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Energy Transfer Y10

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What characteristic do all renewable resources share?
a)
Produced by waste products
b)
Form underground from dead organisms.
c)
Replaced in a short period of time
d)
Allow energy to pass through them easily
2.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
3.
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
a)
require expensive equipment
b)
take millions of years to replace
c)
can be found all over 
d)
provide all the energy we use
4.

Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?

a)

It's cheaper than fossil fuels

b)

The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years

c)

Solar energy recharges batteries

d)

All of them

5.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of fossil fuels?

a)

Not easily available

b)

causes pollution when burned

c)

only available at certain times

d)

creates long lasting waste

6.

Generating hydroelectric power is most practical in an area with a

a)

large river

b)

forest

c)

desert

d)

thermal vent

7.

Almost all the energy in food and fuels can be traced to energy from _____.

a)

the Sun

b)

inside the earth

c)

food

d)

water

8.
Fossil fuels are energy resources that
a)
can not be lost or destroyed in a closed system.
b)
are in abundance and will never run out.
c)
are formed from the buried remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.
d)
All the above
9.

An aeroplane is landing. As it descends towards the runway, its speed reduces. What are the energy changes that take place during the descent?

a)

kinetic + gravitational → thermal (heat)

b)

kinetic → gravitational + thermal (heat)

c)

kinetic + thermal (heat) → gravitational

d)

thermal (heat) → kinetic + gravitational

10.

Energy from uranium is transferred to electrical energy in a nuclear power station. What is the correct order of the stages of this process?

a)

boiler → generator → reactor → turbine

b)

generator → boiler → turbine → reactor

c)

reactor → boiler → turbine → generator

d)

reactor → turbine → boiler → generator

11.

Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer. The warm air rises because of

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

12.

An iron is placed on your clothes to smooth out the wrinkles. The iron transfers heat to your clothes through

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

13.
Johnny accidentally grabbed the handle of the hot pot.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
14.
Which direction is heat flowing in the picture?
a)
from the hand to the ice
b)
from the ice to the hand
c)
heat is not being transferred
d)
there is no way to tell
15.

How far does a car that weighs 5,000 N go if 18,000 J of work is done on it?

a)

3.8 m

b)

3.7 m

c)

3.2 m

d)

3.6 m

16.
How much work is done in holding a 15 N sack of potatoes while waiting in line at the grocery store for 3 minutes?
a)
15 J
b)
45 J
c)
0 J
d)
5 J
17.
If you do 40 joules of work lifting a 10N box, how high is the shelf you move it to.
a)
400m
b)
4m
c)
50m
d)
40m
18.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction 
19.
I do 132 Joules of work on a bookcase. If I apply a force of 6 Newtons, how far have I moved the bookcase?
a)
810 meters
b)
792 meters
c)
22 meters
d)
320 meters
20.

In which scenario is work = 0 J ?

a)

Pushing a stationary wall

b)

Pulling a trolley car

c)

Pushing a book across the table

d)

Dropping a set of keys from a height, h.

21.

What is the formula for calculating potential energy?

a)

A) E = mgh

b)

B) E = 0.5mv²

c)

C) E = Pt

d)

D) W = Fd

22.

What is the formula for calculating kinetic energy?

a)

A) E = mgh

b)

B) E = 0.5mv²

c)

C) E = Pt

d)

D) W = Fd

23.

What is the unit of energy commonly used in the SI system?

a)

A) Joules (J)

b)

B) Watts (W)

c)

C) Newtons (N)

d)

D) Meters (m)

24.

What is the unit of power commonly used in the SI system?

a)

A) Joules (J)

b)

B) Watts (W)

c)

C) Newtons (N)

d)

D) Meters (m)

25.

A light bulb consumes 60 watts of power and operates for 5 minutes. How much electrical energy does it use?

a)

A) 30 J

b)

B) 60 J

c)

C) 300 J

d)

D) 18,000 J