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WorksheetsLesson 1-2 Quiz Corrected Version
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
In what form does energy from the sun travel to Earth?
thermal
light
heat
electrical
Which of the following best demonstrates potential energy?
a rolling ball
a moving car
a running boy
a sleeping cat
Which of the following is an example of mechanical energy?
The sun lights your room
The gas flame on the stove heats water
You use a toothbrush to clean your teeth
The radio plays music
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?
Put a lot of windows in the building.
Locate the building near a busy road.
Plant trees around the outside of the building.
Build a two-story building.
What is the source of energy that powers a television?
mechanical energy
electrical energy
sound energy
thermal energy
What is the best example of stored energy changing to energy of motion?
making a call with your phone
turning on a light
stepping on a rug
dropping a coin out of your pocket
Which forms of energy increase when a bicycle goes from slow to fast?
potential and electrical
mechanical and kinetic
thermal and electrical
chemical and light
Which of the following is an example of potential energy changing into kinetic energy?
A book falls off the edge of your desk
You sit on your bike at the top of the hill
There is a jack-in-the-box with the lid closed on your bed
A runner stands at the starting line of a race
What is the scientific meaning of the word work?
Work is doing a job for pay
Work is finding an answer to a hard question
Work is done when someone becomes upset
Work is done when a force moves or changes an object
What happens when you turn on a light switch?
electrical energy -> light energy + heat
sound energy -> electrical energy -> light energy
electrical energy -> potential energy -> light energy
electrical energy -> light energy -> potential energy + heat
Which one of the following is work being done?
You increase the heat under a pot of water so the water will boil faster.
You try as hard as you can to move a table, but it will only move a little bit.
A battery has stored chemical energy.
A mattress has springs in it.
Cooking uses what form of energy?
thermal
potential
chemical
kinetic
