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WOW 23 Forms/PE-KE/Types/static

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

When electrical energy is converted into any other form of energy, the total amount of energy

a)

a. increases

b)

b. decreases

c)

c. remains the same

d)

d. cannot be determined

2.

Most energy on Earth has originated from

a)

a. oil

b)

b. the sun

c)

c. water

d)

d. wind

3.

The energy you get from the food you eat is called

a)

a. heat

b)

b. nuclear

c)

c. mechanical

d)

d. chemical

4.

What type of energy transformation takes place as a green plant uses sunlight to make food during photosynthesis?

a)

a. chemical to light

b)

b. electric to light

c)

c. electric to chemical

d)

d. light to chemical

5.

Most energy transformations produce which of the following as wasted energy?

a)

a. light

b)

b. heat

c)

c. nuclear

d)

d. chemical

6.

As hikers climb up a mountain, their potential energy

a)

a. increases

b)

b. decreases

c)

c. remains the same

7.

Which item below changes chemical energy into electrical energy?

a)

a. fan

b)

b. battery

c)

c. lamp

d)

d. computer

8.

The main purpose of the circuit below is to transform electrical energy into

a)

a. solar

b)

b. sound

c)

c. potential

d)

d. mechanical

9.

When does the potential energy decrease and the kinetic energy increase on a roller coaster?

a)

When it goes up a hill

b)

When it stops at the top

c)

When it goes down a hill

d)

When it is sitting still before it starts.

10.

The diagram below shows a 1-kilogram stone being dropped from a bridge 100 meters above a river. As the stone falls, the kinetic energy of the stone

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

remains the same

11.

The diagram below shows a car at four positions as it moves along a track. At which point is the amount of potential energy the most and kinetic energy is the least?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

The energy of motion is known as

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

magnetic energy

d)

thermal energy

13.

"Stored" energy is known as

a)

mechanical energy

b)

potential energy

c)

nuclear energy

d)

kinetic energy

14.

The diagram below shows a person pulling a rubber band stretched over an open box. As the person pulls the rubber band away from the center, which of the following occurs?

a)

Potential energy of the rubber band increases

b)

Chemical composition of the rubber band changes

c)

Kinetic energy of the rubber band increases

d)

Rubber band produces a magnetic pull

15.

A balloon which has been rubbed against a person's hair is touched to a wall and remains attached to it. Which diagram below best represents where the positive and negative charges would be on the balloon and the wall?

a)

Diagram A

b)

Diagram B

c)

Diagram C

d)

Diagram D

16.

What type of energy is stored in food?

a)

Mechanical energy

b)

Chemical energy

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Electrical energy

17.
What is the energy transformation?
a)

Mechanical to Mechanical to Sound

b)
Mechanical to Electrical to Light
c)
Electrical to Thermal to Mechanical
d)
Kinetic to Sound to Potential
18.
Which type of energy transformation occurs when a flashlight shines?
a)
chemical → thermal → electrical
b)
chemical → electrical → light
c)
thermal → chemical → light
d)
chemical → electrical → chemical
19.

What is the main energy transformation in a solar panel?

a)

Chemical to electrical

b)

light to electrical

c)

Mechanical to electrical

d)

heat to electrical

20.

What kind of energy is coming out of this reaction

a)

Heat

b)

Mechanical

c)

Nuclear

d)

Chemical