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DMS Energy Basics

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Energy of motion is:

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Electric Energy

e)

Solar Energy

2.

Heat is an example of:

a)

Electrical Energy

b)

Nuclear Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Solar Energy

e)

Nuclear Energy

3.

Food that we eat gives of energy in the form of:

a)

Electrical Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Solar Energy

d)

Chemical Energy

e)

Kinetic Energy

4.

A change from one form of energy to another:

a)

Energy Destruction

b)

Energy Transformation

c)

Equilibrium

d)

Balanced Forces

e)

Unbalanced Forces

5.

Energy cannot be created or destroyed instead it is transformed or transferred into another energy form is:

a)

Law of Conservation of Energy

b)

Law of Conservation of Matter

c)

Law of Gravity

d)

Law of Radiation

e)

Theory of Evolution

6.

A material such as coal, petroleum, or natural gas, that forms over millions of years from the remains of ancient plants and animals; burned to release chemical energy is:

a)

Renewable Energy

b)

Fossil Fuels

c)

Solar Energy

d)

Geothermal Energy

e)

Tidal Energy

7.

Which choices are examples of RENEWABLE ENERGY? (Check all that apply)

a)

Solar Energy

b)

Gasoline

c)

Oil

d)

Wind Energy

e)

Tidal Energy

8.

Which statements are examples of NONRENEWABLE energy? (Check all that apply)

a)

Solar Energy

b)

Wind Energy

c)

Oil

d)

Fossil Fuels

e)

Natural Gas

9.

Renewable electrical energy produced by the flow of a river:

a)

Tidal Energy

b)

Solar Energy

c)

Hydroelectrical Energy

d)

Wind Energy

e)

Fossil Fuels

10.

A type of renewable energy that comes from the sun is called:

a)

Tidal Energy

b)

Geothermal Energy

c)

Wind Energy

d)

Hydroelectrical Energy

e)

Solar Energy

11.

A resource that cannot be replaced once used:

a)

Renewable Energy

b)

Nonrenewable Energy

12.

At what point does the ball in the picture have kinetic energy?

a)

Being still in the boy's hands

b)

As the ball falls

13.

What point does the boy and the bike have the MOST potential energy?

a)

Pedaling up the hill

b)

At the top of the hill

c)

Rolling down the hill

14.

Use the picture: At what point does the roller coaster have the MOST POTENTIAL energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.
Which of these is an example of light energy being transformed into chemical energy?
a)
A glow stick lights up when broken.
b)
Water heated by the sun evaporates.
c)
A plant makes sugar in the sunlight.
d)
A battery causes a buzzer to vibrate.
16.
Which of the following energy transformations occur when a lamp that is plugged into a wall socket is functioning correctly?
a)
Chemical to light
b)
Electrical to chemical
c)
Electrical to light
d)
Chemical to electrical
17.

The roller coaster cart has the most kinetic energy at position-

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

18.
A hairdryer converts -- 
a)
electrical energy into chemical
b)
electrical energy into thermal
c)
chemical energy into mechanical
d)
thermal energy into mechanical
19.

What energy transformation occurs when a crock pot is plugged into an outlet and then the control knob is turned "on"?

a)

thermal to electrical

b)

mechanical to thermal

c)

electrical to thermal

d)

electrical to sound

20.

What type of energy is electrons flowing through a wire?

a)

Electrical energy

b)

Chemical energy

c)

Kinetic energy

d)

Mechanical energy

21.

What type of energy is stored in batteries or food?

a)

Potential energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Chemical energy

d)

Mechanical energy

22.

Energy that transfers heat is?

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Potential energy

c)

Mechanical energy

d)

Kinetic energy

23.
According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________. 
a)
destroyed, destroyed
b)
created, saved
c)
created, destroyed
d)
lost, found
24.

What is the energy transformation that occurs in an electric pencil sharpener?

a)

mechanical energy to electrical energy

b)

electrical energy to mechanical energy

c)

radiant energy to sound energy

d)

chemical energy to mechanical energy

25.
What two forms of energy are given off by a burning candle?
a)
heat and light
b)
mechanical and electrical
c)
nuclear and light
d)
potential and heat
26.

____________ is the ability to do work or cause change.

a)

Work

b)

Energy

c)

Motion

d)

Mass

27.

____________ energy is energy that is stored in the bonds of compounds like food and fuel.

a)

Radiant

b)

Electrical

c)

Thermal

d)

Chemical

28.

Which of the following is NOT an example of chemical energy?

a)

Firework

b)

Battery

c)

Apple

d)

Piano

29.

Which of the following is an example of mechanical kinetic energy?

a)

Mowing the lawn

b)

Gasoline in a gas can

c)

Firework that has not been lit

d)

Food on a plate

30.

