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Unit Test: Energy

Total questions: 130

Worksheet time: 3hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of energy is being used?

a)

electromagnetic

b)

mechanical

c)

thermal

d)

sound

2.

What type of energy is being used?

a)

electromagnetic

b)

mechanical

c)

chemical (photosynthesis)

d)

sound

3.
The purpose of the panels is to change solar energy into ____________.
a)
light energy
b)
electrical energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
mechanical energy
4.
According to which law of energy, energy can't be created or destroyed?
a)
First law of motion
b)
The law of tacos
c)
Laws of Energy
d)
law of conservation of energy
5.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
6.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
7.
When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?
a)
kinetic
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
radiant
8.
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
9.
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
10.
Wind turbines and windmills convert what energy to another?
a)
Kinetic to electric
b)
Gravitational potential to electric
c)
Mechanical to potential
d)
Thermal to sound
11.
Energy that is stored in bonds between atoms is:
a)
Mechanical energy
b)
Chemical energy
c)
Kinetic energy
d)
Nuclear energy
12.
Energy that comes from the nucleus of an atom. A form of potential energy.
a)
chemical energy
b)
Nuclear energy
c)
Sound energy
d)
Electrical energy
13.
What machine changes chemical energy into heat, light and sound energy
a)
blender
b)
firecracker
c)
lightbulb
d)
apple
14.

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

a)

A glow stick

b)

A battery

c)

A rock about to fall off a cliff

d)

A burning match

15.
Heat transfer in boiling water.
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
16.
Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.
a)
high to low
b)
low to high
c)
high to high
d)
It can travel high to low and low to high. 
17.

Objects with MORE MASS have______________

a)

lower potential energy

b)

lower number of atoms

c)

higher thermal energy

d)

higher temperature

18.

Temperature always measures the ___________ movement of molecules

a)

median

b)

mode

c)

total

d)

average

19.

As temperature increases, molecules _____________

a)

move slower

b)

move the same

c)

move faster

d)

stop moving

20.

Which type of heat transfer is shown?

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

ironing

21.
TRUE or FALSE?  Frying pans made for cooking are made of metal because metals are good CONDUCTORS of heat energy.
a)
True
b)
False
22.

Transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves is called

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

infrared proton rays (sounds cool, but I made it up so don't pick this one)

23.

A material that doesn’t allow heat to pass through it easily is a/an

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

c)

metal

d)

rock

24.

When heat is passed on by direct contact of particles, this occurs

a)

conduction

b)

condensation

c)

convection

d)

radiation

25.

Temperature scale starting with absolute zero at 0 is the

a)

coldness scale

b)

Farenheit scale

c)

Celcius scale

d)

Kelvin scale

26.

The diagram above represents a thermometer. Which of the following best explains how the thermometer works?

a)

Liquid changes to a gas when heated.

b)

Gas changes to a liquid when heated.

c)

Liquids expand when heated and contract when cooled.

d)

Liquids contract when heated and expand when cooled.

27.

Heat

a)

The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles in an object.

b)

Energy that is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object.

c)

A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.

d)

The heating of a substance that causes its particles to move more quickly.

28.

Thermal Energy

a)

The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles in an object.

b)

Energy that is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object.

c)

A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.

d)

The heating of a substance that causes its particles to move more quickly.

29.

In this example, explain the movement of thermal energy in the glass.

a)

Heat is moving from the lemonade to the glass

b)

Heat is moving from the lemonade to the ice

c)

Cold is moving from the ice to the lemonade

d)

Cold is moving from the ice to the glass

30.

This Styrofoam cup is a good example of a _________.

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)

Drinking device

d)

Solid

31.

What energy transformation occurs as howler monkeys loudly call to each other in the forest?

a)

Chemical --> Mechanical --> Sound

b)

Chemical --> Sound --> Thermal

c)

Sound --> Chemical --> Radiant

d)

Mechanical --> Chemical --> Sound

32.

What energy transformation occurs during photosynthesis?

a)

Chemical --> Radiant

b)

Thermal --> Chemical

c)

Radiant --> Chemical

d)

Mechanical --> Thermal

33.

