WorksheetsUsing Energy and Heat
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
If enough thermal energy is added to a material, it will change state.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Temperature is the measure of the average kinetic energy of a substance.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
A stretched rubber band contains what type of energy?
a)
kinetic energy
b)
gravitational potential energy
c)
elastic potential energy
d)
chemical potential energy
4.
Due to the force of gravity, if an object is on top of a hill or in a position off the ground, it has _____.
a)
kinetic energy
b)
gravitational potential energy
c)
elastic potential energy
d)
chemical potential energy
5.
A microwave oven heats food using which type of energy?
a)
mechanical energy
b)
sound energy
c)
thermal energy
d)
radiant energy
6.
When you add heat to liquid, a gas may form. This process is called _____.
a)
vaporization
b)
heat effect
c)
temperature change
d)
transference
7.
If you say an object is hot, you are feeling the transfer of _____.
a)
kinetic energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
potential energy
d)
chemical energy
8.
_____ is the ability or capacity to do work or to produce change.
a)
Energy
b)
Mass
c)
Weight
d)
Kinetic
9.
Which is an example of kinetic energy?
a)
energy stored in gasoline
b)
energy of a moving car
c)
energy in a battery
d)
water in a reservoir
10.
The combined total of the kinetic and potential energy in a material is called _____.
a)
radiant energy
b)
nuclear energy
c)
potential kinetic energy
d)
thermal energy
11.
Which statement is NOT true about energy?
a)
energy is the ability to do work
b)
energy is neither created nor destroyed
c)
there are many forms of energy, but they can all be categorized as kinetic or potential
d)
potential energy is energy in motion
12.
The combination of potential and kinetic energy that a ball has that has been tossed into the air is which type of energy?
a)
mechanical energy
b)
sound energy
c)
thermal energy
d)
radiant energy
13.
Particles in a bowl of hot soup are moving _____ the particles in the soup when it has cooled.
a)
the same speed as
b)
slower than
c)
faster than
d)
Particles do not move.
14.
Kinetic energy is the ____ of motion.
a)
temperature
b)
energy
c)
heat
d)
state
15.
An opera singer can break a glass by singing the correct note. This is an example of which type of energy?
a)
mechanical energy
b)
sound energy
c)
thermal energy
d)
radiant energy
16.
When water is heated on a stove, which kind of energy is transferred?
a)
gravitational energy
b)
potential energy
c)
kinetic energy
d)
thermal energy
17.
A liquid thermometer works because liquid ____ when warmed.
a)
expands
b)
contracts
c)
solidifies
d)
condenses
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