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Energy Review & Transformation

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
2.
__________ energy is the energy due to an object's position or condition
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above 
d)
All of the above 
3.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
both
d)
neither
4.
Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?
a)
a. a car parked on a steep hill 
b)
b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
c)
c. a picture hanging on the wall 
d)
d. a piece of coal before it's burned 
5.
Which point has the most potential energy?
a)
D
b)
F
c)
B
d)
A
6.
Which point has the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
7.
The law of conservation of energy means ________________________
a)
Energy CAN be created and destroyed or transformed
b)
Energy can be used up or transformed
c)
Energy CANNOT be created or destroyed, only transformed
d)
Energy cannot be transformed
8.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest? (assume there is no friction)
a)
1 and 5
b)
2 and 4
c)
3 
d)
4 and 5
10.

A toy robot can walk and talk and runs on batteries. Which type of energy is stored in the batteries?

a)

nuclear

b)

chemical

c)

electrical

d)

mechanical

11.

Which term describes the energy that is stored due to the height of an object above the ground?

a)

kinetic energy

b)

chemical energy

c)

mechanical energy

d)

gravitational potential energy

12.

A nuclear power plant captures the energy created by the fission of the nuclei of uranium atoms and uses the generated energy to boil water. The boiled water creates steam that spins a series of turbines as it rises. As each turbine spins, it generates power that is sent into the power grid. Choose the correct sequence to fill in the blanks below. The uranium atoms contain __________ energy. The heat from their fission increases the __________ energy of the water. The spinning of the turbines is __________ energy that then generates __________ energy used in people’s homes.

a)

nuclear, thermal, kinetic, electrical

b)

nuclear, kinetic, thermal, electrical

c)

nuclear, electrical, thermal, kinetic

d)

nuclear, electrical, kinetic, thermal

13.

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

14.

Which of these best illustrates chemical potential energy?

a)

a dog playing fetch

b)

gasoline in a gas tank

c)

water moving down a hill

d)

a skydiver about to jump out of a plane

15.

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.

16.

What energy transformation takes place when a hair dryer is used?

a)

Energy from the sun is transformed to chemical energy.

b)

Sound energy is transformed to thermal energy and electrical energy.

c)

Electrical energy is transformed to mechanical, sound and thermal energy

d)

Electrical energy is transformed to thermal energy and sound energy.

17.

What type of energy transformation occurs, when a hawk eats a mouse and then uses the energy from the mouse to fly?

a)

mechanical energy to chemical energy

b)

thermal energy to mechanical energy

c)

chemical energy to mechanical energy

d)

mechanical energy to thermal energy

18.
Which items would have this energy transformation: light energy -> chemical energy?
a)
tree growing fruit
b)
person running
c)
solar calculator
d)
windmill turning
19.
According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________. 
a)
destroyed, destroyed
b)
created, saved
c)
created, destroyed
d)
lost, found
20.

Which of these has kinetic energy?

a)

a book sitting on a shelf

b)

hat and gloves on a table

c)

cars parked in a parking lot

d)

a child kicking a soccer ball