What energy transformation occurs as a mouse produces body heat?

a)

Chemical --> Thermal

b)

Thermal --> Chemical

c)

Electrical --> Thermal

d)

Thermal --> Mechanical

34.
What is the energy transformation?
a)
Kinetic to Mechanical and Electrical
b)
Chemical to Thermal and Electromagnetic (light)
c)
Electromagnetic to Chemical and Electrical
d)
Kinetic to Sound and Chemical
35.
Which type of energy transformation occurs when a flashlight shines?
a)
chemical → thermal → electrical
b)
chemical → electrical → light
c)
thermal → chemical → light
d)
chemical → electrical → chemical
36.

the continuous flow of electrical charges through a material

a)

electron

b)

electric force

c)

electric field

d)

electric current

e)

static electricity

37.

the region around a charged object where the object's electric force is exerted on other charged objects

a)

electron

b)

electric force

c)

electric field

d)

electric current

e)

static electricity

38.

the force between charged objects

a)

electron

b)

electric force

c)

electric field

d)

electric current

e)

static electricity

39.

a negatively-charged particle that moves around the outside of the nucleus of an atom

a)

electron

b)

electric force

c)

electric field

d)

electric current

e)

static electricity

40.

either end of a magnetic object, where the magnetic force is strongest

a)

magnet

b)

magnetic force

c)

magnetic pole

d)

magnetic field

41.

Where are the strongest and weakest parts of the magnetic field shown in the diagram?

a)

strongest: A, weakest: B

b)

strongest: A, weakest: D

c)

strongest: C, weakest: A

d)

strongest: C, weakest: B

42.

Which of the following statements describes the similarities between electric and magnetic fields?

a)

The field lines in both magnetic and electric fields are always straight.

b)

Each charged particle and magnet have both a positive and negative side.

c)

Opposite charges and poles are always attracted to each other.

d)

The potential energy increases as like charges or poles get farther apart.

43.

How does the magnetic field protect life on Earth?

a)

The magnetic field directs charged particles toward the poles and then past Earth.

b)

The magnetic field directs charged particles toward the equator and then past Earth.

c)

The magnetic field absorbs the charged particles coming from the sun.

d)

The magnetic field directs charged particles toward the poles then absorbs them.

44.

How does separating two magnets, as shown in the diagram, affect the energy in the system?

a)

Separating the magnets increases potential energy.

b)

Separating the magnets increases kinetic energy.

c)

Separating the magnets decreases potential energy.

d)

Separating the magnets decreases the electric energy.

45.

Which of the following would NOT increase the magnitude of the electric force between the positively and negatively charged objects?

a)

increasing the amount of positive charges

b)

increasing the amount of negative charges

c)

increasing the distance between the charged objects

d)

decreasing the distance between the charged objects

46.
An object through which electrons can easily flow is called a(n) ___________.
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
47.
What are the 3 basic components of a circuit?
a)
Energy source, Load, Energy Pathway
b)
Battery, Energy source, Energy Pathway
c)
Battery, Wire, Energy Pathway
d)
ALL of them
48.
Gives a constant supply of electrons. 
a)
Power source
b)
Load
c)
Energy Pathway
49.
A device that uses electricity. 
a)
Load 
b)
Battery Source
c)
Energy pathway
50.
A wire is an example of _____.
a)
Battery source 
b)
Energy pathway
c)
Load
d)
All of them
51.
How are electromagnets different from magnets?
a)
magnets can be turned on/off
b)
you can turn an electromagnet on/off
c)
magnets are more powerful
d)
magnets have a North and South pole
52.
Like poles on a magnet
a)
attract
b)
repel
53.
What is the metal center of an electromagnet called?
a)
The current
b)
the wire
c)
the coil
d)
the core
54.
What is this?
a)
magnet
b)
electromagnet
c)
series circuit
d)
parallel circuit
55.
The Earth produces its own magnetic field.  True or false?
a)
False
b)
True
56.
How do you make an electromagnet stronger?
a)
Add a motor and/or lightbulbs
b)
Add more light bulbs and/or wire coils
c)
add more wire coils and/or a switch
d)
add more wire coils and/or batteries
57.
This is a picture of a simple electromagnet. How can the electromagnet be made stronger?
a)
Add more coils of wire to the nail.
b)
Use a smaller battery.
c)
Reverse the poles of the magnet.
d)
Remove all the coils and the nail.
58.
Surrounding every magnet is a __________  __________.
a)
magnetic field
b)
electrical current
c)
another magnet
d)
an enemy
59.
In order for an electromagnet to be formed, an __________ current must pass through a coil of __________ wrapped around an ________ core.
a)
wire, iron, electric
b)
electric, wire, iron
c)
iron, electric, wire
d)
excited, hair, apple
60.

What are Motors?

a)

machines that convert electrical energy to mechanical energy

b)

machines that convert mechanical energy to electrical energy

c)

transfers voltages from one value to another

d)

machines that transfer energy to matter

61.

which of the following is a picture of a transformer

a)
b)
c)
d)
62.

What kind of energy transfer occurs in a generator?

a)

mechanical to electrical

b)

electrical to mechanical

c)

thermal to electrical

d)

mechanical to thermal

63.

What type of energy would be EXERTED by a motor?

a)

thermal

b)

electrical

c)

mechanical

d)

potential

64.

