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Energy review

Total questions: 109

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the energy transformation that occurs in an electric pencil sharpener?

a)

mechanical energy to electrical energy

b)

electrical energy to mechanical energy

c)

radiant energy to sound energy

d)

chemical energy to mechanical energy

2.

Which of the following energy transformations occurs when a lamp is plugged in?

a)
Chemical to light
b)
Electrical to chemical
c)
Electrical to light
d)
Chemical to electrical
3.

The roller coaster cart has the most kinetic energy at position-

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

4.
A hairdryer converts -- 
a)
electrical energy into chemical
b)
electrical energy into thermal
c)
chemical energy into mechanical
d)
thermal energy into mechanical
5.
Which items would have this energy transformation: electrical energy -> thermal energy and light energy?
a)
toaster
b)
candle burning
c)
windmill turning
d)
Iron for your clothes
6.

Which items would have this energy transformation: chemical energy -> thermal and light energy?

a)

tanning bed

b)

candle burning

c)

wind turbine turning

d)

solar calculator

7.

Which items would have this energy transformation: mechanical energy -> sound energy?

a)

turning on a flashlight

b)

nuclear power plant

c)

wind turbine turning

d)

playing a violin

8.

Which items would have this energy transformation: mechanical energy -> electrical energy?

a)

turning on a flashlight

b)

nuclear power plant

c)

wind turbine turning

d)

tanning bed

9.

What kind of energy is represented in the food?

a)

Thermal

b)

Chemical

c)

Sound

d)

Kinetic

10.

As a microwave oven is operated, electrical energy is transformed into all of the following types of energy EXCEPT

a)
solar
b)
light
c)
thermal
d)
mechanical
11.
In energy transformations, "wasted energy" usually takes what form?
a)
heat
b)
chemical energy
c)
light
d)
sound waves
12.

Which of the following energy transfers occurs when eating food

a)
chemical to mechanical
b)
radiant to nuclear
c)

mechanical to chemical

d)
thermal to chemical
13.

Gravitational potential energy depends on gravitational field strength and the ________ and ________ of the object. 

a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction 
14.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
15.

A swing has the greatest potential energy when.

a)

it is at its lowest point

b)

it is at its highest point

c)
it is sitting still
d)
it is spinning
16.

Which of the following best describes the energy transformations that occur when a flashlight that runs on batteries is turned on?

a)

chemical to electrical to light energy

b)

radiant to electrical to sound

c)

chemical to radiant to mechanical to electrical

d)

electric to radiant to chemical

17.

All moving things have this type of energy

a)

gravitational potential

b)

elastic potential

c)

nuclear potential

d)

kinetic

18.

An object raised up to a height has this type of energy

a)

elastic potential

b)

gravitational potential

c)

kinetic

d)

chemical potential

19.

An object that is stretched or compressed has this type of energy

a)

kinetic

b)

gravitational potential

c)

chemical potential

d)

elastic potential

20.

What is Energy?

a)

The ability to do anything

b)

The ability to cause change or do work

c)

The investigation of nature

d)

A fact of life

21.

What is an example of kinetic energy?

a)

An apple in a tree

b)

A bouncy ball on the table

c)

A car driving on the highway

d)

A stretched out rubber band

22.

Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What transformation occurs in a toaster?

a)

Electrical to light

b)

Electrical to thermal

c)

Thermal to mechanical

d)

Solar to electrical

24.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
25.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
26.

Energy is:

a)

The ability to do work

b)

The amount of power

c)

Movement

d)

Causing things to happen

27.

Kinetic energy is

a)

Stored energy

b)

Force acting on objects

c)

Associated with movement

d)

Measured in speed

28.

Potential energy is:

a)

A type of kinetic energy

b)

A fuel

c)

Associated with movement

d)

Stored energy

29.

Mass is measured in:

a)

J

b)

lbs

c)

kg

d)

N

30.

What type of energy is in this picture?

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Rubber energy

c)

Elastic energy

d)

Stored energy

31.
A material that transfers energy easily.
a)
insulator
b)
heat
c)
conduction
d)
conductor
32.
Sailboats, kites and mills use this kind of energy.
a)
Propane 
b)
Nuclear 
c)
Wind
d)
Oil
33.
This energy comes from splitting Uranium atoms.
a)

Nuclear fission

b)

Nuclear fusion

c)

Fossil fuels

d)

Renewable

34.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
35.
Heat is the movement of ______.
a)
radiation
b)
thermal energy
c)
cold
d)
fire
36.
If an object has particles that are moving very quickly, the object 's temperature is probably _____.
a)
cold
b)
slow
c)
big
d)
hot
37.
What are waves that can transfer heat through the vacuum of empty space?
a)
Electromagnetic waves
b)
Convection
c)
Conduction
d)
Heat
38.
What is the measurement of the average kinetic energy of a substance?
a)
Kinetic energy
b)
Temperature
c)
Thermal energy
d)
Potential energy
39.
What is a substance that DOES conduct heat well?
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
c)
Convector
d)
Radiator
40.

When the temperature of matter decreases the atoms...

a)
speed up and move farther apart
b)
speed up and move closer together
c)
slow down and move farther apart
d)
slow down and move closer together
41.
If I am adding thermal energy to a liquid it will turn into _______. 
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Melt
42.

If you double the height that you raise a mass, then this will __________ the gravitational potential energy

a)

triple

b)

double

c)

halve

d)

quadruple

43.

