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TOPIC 5 & 6_PE, KE, ME

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. And energy due to its position is ____________energy.

a)

potential, kinetic

b)

mechanical, potential

c)

kinetic, potential

d)

mechanical, kinetic

2.

At which point of the roller coaster journey is kinetic and potential energy greatest respectively? 

a)

W, X

b)

X, W

c)

Y, X

d)

Z, Y

3.

What position of the roller coaster has the least amount of potential and kinetic energy, respectively?

a)

W, X

b)

X, W

c)

Y, X

d)

Z, Y

4.
What would have the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
A car driving down a hill.
b)
A person running down a hill. 
c)
A ball rolling down a hill. 
5.

The rock in the picture is pushed over the edge and it begins to fall. Which type of energy conversion is taking place?

a)

mechanical to heat

b)

sound to mechanical

c)

potential to kinetic

d)

kinetic to potential

6.
What kind(s) of energy is(are) in a person climbing a ladder?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
7.
What type of energy represents the sum of the KE and PE that a moving object has?
a)
chemical energy
b)
total mechanical energy
c)
electromagnetic energy
d)
electrical energy
8.

When a roller coaster cart falls towards the ground, what happens to its potential energy and kinetic energy?

a)

it loses potential energy and gains kinetic energy

b)

it gains potential energy and loses kinetic energy

c)

Its potential and kinetic enery remains the same

d)

Its potential and kinetic energy becomes zero

9.

Based on the formula for potential energy, what 2 variables influence PE the most? PE = mgh

a)
mass and height
b)

mass only

c)

height only

d)

mass, height, and gravitational acceleration of the earth

10.

Based on the formula for kinetic energy, what variables influence KE the most? KE = 1/2 mv2

a)

mass and velocity

b)

mass only

c)

velocity only

d)

mass, height, and velocity

11.
What is being transferred as you do work?
a)
Energy
b)
Heat
c)
Power
d)
Gravitational Potential Energy
12.

Which among the following has a greater potential energy?

a)

a 2kg ball on the floor

b)

a 5g feather on the top of a 3m roof

c)

a 1kg drone hovering 200m above the ground

d)

a 2000kg truck parking at the roadside

13.

How are different forms of energy related?

a)

they can all be transformed into other forms of energy

b)

none of them can be transformed into other forms of energy

c)

they can be created

d)

they can be destroyed

14.

As an object falls its __________ energy decreases and its kinetic energy increases

a)

potential

b)

chemical

c)

thermal

d)

electric

15.
"Energy can be transformed from one form into another or transformed from one region or another, but energy cannot be created or destroyed."
Which law is this?
a)
Law of Conservation of Mass
b)
Newton's Second Law
c)
Law of Conservation of Energy
d)
Newton's Third Law
16.
Which energy transformation occurs in a toaster?
a)
chemical to electric
b)
electric to thermal
c)
kinetic to chemical
d)
thermal to potential
17.
What energy transformations take place when a battery-operated radio is in use?
a)
Electrical to chemical to light
b)
Sound to chemical to mechanical
c)
Chemical to electrical to sound
d)
Light to electrical to thermal
18.

When you drop a basketball it does not bounce back all the way. This is because some of the mechanical energy is 'lost' when it transforms into which of the following ?

a)

Sound

b)

Chemical

c)

Radiant

d)

Thermal

19.

When gasoline burns to move a car, which of the following transformations take place?

a)

Chemical to Thermal

b)

Chemical to Mechanical

c)

Potential to Kinetic

d)

Mechanical to sound

e)

Thermal to chemical

20.

A solar power plant converts _____________ to ____________.

a)

Electrical energy to solar energy

b)

radiant energy to electrical energy

c)

chemical energy to electrical energy

d)

mechanical energy to thermal energy

21.

When a car burns gasoline it creates hot air to move the pistons in the engine, which causes the car to move. What energy transformation occur from the fuel to the movement of a car?

a)

thermal energy to mechanical energy

b)

thermal energy to chemical energy to mechanical energy

c)

chemical energy to thermal energy to mechanical energy

d)

chemical energy to electrical energy

22.
When water falls through a dam and turns a turbine connected to a generator, electricity is produced. This electricity is often used to light our homes and offices. Which of the following shows the energy transformations that occurs?
a)
electrical → light → mechanical
b)
chemical → mechanical → electrical
c)
mechanical → chemical → light
d)
mechanical → electrical → light
23.

This drawing illustrates which of the following?

a)

Conservation of Mechanical Energy

b)

Conservation of Mass

c)

Conservation of Energy

d)

Conservation of Matter

24.

What enegy source is most used all over the world?

a)

fossil fuels

b)

hydropower plant

c)

geothermal power plant

d)

nuclear power plant

25.

What is the most used energy source in Cebu?

a)

fossil fuels

b)

coal

c)

natural gas

d)

oil

26.

Which of the following are the major energy consuming sectors of our society?

a)

commercial sector

b)

industrial sector

c)

agricultural sector

d)

transporattion sector

e)

residential sector

27.

Which of the following is are true about the use of steam engine before and after industrial revolution?

a)

before industrial revolution, steam engines are used to remove water from flooded mines

b)

after the industrial revolution, steam engines are used to burn fossil fuels to generate electricity

c)

steam engines are used to convert chemical energy to mechanical energy to electrical energy

d)

steam engines are used to convert chemical energy to heat energy to kinetic energy

28.

Geothermal power plants use steam to produce electricity. The steam comes from reservoirs of hot water found a few miles or more below the earth's surface. The steam rotates a turbine that activates a generator, which produces electricity. What energy transformation in geothermal power plant?

a)

HEAT to MECHANICAL to ELECTRICAL

b)

HEAT to ELECTRICAL to MECHANICAL

c)

HEAT to ELECTRICAL to KINETIC

d)

HEAT to ELECTRICAL to CHEMICAL

29.

A water bottle is knocked off a desk.

When does the WATER have the MOST KE? MOST PE?

a)

At the top of the fall.

At the bottom of the fall.

b)

In the middle of the fall.

At the bottom of the fall.

c)

At the bottom of the fall.

At the top of the fall.

30.

Why Is a dam thicker at the bottom than at the top?

a)

becuase the lower portion of the dam has greater water pressure exerted upon it

b)

becuase the lower portion of the dam has lesser water pressure exerted upon it

c)

becuase the lower portion of the dam has greater total mechanical energy

d)

becuase the lower portion of the dam has lesser total mechanical energy