Transformers only transfer electricity only if...

a)

the current is alternating

b)

there's at least one coil (primary)

c)

none of these

d)

all of these

65.

What is the function of the generator?

a)

Convert electrical energy to mechanical (kinetic) energy

b)

Convert electrical energy to thermal energy (heat)

c)

Convert mechanical (kinetic) energy to electrical energy

66.

What is the function of the motor?

a)

Convert electrical energy to mechanical (kinetic) energy

b)

Convert electrical energy to thermal energy (heat)

c)

Convert mechanical (kinetic) energy to electrical energy

67.

What is the function of the transformer?

a)

Convert electrical energy to mechanical (kinetic) energy

b)

Convert electrical energy to thermal energy (heat)

c)

Convert mechanical (kinetic) energy to electrical energy

d)

Step up or step down the voltage

68.

What type of transformer is A?

a)

Step up

b)

Step down

69.

At what part of the atom is the arrow pointing?

a)

electron

b)

neutron

c)

proton

d)

nucleus

70.

At what part of the atom is the arrow pointing?

a)

Cloud

b)

energy level

c)

electron

d)

neutron

71.

At what part of the atom is the arrow pointing?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

nucleus

72.

Subatomic particles with a negative charge

a)

Electrons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Protons

d)

Quarks

73.
Subatomic particles with a positive charge
a)
neutrons
b)
atomic mass
c)
protons
d)
isotopes
74.
Subatomic particles that are neutral in charge
a)
Neutrons
b)
Protons
c)
Nucleus 
d)
Electrons
75.
Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Galileo
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Newton
76.

What is this a picture of?

a)

plate tectonics

b)

continental drift

c)

pangaea

d)

glacier scaring

77.

What was Alfred Wegenerś Continental Drift theory?

a)

The continents used to be joined together to form a supercontinent.

b)

The continents have since drifted apart to their current location

c)

Pangaea was formed around 250 million years ago

d)

All of the above

78.

What are two pieces of evidence used to support the theory of continental drift?

a)

Fossils and Pangaea

b)

South America and Rocks

c)

Rocks and Fossils

d)

Fossils and Africa

79.

Alfred Wegener thought which 2 continents looked like puzzle pieces that could fit together?

a)

Antarctica and Asia

b)

South America and Africa

c)

South America and Australia

d)

Africa and Pangaea

80.

Alfred Wegener thought South America and Africa have similar coastlines because...

a)

the mesosaurus fossils were found on both continents

b)

He noticed that similar rocks were found on both continents

c)

he thought that the continents used be be joined together

d)

Pangaea was 250 million years ago

81.

What cold environment feature was evidence to support the theory that the continents used to be joined?

a)

Same rocks were found on different continents

b)

Glacial grooves were found on different continents

c)

Fossilized evidence of the same organism found on different continents

d)

Africa and South America look like puzzle pieces that fit together

82.

What evidence of an ancient organism was used to support the theory that the continents used to be joined?

a)

Same rocks were found on different continents

b)

Glacial grooves were found on different continents

c)

Fossilized evidence of the same organism found on different continents

d)

Africa and South America look like puzzle pieces that fit together

83.

What was Pangaea?

a)

It was a supercontinent, made of all of the landmasses on Earth.

b)

It was 2 separate landmasses, one on the Northern Hemisphere and one on the Southern Hemisphere.

c)

It was a supercontinent made of 3 landmasses

d)

It was the name of an ancient organism

84.

What was Alfred Wegenerś Continental Drift theory?

a)

The continents used to be joined together to form a supercontinent.

b)

The continents have since drifted apart to their current location

c)

Pangaea was formed around 250 million years ago

d)

All of the above

85.

What are two pieces of evidence used to support the theory of continental drift?

a)

Fossils and Pangaea

b)

South America and Rocks

c)

Rocks and Fossils

d)

Fossils and Africa

86.

Study of plates, their movement, and Earth’s features that they affect

a)

Plate boundaries

b)

Plate Tectonics

c)

Major mountains

87.
What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Puzzles
c)
Earthquakes
88.
How long ago is Pangea believed to have existed?
a)
200-300 million years ago
b)
1000-2000 years ago
c)
10,000-20,000 years ago
d)
20-30 billion years ago
89.

Where did Wegener find plant fossils that today would not be able to survive on that type of land?

a)

North America

b)

Antarctica

c)

China

d)

India

90.

What is the name for the large landmass of all the continents that formed 175 million years ago?

a)

Pangaea

b)

Laurasia

c)

United Continents

91.

What piece of evidence for Continental Drift states that similar types and ages of rocks are found on different continents?

a)

Continent Shape

b)

Fossil/Climate Evidence

c)

Landform/Rock Evidence

d)

Glacial Evidence

92.

