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Energy Forms and Transformations Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is mechanical energy?

a)

Energy due to motion, shape, or position

b)

Energy stored in chemical bonds

c)

Energy from electric charges

d)

Energy from the sun

2.

What is nuclear energy?

a)

Energy from chemical reactions

b)

Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom

c)

Energy from moving objects

d)

Energy from thermal processes

3.

What happens during fission?

a)

Energy is absorbed

b)

Atoms split into smaller fragments

c)

Atoms combine to form larger nuclei

d)

Chemical bonds are formed

4.

What is thermal energy?

a)

Energy from electric charges

b)

Energy from chemical reactions

c)

Total energy of particles in an object

d)

Energy stored in the nucleus

5.

How does heat flow?

a)

Only through radiation

b)

Only through conduction

c)

From hotter to cooler

d)

From cooler to hotter

6.

What happens to most substances when heated?

a)

They expand

b)

They dissolve

c)

They contract

d)

They freeze

7.

What is the energy released when the nuclei of atoms are split or fused?

a)

Mechanical energy

b)

Nuclear energy

c)

Radiant energy

d)

Thermal energy

8.
GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY DEPENDS ON
a)
MASS AND VELOCITY
b)
MASS AND WEIGHT
c)
WEIGHT AND HEIGHT
d)
HEIGHT AND DISTANCE
9.

What Are Types Of Energy?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Thermal

c)

Working

d)

Gravity

10.

What is the energy of motion that depends on speed and mass?
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
c)
Chemical Energy
d)
Thermal Energy
11.

What form of nuclear energy does this image represent?

a)

Fission

b)

Fusion

c)

Defission

d)

Defusion

12.

Two smaller nuclei are _______ to form a larger more stabel nucleus

a)

Split

b)

Spliced

c)

Combined

d)

Stuck

13.

A nuclear reaction happens when a nucleus splits into smaller pieces.

a)

Fusion

b)

Fission

c)

synthesis

d)

decomposition

14.

A nuclear reaction happens when small nuclei combine to form one large nucleus.

a)

Fusion

b)

Fission

c)

synthesis

d)

replacement

15.

The center of an atom is called the ______________.

a)

electron

b)

nucleus

c)

liquid

d)

neutron

16.

The total potential and kinetic energy of particles in an object is called _______________________.

a)

mechanical energy

b)

chemical energy

c)

electromagnetic radiation

d)

thermal energy

17.

Nuclear power plants use _____________ to create electricity.

a)

fission

b)

fusion

c)

water

d)

oil

18.

Which statement best defines Mechanical Energy?

a)

The energy that an object has due to its motion, position, shape or a combination of these factors

b)

The energy is produced by an electrical current in a circuit.

c)

The energy from the sun.

d)

The energy that travels in waves due to vibrations.

19.

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

a)

true

b)

false

20.

The energy associated with the position and motion of an object is called what?

a)

mechanical energy

b)

chemical energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

electrical energy