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Energy & Waves (6.8 A,B,C)

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ability to do work/cause change is called what?

a)

motivation

b)

energy

c)

wave

d)

power

2.

The energy an object has due to its position

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Thermal

d)

Mechanical

3.

The energy an object has due to its motion

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Thermal

d)

Mechanical

4.

The amount of energy an object has because of its potential and kinetic energies

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Thermal

d)

Mechanical

5.

An example of this wave is ocean waves, what type of wave is it?

a)

transverse

b)

longitudinal

6.

Eating and digesting food is an example of:

a)

Gravitational energy

b)

Elastic Energy

c)

Chemical Energy

d)

Kinetic Energy

7.

The Law Of Conservation of Energy states that energy cannot be ____________ or ____________________.

a)

created, destroyed

b)

destroyed, changed

c)

transferred, created

d)

created, transferred

8.

A disturbance that carries energy through a medium is called what?

a)

energy

b)

wave

c)

medium

d)

crest

9.

A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction the wave is traveling

a)

Longitudinal Wave

b)

Transverse Wave

10.

A wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave motion

a)

Transverse Wave

b)

Longitudinal Wave

11.

A part of a longitudinal wave where the particles are pressed closely together

a)

Compression

b)

Rarefaction

c)

Crest

d)

Trough

12.

A part of a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread far apart.

a)

Compression

b)

Rarefaction

c)

Crest

d)

Trough

13.

Which of the following can sound travel through?
Select all that apply.

a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)

empty space

14.
A wave that requires a medium to travel through.
a)
trough
b)
electromagnetic wave
c)
mechanical wave
d)
interference
15.

A wave that can travel through a medium or empty space.

a)
trough
b)
electromagnetic wave
c)
mechanical wave
d)
interference
16.

When you compress a spring, you are storing __________ energy.

a)

chemical potential

b)

elastic potential

c)

gravitational potential

d)

kinetic

17.
Which object has kinetic energy?
a)
a roller coaster stuck on top of a hill
b)
a bowling ball rolling down an alley
c)
a lion sleeping under a tree
d)
a bucket of water sitting on the floor
18.

Which object has potential energy?

a)

a roller coaster racing down the tracks

b)

a dog chasing a squirrel

c)

a student walking to class

d)

a pencil sitting on a desk

19.

What type of wave is in the picture?

a)

transverse wave

b)

longitudinal wave

20.

Which type of wave is pictured?

a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
21.

An example of this wave is radio, light, or heat waves, what type of wave is it?

a)

transverse

b)

longitudinal

22.

An example of this wave is shock, sound, and some seismic waves, what type of wave is it?

a)

transverse

b)

longitudinal

23.

When a person holds an object, it has potential energy. How will the potential energy change if the person lifts the object above his or her head?

a)

The object's potential energy will be the same.

b)

The object's potential energy will be greater.

c)

The object's potential energy will be less.

d)

The object's potential energy will be zero.

24.
Energy in motion is called:
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
25.
Energy that is stored is called:
a)
Kinetic Energy
b)
Potential Energy
26.
Would you have more kinetic energy if you are traveling fast or slow? 
a)
fast
b)
slow
27.
A rubber band has been pulled backward but hasn’t been let go yet.
a)

elastic potential

b)

knetic

c)

gravitational potential

d)

chemical potential

28.
Which skier will have a greater potential energy? 
a)
Skier 1
b)
Skier 2
29.
What kind of energy is in a battery?
a)

chemical potential

b)

gravitational potential

c)

elastic potential

d)

kinetic

30.

Which would have the LEAST gravitational potential energy (GPE)?

a)

A ball sitting on the ground

b)

A satellite in the sky

c)

An airplane flying 30,000 feet above the ground

d)

A rock sitting on top of a mountain

31.

How could you increase the gravitational potential energy of an object without changing its mass and gravity?

a)

Make the object larger

b)

Lower the object towards the ground

c)

Raise the object farther off the ground

d)

Allow the object to roll on the ground

32.
What kind of energy is in basketball passing through the hoop?
a)

gravitational potential

b)

elastic potential

c)

kinetic

d)

chemical potential

33.
What kind of energy is in an acorn hanging from an oak tree?
a)

gravitational potential

b)

elastic potential

c)

chemical potential

d)

kinetic

34.
What energy is pulling an arrow back 
a)

kinetic

b)

elastic potential

c)

chemical potential

d)

gravitational potential

35.

 What kind of energy does the gasoline in a car have?

a)

elastic potential

b)

Kinetik

c)

chemical potential

d)

gravitational potential

36.
Girl serving a volleyball
a)

gravitational potential

b)

elastic potential

c)

chemical potential

d)

kinetic

37.

Kinetic energy is affected by the _____________.

a)
position or height of an object
b)

velocity of an object

38.

Potential energy is affected by the __________.

a)
position or height of an object
b)

velocity of an object

39.

Waves carry what?

a)

Matter

b)

Molecules

c)

Energy

d)

Splashes

40.

Medium, or media, means what when talking about waves?

a)

Energy the wave carries.

b)

Material the wave travels through.

41.
Which of these has stored chemical energy?
a)

food

b)

light

c)

sound

d)

magnets

42.

What is the distance between two crests or two troughs called?

a)

Frequency

b)

Wavelength

c)

Hertz

d)

Gamma rays

43.

Which number shows the wavelength?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

44.

Which number shows the trough?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

45.

Which number shows the crest?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

46.

What do you call part A of this picture where the particles are close together?

a)
Compression
b)
Amplituide
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Wavelength
47.

What do you call part B of this picture where the particles are far apart?

a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
48.

A roller coaster at the top of a hill (before it goes down) has ________ energy.

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Heat

d)

Sound

49.

A roller coaster rolling down a hill has ________ energy.

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Light

d)

Sound

50.

Ryan rubs two sticks together quickly. When he stops rubbing the sticks, he notices that they are warm where he rubbed them. What type of energy has been produced?

a)

Sound energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Light energy

51.

What is the type of energy in food?

a)

Thermal

b)

Kinetic

c)

Sound

d)

Chemical

52.

What is the type of energy when someone is speaking?

a)

Thermal

b)

Kinetic

c)

Sound

d)

Chemical

53.

What is the type of energy shown by a torch in the dark?

a)

Sound

b)

Light

c)

Electrical

d)

Elastic

54.

What is the type of energy that comes out of an outlet?

a)

Sound

b)

Light

c)

Electrical

d)

Potential

55.
What kind of energy does this device use?
a)
Chemical
b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)

Nuclear

56.
A battery converts what type of energy to another?
a)
sound to kinetic
b)
light to heat
c)
mechanical to electrical
d)
chemical to electrical
57.

Energy that comes from atoms splitting or joining together.

a)
chemical energy
b)
Nuclear energy
c)
Sound energy
d)
Electrical energy
58.
__________ energy from the sun is changed intto __________ energy during photosynthesis
a)
Chemical energy to light energy
b)
Light energy to chemical energy
c)
Thermal energy to light energy
d)
Electrical energy to chemical enerfy
59.

What is the energy transformation inside an animal's body after eating?

a)

chemical → kinetic

b)

kinetic → chemical

c)

chemical → light

d)

kinetic → elastic

60.
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

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