What piece of evidence for Continental Drift states that the same plant and animal fossils are found on continents separated by oceans.

a)

Continent Shape

b)

Fossil/Climate Evidence

c)

Landform/Rock Evidence

d)

Glacial Evidence

93.
Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Galileo
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Newton
94.

The Appalachian & the Caledonian Mountain ranges have the same age & composition. This is an example of which type of clue?

a)

Climate

b)

Rock

c)

Fossil

d)

Life

95.

Glacial grooves are an example of which type of clue?

a)

Climate

b)

Rock

c)

Fossil

d)

Life

96.

Wegener found fossils of ancient ferns on Antarctica, this shows

a)

That some ferns can survive temperatures well below freezing

b)

That humans put ferns on Antarctica millions of years ago

c)

That Antarctica drifted from a warmer climate where plants could grow

d)

That fossils can be formed in cold climates

97.

How was Wegener's theory received by other scientists at the time?

a)

They thought it was great

b)

They did not accept it

98.

What does the theory of continental drift state?

a)

The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time

b)

Continents are stationary and do not move

c)

The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents

d)

none of the above

99.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
a)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
b)
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
c)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
100.
How does temperature change as you move from the crust to the core?
a)
it gets cooler
b)
it gets hotter
c)
it stays the same
d)
the core is frozen
101.
What layer is shown by letter A?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
102.

We live on the ___.

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

103.

The crust is made of ___.

a)

Metal

b)

Liquid Rock

c)

Solid Rock

d)

Inner Core

104.

The crust is ___.

a)

One smooth shell

b)

Divided into 12 plates

105.
What layer is shown by letter B?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
106.

The mantle is made of ___.

a)

Metal

b)

Liquid Rock

c)

Solid Rock

d)

Semi-solid Rock

107.

How have scientists learned about the mantle?

a)

By drilling down to observe it directly

b)

By taking special vehicles to visit the mantle

c)

By observing pieces of the mantle that rose to Earth's surface

108.
What layer is shown by letter C?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
109.
What layer is shown by letter D?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
110.

This layer is made of extremely hot metal

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Core

111.

Earth has a magnetic field because of the liquid metal in the ____.

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

112.

Organize the Layers from the Surface to the Deepest.

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

1)
2)
3)
4)
113.

Match the layer to its composition.

a)

Crust

1.

Solid Rock

b)

Mantle

2.

Semi-Solid Rock

c)

Outer Core

3.

Liquid Metal

d)

Inner Core

4.

Solid Metal

114.

Which layer represents the crust?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

115.

Which layer represents the mantle?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

116.
What are the two types of crust?
a)
top crust,bottom crust
b)
oceanic crust, continental crust
c)
water,land
d)
none of the above 
117.
If we compare the temperature and pressure of the Earth’s mantle to the core, what differences can we expect as we move downward into the Earth?
a)
Both the temperature and pressure increase.
b)
Both the temperature and pressure decrease.
c)
The temperature increases and the pressure decrease.
d)
The temperature decreases and the pressure increases.
118.
Scientists determine what Earth’s interior looks like by using:
a)
Volcanoes
b)
Seismic Waves
c)
Continental Drift
d)
Convection Currents
119.
The liquid portion at the center of the Earth.
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Inner Core
c)
Outer Core
d)
Lithosphere
120.
The lithosphere is made up of which two layers?
a)
Upper and Lower Mantle
b)
Upper Mantle and Crust
c)
Core and Mantle
d)
Crust and Uppermost Mantle
121.
Which layer is the thinnest, least dense and most brittle?
a)
Mantle
b)
Inner Core
c)
Crust
d)
Outer Core
122.
_________ is the thickest layer of the Earth. 
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Crust 
d)
Mantle
123.
Which layer has the hottest temperatures?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
124.
Which of these two layers is a solid?
a)
innercore
b)
Outercore
125.

Oceanic crust is _____ than continental crust.

a)

denser

b)

less dense

126.

A diagram of Earth's layers is provided. Which letter in the diagram identifies the layer scientists believe to be in a liquid state?

a)

Location A

b)

Location B

c)

Location C

d)

Location D

127.

Match the types of energy.

a)sound
b)electrical
c)thermal
d)chemical
e)radiant
f)mechanical
1
2
3
4
5
6
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
128.

Match the energy type with its picture.

a)Potential
b)Chemical
c)Radiant
d)Thermal
e)Sound
f)Nuclear
g)Mechanical
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
129.

Why was Alfred Wegener's continental drift hypothesis not accepted by the scientific community in the early 1900's?

a)

People were dumb back then.

b)

He did not have enough evidence.

c)

He was not a scientist.

d)

He could not explain what caused the continents to move.

130.

Avery is building a model of Earth for a science project. Which of the following lists Earth's layers in order from outermost to innermost?

a)

inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

b)

mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

c)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

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