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Energy and work

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A hot drink has what type of energy store?

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Heat Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Nuclear Energy

2.

A cyclist at the top of a hill has what type of energy store?

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Chemical Potential Energy

c)

Elastic Potential Energy

d)

Gravitational Potential Energy

3.

Humans get their energy from has what type of energy store?

a)

Chemical Potential Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Kinetic Energy

d)

Nuclear Energy

4.

Energy stored in an atom's nucleus is what type of energy store?

a)

Atomic Energy

b)

Electrostatic Energy

c)

Nuclear Energy

d)

Elemental Energy

5.

Energy stored in objects being stretched or squashed...

a)

Elastic Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Chemical Energy

d)

Thermal Energy

6.
What type of energy is stored in food and fuel?
a)
Chemical
b)
Thermal
c)
Potential
d)
Calories
7.

Batteries are an example of which type of energy store?

a)

Thermal

b)

Magnetic

c)

Chemical

d)

Gravitational potential

8.

Energy transferred by a force is a ​ (a)   transfer.

Choose from the below words
mechanical
electrical
heating
radiation
9.

Energy transferred through wires is an example of:

a)

Mechanical transfer

b)

Electrical transfer

c)

Heating

d)

Radiation

10.

Conduction, convection and radiation are examples of which energy transfer?

a)

Mechanical transfer

b)

Electrical transfer

c)

Heating

d)

Radiation

11.

A ball drops to the floor and makes a sound. Which form of energy transfer is this?

a)

Mechanical transfer

b)

Electrical transfer

c)

Heating

d)

Radiation

12.

A battery is used to power a light bulb using wires.

The ​ (a)   store of the battery decreases. The ​ (b)   store of the light bulb increases. The energy is transferred ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
chemical
thermal
electrically
nuclear
heating
kinetic
13.

Newtons are the correct unit for which of the following?

a)

Force

b)

Work

c)

Power

d)

Acceleration

14.

Which is the correct unit for work?

a)

Joules

b)

Newton

c)

meter

d)

Watts

15.

It took 500 Newtons of force to push a car four meters. How much work was done?

a)

2000 J

b)

125 J

c)

0.008 J

d)

500 J

16.
1. A book weighing 1.0 newton is lifted 2 meters.  How much work was done?
a)
2 J
b)
0.5 J
17.
A force of 15 newtons is used to push a box along the floor a distance of 3 meters.  How much work was done?
a)
3 J
b)
45 J
18.
work transfers
a)
sweat
b)
energy
c)
velocity
d)
effort
19.
What is the formula for work?
a)
Force = work x distance
b)
Distance = force x work
c)
Work = force x distance
d)
Work = force x mass
20.
If a lion drags his prey 10 meters to his den doing 500 joules of work, how much force did he use?
a)
50 Newtons
b)
500 Joules
c)
50,000 Newtons
d)
10 Newtons
21.
If a boulder is lifted by a forklift a distance of 10 meters with a force of 30 Newtons. How much work is being done?
a)
.333 Joules
b)
3 Joules
c)
300 Joules
d)
60 Joules