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Energy and Efficiency Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happens to energy when it gets used?

a)

It gets created

b)

It gets destroyed

c)

It remains the same

d)

It gets dissipated as waste heat

2.

Which type of energy is useful in a food mixer?

a)

Heat

b)

Sound

c)

Light

d)

Movement

3.

What happens to the sound energy produced by a food mixer?

a)

It remains in the mixer

b)

It gets absorbed by the walls

c)

It gets converted to light

d)

It disappears

4.

What is the efficiency of an old-fashioned filament bulb?

a)

5%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

5.

How efficient is an LED bulb?

a)

5%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

6.

Why are filament bulbs no longer used?

a)

They are too small

b)

They are too expensive

c)

They are not efficient

d)

They are too bright

7.

How do you calculate efficiency?

a)

Useful energy transferred plus energy supplied

b)

Energy supplied minus useful energy transferred

c)

Energy supplied divided by useful energy transferred times 100

d)

Useful energy transferred divided by energy supplied times 100

8.

What can reduce the transfer of energy to heat?

a)

Adding more energy

b)

Removing insulation

c)

Increasing friction

d)

Lubrication

9.

What can be added to a house to reduce heat loss?

a)

More windows

b)

Insulation

c)

More doors

d)

More lights

10.

What does double glazing do?

a)

Increases sound

b)

Reduces light

c)

Reduces heat loss

d)

Increases heat loss

11.

What is the purpose of draft excluders?

a)

To reduce heat loss

b)

To reduce light

c)

To increase heat loss

d)

To increase sound

12.

What does cavity wall insulation do?

a)

Reduces light

b)

Increases sound

c)

Increases heat loss

d)

Reduces heat loss

13.

What does the height of the box represent in the energy diagram?

a)

Amount of wasted energy

b)

Amount of useful energy

c)

Amount of energy put in

d)

Amount of energy lost

14.

What does the width of the downward boxes represent in the energy diagram?

a)

Amount of wasted energy

b)

Amount of energy put in

c)

Amount of useful energy

d)

Amount of energy lost

15.

What does the infrared image show?

a)

Sound loss from a house

b)

Heat loss from a house

c)

Light loss from a house

d)

Energy gain in a house