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Energy Unit!

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which forms of energy are potential?

a)

CE

b)

EE

c)

SE

d)

ELE

e)

TE

2.

What type of energy is stored in a stretched rubber band?

a)

Gravitational potential energy

b)

Chemical energy

c)

Elastic energy

d)

Electrical energy

3.

You kick a soccer ball with a mass of 2 kg. The ball leaves your foot with a speed of 3 m/s. How much KE does it have?

KE = 12 mv2\frac{1}{2}\ \cdot m\cdot v^2

a)

9 joules

b)

18 joules

c)

6 joules

d)

12 joules

4.

Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?

a)

A book sitting on a table

b)

Water held behind a dam

c)

A rolling bowling ball

d)

A compressed spring

5.

A tennis ball is dropped, bounces off the ground, and is caught. Choose the corrent sequence of energy transformations.

a)

GPEEEKEGPEGPE\rightarrow EE\rightarrow KE\rightarrow GPE

b)

GPEKEEEKEGPEGPE\rightarrow KE\rightarrow EE\rightarrow KE\rightarrow GPE

c)

GPEKEEEGPEGPE\rightarrow KE\rightarrow EE\rightarrow GPE

6.

A tennis ball is dropped, bounces off the ground, and is caught. Which statements are true?

a)

SE is transferred to the surroundings

b)

TE is transferred to the surroundings

c)

Some of the energy in the ball is transformed to TE

d)

Some of the energy in the ball is transformed to CE

e)

GPE is transferred to the surroundings

7.

When a baseball is hit with a bat...

a)

SE is transferred to the surroundings

b)

KE is transformed to SE in the ball

8.

During photosynthesis, what type of energy transformation occurs?

a)

Thermal to electrical

b)

Chemical to electrical

c)

Light to chemical

d)

Electrical to thermal

9.

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be transformed into a different form OR transferred to a different object.

a)

False

b)

True

10.

Electrical energy is the flow of electrons. Electrons flow easier through...

a)

conductors like copper.

b)

insulators like rubber.

c)

conductors like rubber.

d)

insulators like copper

11.

What type of energy is a measurement of the sum of KE of an objects particles?

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Electrical energy

c)

Chemical energy

d)

Elastic energy

12.

Which form of energy is stored in food and fuels?

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Electrical energy

c)

Chemical energy

d)

Elastic energy

13.

What effects the amount of elastic energy in an object?

a)

Rigidity

b)

Deformation (stretching/compression)

c)

Mass

d)

Temperature

14.

Which of the following is a form of energy that an object has due to its motion?

a)

Potential energy

b)

Kinetic energy

c)

Chemical energy

d)

Nuclear energy

15.

What type of energy transfer is primarily responsible for the Earth's weather patterns?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Insulation

16.

What type of potential energy does a ball have when it is held above the ground?

a)

Elastic potential energy

b)

Chemical potential energy

c)

Gravitational potential energy

d)

Nuclear potential energy

17.

Which of the following is an example of energy conservation in a closed system?

a)

A car engine converting chemical energy into motion

b)

A light bulb transforming electrical energy into light

c)

A pendulum swinging without any air resistance

d)

A battery losing charge over time

18.

Objects slow down because energy is transferred to the surroundings.

a)

False

b)

True

19.

In a coal burning power plant, coal is burned to heat water and create steam that moves a turbine connected to a generator. Choose all true statements.

a)

CE in the coal increases TE of the water

b)

ME (KE) of steam causes the turbine to have ME (KE)

c)

ME (KE) of the turbine and generator creates ELE to be transferred to homes

d)

TE in the coal is creates ELE in the turbine.

20.

What is the energy stored in the bonds between atoms and molecules called?

a)

Nuclear energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Chemical energy

d)

Elastic energy

21.

All objects have...

a)

CE

b)

EE

c)

ELE

d)

TE

e)

ME (KE)

22.

A tree is being cut down. There is a small branch that weighs 3 pounds and large piece of the trunk that weighs 80 pounds. Both pieces of wood have the same temperature. Which statement is true?

a)

The branch has more TE than the piece of trunk.

b)

The branch has less TE than the piece of the trunk.

c)

The branch and piece of trunk have the same amount of TE.

23.

What type of energy is stored in a compressed spring?

a)

Chemical energy

b)

Gravitational potential energy

c)

Elastic energy

d)

Thermal energy

24.

What type of energy is involved when solar power is used to generate electricity?

a)

Chemical energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Light energy

d)

Nuclear energy

25.

What type of energy transformation occurs when a car engine converts gasoline into motion?

a)

Chemical to mechanical

b)

Thermal to electrical

c)

Light to chemical

d)

Electrical to thermal

26.

Select all answers that are true about sound waves:

Sound waves are...

a)

the coordinated back and forth movement of particles.

b)

atoms and molecules that move away from the source of a sound.

c)

transferred through matter.

d)

not transferred through matter.

