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Energy Transformation/ Simple Machines

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which energy conversion is taking place when you put gasoline in a car?

a)

chemical -> mechanical

 

b)

mechanical -> electromagnetic

2.

Electrical Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.

a)

Thermal

 

b)

chemical

3.

Which energy transformation occurs in a toaster?

 

 

a)

electric to thermal

b)

chemical to electric

4.

A battery converts what type of energy to another?

a)

light to heat

 

b)

chemical to electrical

5.

Energy transformations occur when...

a)

a chemical reaction takes place

b)

energy changes from one form to another

6.

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

a)

person running

 

b)

windmill turning

7.

A hairdryer converts --

a)

electrical energy into thermal

 

b)

chemical energy into mechanical

8.

A complete circuit with a battery and a buzzer making noise. This circuit works by transforming___

a)

 

chemical energy to electrical to sound.

b)

sound energy to electrical to chemical.

9.

What machine changes electrical energy into light and sound energy?

a)

 

alarm clock

b)

lightbulb

10.

An example of electrical energy to heat energy.

a)

using a hotplate to boil water

b)

mixing chemicals to produce heat

11.

Which of the following converts chemical energy to sound and radiant energy?

a)

Solar calculator

b)

Firecracker

12.

What would be the energy transformation from Position A to Position B?

a)

Gravitational Potential to Kinetic

b)

Potential Elastic to Gravitational Potential

13.

Which energy flow diagram best describes the energy transformations in the illustration? 

(Hydroelectric Power Plant)

a)

 

Mechanical --> electric

b)

thermal energy into mechanical

14.

When you rub your hands together, the friction takes _________ energy and transforms it into _____________ energy.

a)

mechanical, thermal

 

b)

gravitational, sound

15.

Burning turns wood into ash and smoke

a)

chemical energy, thermal energy, radiant energy

 

b)

radiant energy, mechanical energy, gravitational potential energy

16.

A simple machine is a device that helps to reduce the amount of force required to work.

a)

force

b)

energy

17.

Which of the following does a simple machine do?

a)

 

reduce the amount of force needed to do work

b)

reduce the amount of work needed to do work

18.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a compound machine?

 

 

a)

pulley

b)

scissors

19.

A _______ pulley is used to reduce the amount of effort force.

a)

single

 

b)

 

movable

20.

How can an inclined plane reduces the amount of force required to lift an object?

 

 

a)

decrease the length of the ramp

b)

increase the length of the ramp

21.

A pair of scissors is a compound simple machine that uses levers to force wedges onto something to cut it.

a)

 

levers to force wedges onto something to cut it.

b)

Inclined plane to force wedges onto something to cut it.

22.

While using a pulley system to lift heavy objects, it may magnify or reduce the forces that can be applied to it, but it does not change the total amount of work needed to perform the overall task.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

A machine is used to lift heavy objects in a construction site. It uses a combination of pulleys and levers to make the lifting easier. Is this statement true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

24.

In a seesaw, the effort is in the middle between the fulcrum and the load.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The broom is lever. You pivot the handle of the broom at the top (fulcrum) and push the handle near the middle (effort), so the bristles at the other end will sweep across the floor.

a)

True

b)

False