Efficiency is equal to the useful energy output over

a)

the total energy supplied

b)

the energy dissipated

c)

the mass of the object

d)

the height of the object

44.

Nuclear fission involves a large unstable nuclei

a)

fusing with a smaller nuclei

b)

splitting into 2 smaller daughter nuclei

c)

fusing with a large nuclei

d)

splitting into multiple smaller nuclei

45.

A control rod in a nuclear reactor absorbs

a)

neutrinos

b)

protons

c)

neutrons

d)

electrons

46.

Nuclear fusion involves

a)

a large nucleus splitting into 2 daughter nuclei

b)

2 nuclei splitting

c)

2 small nuclei joining together

d)

2 large nuclei joining together

47.

Hydroelectricity begins with

a)

elastic potential energy

b)

gravitational potential energy

c)

wind energy

d)

chemical potential energy

48.

If a dam wall is built to be three times higher, then the gravitational potential energy

a)

quadruples

b)

doubles

c)

triples

d)

decreases by 3

49.

An exothermic chemical reaction

a)

releases energy into the surroundings

b)

absorbs energy from the surroundings

50.

An endothermic chemical reaction

a)

absorbs energy from the surroundings

b)

releases energy into the surroundings

51.

When magnesium reacts with hydrochloric acid the products are

a)

magnesium oxide and hydrogen gas

b)

magnesium chloride and hydrogen gas

c)

chlorine gas and water

d)

magnesium nitrate

52.

The test for hydrogen gas being produced in a chemical reaction is

a)

a colour change

b)

the pop test

c)

limewater turning cloudy

d)

a lit splint going out

53.

A qualitative result is

a)

recording what you observe using your senses

b)

recording measurements

54.

A quantitative result

a)

describes how something appears

b)

has numbers and units

55.

An explanation of an observation

a)

discussion

b)

conclusion

c)

inference

d)

hypothesis

56.

Your prediction of what you think will happen in an experiment

a)

conclusion

b)

discussion

c)

inference

d)

hypothesis

57.

The purpose of an experiment

a)

the hypothesis

b)

the aim

c)

the results

d)

the conclusion

58.

The variable that you measure in an experiment

a)

controlled

b)

dependent

c)

independent

59.

The variable that you deliberately change in an experiment

a)

independent

b)

dependent

c)

controlled

60.

To make your experiment more valid you should

a)

use the correct measurement tools

b)

take an average of the repeated trials

c)

control all the variables that could impact the results

d)

repeat the experiment many times

61.

An outlier is a result which is due to

a)

a mistake

b)

a random error

c)

a systematic error

62.

Errors are unavoidable

a)

false

b)

true

63.

Mistakes are unavoidable

a)

true

b)

false

64.

A type of renewable energy that comes from plants and animals

(a)  

65.

Wind, solar, hydroelectricity, tidal, geothermal, and biomass are all (a)   forms of energy

66.

Type of renewable energy that uses heat from within the Earth

(a)  

67.

Sound energy can be classified as

(a)  

68.

To produce sound, you need a

(a)  

69.

visible light is part of the (a)   spectrum

70.

The bending of light as it travels from one medium into another

(a)  

71.

A typical alkaline battery has a voltage of

(a)  

72.

If an alkaline battery has 2 cells, its total voltage is

(a)  

73.

Series circuits have one (a)   for electrons to flow

74.

The flow of electrons in a circuit

(a)  

75.

This supplies the push needed to make electrons flow

(a)  

76.

This type of circuit has multiple pathways for electrons to flow

(a)  

77.

40 kJ is equal to

(a)  

78.

If you increase the voltage, and keep the resistance constant, then the current

(a)  

79.

This impedes or slows the flow of electrons

(a)  

80.

Current is measured in

(a)  

81.

All electromagnetic waves can travel in a

(a)  

82.

This electromagnetic wave has the lowest frequency and longest wavelength

(a)  

83.

This electromagnetic wave has the highest frequency and shortest wavelength

(a)  

84.

Non renewable type of energy that includes coal, oil and natural gas

(a)  

85.

A megajoule is 1 (a)   joules

86.

A kilojoule is 1 (a)   joules

87.

Sound energy needs a (a)   to travel through

88.

Heat transfer through solids

(a)  

89.

Heat transfer through liquids

(a)  

90.

heat transfer through the vacuum of space

(a)  

91.

Heat energy always flows from

(a)  

92.

Temperature is the average (a)   of atoms

93.

The unit for resistance

(a)  

94.

When light is split into the spectrum of colours, this colour has the longest wavelength

(a)  

95.

The first letters of the colours in visible light from longest to shortest wavelength

(a)  

96.

Heat is transferred through solids by

(a)  

97.

Heat is transferred through fluids via

(a)  

98.

Liquids and gases are called

(a)  

99.

Heat is transferred from the Sun to Earth via

(a)  

100.

We feel this part of the electromagnetic spectrum as heat

(a)  

101.

Our eyes detect this part of the electromagnetic spectrum

(a)  

102.

This part of the electromagnetic spectrum has the highest frequency

(a)  

103.

All electromagnetic waves are (a)   waves

104.

Sound waves are (a)   waves

105.

Sound waves need a (a)   in order to propagate

106.

This part of the visible spectrum has the longest wavelength

(a)  

107.

The mnemonic to recall the colours in the visible spectrum

(a)  

108.

The reflection of a sound wave

(a)  

109.

The bending of light as it passes from one medium into another with a different density

(a)