27.

When building a marble roller coaster, why did all the coasters have a starting point that was also the highest point in their track?

a)

The high starting point provided the most GPE which would convert into more KE to make it through the track.

b)

The high starting point provided the most KE which would convert into more GPE to make it through the track.

c)

The high starting point gave the most provided the least amount of energy transferred to its surroundings.

28.

CE is transformed into other types of energy through a ...

a)

new substance.

b)

chemial reaction

c)

temperature increase.

d)

circuit

29.

An objects CE is influenced by...

a)

it's mass.

b)

the type of substance.

c)

temperature.

d)

the state of matter.

30.

Batteries contain...

a)

CE

b)

ELE

c)

SE

d)

LE

31.

As an object falls, what happens to KE?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

c)

It stays the same

32.

What factors affect electrical energy?

a)

An energy source

b)

A closed conducting circuit

c)

Temperature

d)

Mass

e)

Rigidity

33.

What influences kinetic energy?

a)

Mass

b)

Speed

c)

Density

d)

Elevation

34.

Which bowling ball has the most kinetic energy?

a)

An 8 pound bowling ball moving at 2 mph

b)

A 16 pound bowling ball moving at 2 mph

c)

A 16 pound bowling ball moving at 8 mph

d)

An 8 pound bowling ball moving at 8 mph

35.

On a cold day in January, you bring a snowball into the school and watch it melt. The snowball gained thermal energy. Where did this TE come from?

a)

The air inside the school

b)

The air inside the school and the snow.

c)

The air outside.

d)

The TE was already inside the snowball.

36.

A swing has potential energy if

a)

it is sitting still

b)

moving at a constant speed

c)

accelerating at a fast pace

d)

unhooked and laying on the ground

37.

What energy transformations take place when a battery operated radio is in use?

a)

electrical to chemical to sound

b)

thermal to sound to electrical

c)

chemical to electrical to sound

d)

chemical to sound to thermal

38.

According to one of our scientific principles (Law of Conservation of Energy), energy cannot be ______ or _______

a)

destroyed, determined

b)

created, nuclear

c)

destroyed, remade

d)

created,destroyed

39.

What type of energy is represented in the picture?

a)

potential

b)

chemical

c)

thermal

d)

mechanical

40.

Turning on a lamp is an example of energy transfer. Which of these is NOT a form of energy present in the lamp?

a)

thermal

b)

electrical

c)

chemical

d)

light

41.

Which of the following transfers occurs when food is digested?

a)

Chemical to light

b)

Mechanical to thermal

c)

Mechanical to solar

d)

Chemical to thermal

42.

Plants turn_______ energy into _______ energy for food.

a)

thermal, mechanical

b)

light, chemical

c)

mechanical, light

d)

potential, kinetic

43.

Gravitational potential energy depends on the______ and ______ of the object.

a)

force, energy

b)

speed, height

c)

mass, speed

d)

height, mass

44.

The roller coaster cart has the most gravitational potential energy at position

a)

Z

b)

Y

c)

W

d)

X

45.

A stretched rubber band has which kind of energy?

a)

Elastic

b)

Kinetic

c)

Electrical

d)

Chemical

46.

The picture shows a microwave oven. As a microwave oven is operated, electrical energy is transformed into all types of energy except-

a)

light

b)

thermal

c)

mechanical

d)

chemical

47.

Moving parts of a machine have ______energy.

a)

radiant

b)

light

c)

electrical

d)

mechanical

48.

On a rollercoaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?

a)

At the top of the big hill

b)

At the bottom of a big hill

c)

On the way up a big hill

d)

At the top of the hill ,where the car stops for a brief moment

49.

Which of the following energy transfers occur when a lamp that is plugged into the wall outlet and turned on.

a)

electrical to light

b)

chemical to light

c)

chemical to electrical

d)

electrical to thermal

50.

Which of the following device transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy?

a)

a fan

b)

a manually operated pencil sharpener

c)

a bicycle

d)

an iPhone 15

51.

What type of energy transformation in an electric hot plate is plugged in?

a)

electrical to light

b)

mechanical to electrical to light

c)

thermal to mechanical to light

d)

electrical to thermal

52.

The roller coaster cart has the most kinetic energy at position

a)

X

b)

W

c)

Y

d)

Z

53.

Which situation identifies the energy transfer from your chromebook (not plugged in) to you when you have your headphones plugged in listening to music?

a)

chemical to electrical to sound

b)

chemical to thermal to sound

c)

mechanical to sound to electrical

d)

chemical to sound to electrical

54.

A hairdryer converts-

a)

chemical to electrical

b)

electrical to thermal

c)

electrical to light

d)

thermal to mechanical to light

55.

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

a)

mechanical to potential

b)

mechanical to chemical to thermal

c)

chemical to mechanical

d)

chemical to thermal to kinetic