Electrical --> Radiant --> Sound

a)

Television

b)

Solar Powered Calculator

c)

Lamp

d)

Playing the Drums

31.

Energy due to position

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Potential energy

c)

Nuclear energy

d)

Kinetic Energy

32.

Can energy be created or destroyed?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Sometimes

33.
Energy transformations occur when...
a)
energy is created through conduction
b)
energy changes from one form to another
c)
two forces slide together that are touching
d)
a chemical reaction takes place
34.

Photosynthesis goes through two energy transformations. What are the transformations?

a)

radiant

chemical

b)

chemical

radiant

c)

electrical

nuclear

d)

radiant

sound

35.

Which of the following types of energy is transferred by vibrational waves?

a)

Sound

b)

Light

c)

Potential

d)

Chemial

36.

Which statement describes the energy of the pendulum as it moves from Position 1 to Position 5

a)

As the amount of kinetic energy decreases, the amount of potential energy also decreases, but the total amount of energy remains the same.

b)

The amount of potential and kinetic energy remains constant during the swing of the pendulum

c)

The total amount of energy changes during the swing of the pendulum

d)

As the amount of kinetic energy decreases, the amount of potential energy increases, but the total amount of energy remains the same.

37.
Potential energy due to gravity
a)
gravitational potential energy
b)
mechanical energy
c)
kinetic energy
d)
elastic potential energy
38.

Energy stored in a flexed, strecthed, or compressed object

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

mechanical energy

c)

kinetic energy

d)

elastic potential energy

39.

Which of the following are examples of potential energy?

a)

chemical energy

b)

nuclear energy

c)

sound energy

d)

elastic energy

40.

Which of the following are examples of chemical energy?

a)

food

b)

batteries

c)

toasters

d)

rubberbands

e)

rubberbands

41.

Which types of energy could a fire produce? There is more than one answer.

a)

Thermal

b)

Kinetic

c)

Light

d)

Electrical

42.
Energy stored in the bonds between atoms
a)
chemical energy
b)
mechanical energy
c)
kinetic energy
d)
nuclear energy
43.

What type of energy do we get from the food we eat?

a)

light

b)

thermal

c)

chemical

d)

sound

44.

What type of energy is stored in the chemical bonds of substances?

a)

Chemical Energy

b)

Nuclear Energy

c)

Elastic Energy

d)

Mechanical Energy

45.

In order to gain energy from a chemical source this must happen.

a)

chemical reaction/change

b)

physical change

c)

movement

d)

thermal

46.

Particles move faster at _______ temperatures than ________ temperatures.

a)

higher, lower

b)

lower, higher

47.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
c)
Fossil Fuels
d)
Forever Fuels
48.
When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?
a)
kinetic
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
radiant
49.
The glow sticks produce light for a short amount of time. The light from the glow stick is a conversion from what to what?
a)
thermal to light
b)
gravitational to potential
c)
radiant to electrical
d)
chemical to light
50.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
51.
Which energy conversion is taking place when you put gasoline in a car?
a)
thermal -> electrical
b)
mechanical -> electrical
c)
chemical -> mechanical
d)
mechanical -> electromagnetic
52.
Energy causes ___________ to occur.
a)
change
b)
motion
c)
age
d)
laziness
53.
Which skier will have a greater potential energy? 
a)
Skier 1
b)
Skier 2
54.

What type of energy is stored in the bonds between atoms

a)

Electrical energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Kinetic energy

d)

Chemical energy

55.

Photosynthesis is...

a)

The process plants use to make glucose using light energy from the sun.

b)

The process our cells use to make energy.

c)

The process plants use to make ATP

56.

ATP is...

a)

a form of energy that cells produce using glucose

b)

a form of food that plants make

c)

a form of food made by human cells only

57.

Which of the following is NOT true?

a)

In general, when a substance is hotter, its particles are farther apart.

b)

In general the particles of hotter substances have more energy.

c)

Thermal energy always travels from hotter toward colder substance.

d)

Thermal energy always travels from colder to hotter substance.

58.

Calculate the potential energy of a car with a mass of 2,500 kg that is on a hill 100 meters above sea level.

a)

250,000 J

b)

2,450,000 J

c)

2,451,663 J

d)

248 J

59.

Alice kicks a soccer ball with a mass of 2.1 kg. The ball leaves the ground moving 30 meters per second. What is the kinetic energy of the soccer ball?

a)

567 J

b)

900 J

c)

945 J

d)

30 J

60.

Ty lifts a set of 1250kg weights a vertical distance of 2m in a weight lifting contest. What Potential Energy do the weights now possess?

a)

12,789 Joules

b)

24,500 Joules

c)

4,500 Joules

61.

If a machine does 1000 Joules of work in 5 seconds, what is its power output?

a)

200 Watts

b)

5000 Watts

c)

50 Watts

d)

100 Watts

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