but not destroyed
b)
energy can be destroyed but not created
c)
energy cannot be created or destroyed
15.

Name the three forms of energy below.

a)
Nuclear, Elastic, Chemical
b)
Thermal, Chemical, Mechanical
16.

What are fossil fuels made from?

a)
the remains of dead plants or animals
b)
in a factory using garbage and waste
c)
wind power
17.

What is a disadvantage of using fossil fuels?

a)
They are renewable and can be renewed or restored.
b)
The are nonrenewable and will eventually run out.
18.

What are two examples of renewable energy sources?

a)
coal and oil
b)
solar energy and wind energy
19.

What is an advantage of using solar power?

a)
It is clean and cheap to run.
b)
It is a fossil fuel.
20.

What does nonrenewable mean?

a)

You can't make more of it.

b)

Sometimes you can make more of it.

c)

You can make more of it.