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Energy Quiz 1 8R NYSSLS

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the unit for mass?

a)

kilogram (kg)

b)

meter (m)

c)

Newton (N)

d)

Joule (J)

2.

What is the unit for distance?

a)

kilogram (kg)

b)

meter (m)

c)

Newton (N)

d)

Joule (J)

3.

What is the unit for energy?

a)

kilogram (kg)

b)

meter (m)

c)

Newton (N)

d)

Joule (J)

4.

What is the formula for kinetic energy?

a)

distance / time

b)

mass x acceleration

c)

velocity / time

d)

½(mass) x (velocity)2

e)

(mass) x (acceleration of gravity) x (height)

5.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
6.
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. 
7.
Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?
a)
a. a car parked on a steep hill 
b)
b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
c)
c. a picture hanging on the wall 
d)
d. a piece of coal before it's burned 
8.
What is kinetic energy?
a)
energy of work
b)
energy of motion
c)
energy of gravity
d)
energy of power
9.

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

10.

Where would this tossed baseball have the least amount of kinetic energy?

a)

point W

b)

point X

c)

point y

d)

point z

11.

Where would this tossed baseball have the greatest amount of kinetic energy?

a)

point W

b)

point X

c)

point y

d)

point z

12.

Increasing an object's mass will increase its kinetic energy.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

Increasing an object's speed will increase its kinetic energy.

a)

false

b)

true

14.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
15.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
16.
What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
17.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
18.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
19.
Explain what happens to the potential energy of a rock as it falls off the side of a cliff.
a)
The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy increases.
b)
The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy decreases.
c)
The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy increases.
d)
The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy decreases. 
20.
When riding a roller coaster, you go up and down many hills. When do you have the maximum (most) kinetic energy?
a)
At the top of each hill.
b)
As you go down each hill.
c)
At the bottom of each hill.
d)
As you go up each hill.
21.

The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.

a)

more

b)

less

c)

none of the above

d)

same

22.

At which point is potential energy greatest?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

23.

What kind of energy is stored energy?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

None of the above

d)

All of the above

24.
What kind of energy is in a person climbing a ladder?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
25.
Click to look at the picture.
The picture is demonstrating an example of ______ . 
a)
gravity
b)
speed
c)
kinetic energy
d)
potential energy
26.
Click to look at the picture. 
The picture is an example of _____ .
a)
gravity
b)
potential energy
c)
kinetic energy
d)
friction
27.

Temperature is the __________ _________ energy of moving particles

a)

average potential

b)

average kinetic

c)

total potential

d)

total kinetic

28.

Hot things have ____________ thermal energy than cold things

a)

more

b)

less

c)

same

d)

potato

29.

Cold things often have a _________ kinetic energy because_______

a)

lower; particles are moving around less

b)

lower; particles are moving around more

c)

higher; particles are moving around the same

d)

higher; particles do not move

30.

Potential energy is the _________

a)

energy of movement

b)

same as kinetic energy

c)

stored energy inside of something

d)

potato

31.

For objects that have the SAME mass, which object will have a HIGHER thermal energy?

a)

the object with the higher temperature

b)

the object with the lower temperature

c)

the objects will have the same temperature

d)

the objects have no temperature

32.
a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)
d)
33.
a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

34.
a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)
d)
35.
a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)
d)
36.

The purpose of using a dark color item in the bottom of the box is to

a)

reflect the light to the solar cooker

b)

absorb the light and transform it to heat because dark objects absorb heat better

c)

concentrate the light directly on the solar cooker

d)

allow the light to pass through easily

37.

The purpose of using reflective panels is to

a)

reflect some of the light out the box

b)

absorb the heat making the box hotter

c)

concentrate more light onto what is cooking in the solar cooker

d)

help insulate the box so heat does not escape

38.

A science student is using a solar cooker to investigate how energy moves from one place to another. Which of the following explains one way that energy is transferred?

a)

Heat energy moves from the box to the sun.

b)

Light energy moves from the food to the sun.

c)

Light energy moves from the reflector to the sun.

d)

Heat energy moves from the dark bowl to the food.

39.
There are four cups of hot cocoa. The cup sizes are shown. The temperature of the cocoa in each cup is 25 degrees celsius. Which cup has the MOST thermal energy?
a)
Large cup (Trenta)
b)
Small cup (Tall)
c)
Medium cup (Venti)
d)
All three are the same temperature so they have the same thermal energy
40.
How does heat flow?
a)
Always from cold to warm
b)
Always from warm to cold
c)
Both warm to cold & cold to warm
d)
It depends on the temperature
41.
Heat is a form of _______________.  
a)
movement
b)
energy
c)
melting
42.
Heat makes things _______________________
a)
colder
b)

slower

c)
faster
43.

What is a conductor?

a)

a material that heat moves through easily

b)

a material that heat does not move through easily

c)

a material that turns cold when heated

d)

a tool for measuring temperature

44.

Which of these is a better conductor?

a)
b)
45.
 Why do we wear sweaters in cold weather?
a)
To keep cold out.
b)
To generate heat.
c)
To reduce heat loss.
d)
All of the above.
46.
On a warm sunny day, you will feel cooler wearing light colored clothes because they...
a)
reflect more radiated heat energy.
b)
prevent sweating.
c)
are not as heavy as dark clothes.
d)
let more air in.
47.
 When placed in direct sunlight, which object will absorb the most radiated heat energy? 
a)
a.  A white sweater
b)
b.  A snowball
c)
c.  Aluminum foil
d)
d.  A black sweater 
48.

  On a warm sunny day, you will feel cooler wearing white/light colored clothes because they 

a)
a.  reflect more radiated heat energy.
b)
b.  prevent sweating.
c)
c.  are not as heavy as dark clothes.
d)
d.  let more air in

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