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Lesson 1-2 Quiz Corrected Version

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what form does energy from the sun travel to Earth?

a)

thermal

b)

light

c)

heat

d)

electrical

2.

Which of the following best demonstrates potential energy?

a)

a rolling ball

b)

a moving car

c)

a running boy

d)

a sleeping cat

3.

Which of the following is an example of mechanical energy?

a)

The sun lights your room

b)

The gas flame on the stove heats water

c)

You use a toothbrush to clean your teeth

d)

The radio plays music

4.

A builder wants to build an office that uses energy from the sun to help light the inside of the building. What is the best way the builder can do this?

a)

Put a lot of windows in the building.

b)

Locate the building near a busy road.

c)

Plant trees around the outside of the building.

d)

Build a two-story building.

5.

What is the source of energy that powers a television?

a)

mechanical energy

b)

electrical energy

c)

sound energy

d)

thermal energy

6.

What is the best example of stored energy changing to energy of motion?

a)

making a call with your phone

b)

turning on a light

c)

stepping on a rug

d)

dropping a coin out of your pocket

7.

Which forms of energy increase when a bicycle goes from slow to fast?

a)

potential and electrical

b)

mechanical and kinetic

c)

thermal and electrical

d)

chemical and light

8.

Which of the following is an example of potential energy changing into kinetic energy?

a)

A book falls off the edge of your desk

b)

You sit on your bike at the top of the hill

c)

There is a jack-in-the-box with the lid closed on your bed

d)

A runner stands at the starting line of a race

9.

What is the scientific meaning of the word work?

a)

Work is doing a job for pay

b)

Work is finding an answer to a hard question

c)

Work is done when someone becomes upset

d)

Work is done when a force moves or changes an object

10.

What happens when you turn on a light switch?

a)

electrical energy -> light energy + heat

b)

sound energy -> electrical energy -> light energy

c)

electrical energy -> potential energy -> light energy

d)

electrical energy -> light energy -> potential energy + heat

11.

Which one of the following is work being done?

a)

You increase the heat under a pot of water so the water will boil faster.

b)

You try as hard as you can to move a table, but it will only move a little bit.

c)

A battery has stored chemical energy.

d)

A mattress has springs in it.

12.

Cooking uses what form of energy?

a)

thermal

b)

potential

c)

chemical

d)

kinetic