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Energy Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the two general types of energy?

a)

Mechanical and Sound

b)

Chemical and Nuclear

c)

Kinetic and Potential

d)

Electromagnetic and Thermal

2.

What is the energy of an object that is due to motion?

a)

Potential energy

b)

Chemical energy

c)

Kinetic energy

d)

Electromagnetic energy

3.

What is the energy that an object has due to its position, condition, or chemical composition?

a)

Mechanical energy

b)

Potential energy

c)

Sound energy

d)

Electromagnetic energy

4.

Can an object have both kinetic and potential energy at the same time?

a)

Yes, only in theory

b)

No, it's not possible

c)

No, it's a physical impossibility

d)

Yes, in certain situations

5.

What is the sum of an object's kinetic energy and potential energy?

a)

Mechanical energy

b)

Chemical energy

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Nuclear energy

6.

What is the kinetic energy caused by the vibration of particles in a medium?

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Electromagnetic energy

c)

Sound energy

d)

Mechanical energy

7.

What is the energy transmitted through space in the form of electromagnetic waves?

a)

Electromagnetic energy

b)

Mechanical energy

c)

Sound energy

d)

Thermal energy

8.

What is the energy that results from the position or motion of charged particles?

a)

Electromagnetic energy

b)

Electrical energy

c)

Sound energy

d)

Mechanical energy

9.

What is the kinetic energy of an object due to the motion of its particles?

a)

Electromagnetic energy

b)

Sound energy

c)

Mechanical energy

d)

Thermal energy

10.

What is the source of nuclear energy?

a)

Nucleus of an atom

b)

Protons

c)

Neutrons

d)

Electrons

11.

What takes place when energy changes from one form into another form?

a)

Energy conservation

b)

Energy conversion

c)

Energy transformation

d)

Energy transfer

12.

What is the law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only changed from one form to another?

a)

Law of thermodynamics

b)

Newton's law

c)

Law of conservation of energy

d)

Einstein's law

13.

The energy that exists before baking soda and vinegar combine to create carbon dioxide gas. _____

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

14.

A child on his way down a playground slide. _____

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

15.

Exploding fireworks. _____

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

16.

Ocean waves. _____

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

17.

A stunt driver at the top of a ramp. _____

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

18.

The flexed string of an archer’s bow. _____

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

19.

Boiling water. _____

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

20.

A glowing neon sign. _____

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

21.

The sun. _____

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

22.

What happens when two forces act in opposite directions?

a)

They cancel each other out

b)

They add together

c)

They subtract from each other

d)

They have no effect on each other

23.

What is the overall force on an object after all the forces are added together called?

a)

Balanced force

b)

Unbalanced force

c)

Net force

d)

Opposing force

24.

When two forces act in the same direction, what happens to them?

a)

They cancel each other out

b)

They add together

c)

They subtract from each other

d)

They have no effect on each other

25.

What is a force?

a)

A push or pull

b)

A change in direction

c)

A type of motion

d)

A combination of velocity and acceleration

26.

How are forces described?

a)

Only by their strength

b)

Only by the direction they act in

c)

Both by their strength and direction

d)

Forces are not described in science

27.

If mass increases, what happens to the potential energy?

a)

it decreases

b)

it increases

28.

If height increases, what happens to the potential energy?

a)

it decreases

b)

it increases

29.

The world record for pole vaulting is 6.15 m and the vaulter's mass is 82 kg. Calculate the amount of potential energy. Gravity = 9.8

(a)  

30.

What is the gravitational potential energy of an 85 kg mountain climber at the summit of a 6267 m volcano?

(a)  

31.

Which of the following is the correct equation for calculating an object's gravitational potential energy?

a)

PE = mgh

b)

PE = mg / h

c)

PE = mg + h

d)

PE = gh

32.

What is the correct unit for energy?

a)

meters (m)

b)

kilogram meters per second (kg m/s)

c)

Newtons (N)

d)

Joules (J)

33.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
34.
The acceleration of an object due to gravity on Earth is...
a)
8.9 m/s2
b)
9.8 m/s2
c)
It depends on the mass of an object
d)
Equal to its kinetic energy
35.
A car is traveling with a velocity of 40 m/s and has a mass of 1120 kg. What is the KE of the car?
a)
22,400 J
b)
44,800 J
c)
896,000 J
d)
1,792,000 J
36.
There is a bell at the top of a tower that is 45 m high. The bell weighs 100 kg. What is the potential energy of the bell?
a)
980 J
b)
441 J
c)
4,500 J
d)
44,100 J
37.
As mass increases, KE ...
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
38.

What two factors affect an object's kinetic energy?

a)

area and volume

b)

mass and weight

c)

weight and height

d)

mass and speed

39.

It takes a freight train 2.3 seconds to move 26 meters. Calculate its average speed.

a)

11.3 m/s

b)

1.13 m/s

c)

22 m/s

40.

A trip to Florida takes 10 hours. The distance is 816 km. Calculate the average speed.

a)

81.6 km/hr

b)

81.6 mph

c)

82 m/s

d)

816 km/h

41.

What is the speed of a jet plane that travels 528 meters in 4 seconds ?

a)

140 m/s

b)

132 mph

c)

142 mph

d)

132 m/s

42.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t/d
b)
S = d/t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d
43.
Which point has the most potential energy?
a)
D
b)
F
c)
B
d)
A
44.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
45.

What is energy?

a)

The ability to do work and cause change and move an object some distance.

b)

The push and pull exerted on an object.

c)

The relationship between matter and substances..

d)

The feeling you get after drinking a Monster or Red Bull