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Energy Review

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 36mins

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Class
Date
1.

When you rub your hands together on a cold day, what type of energy transformation is primarily taking place?

a)

Mechanical to Thermal

b)

Electrical to Thermal

c)

Chemical to Mechanical

d)

Light to Thermal

2.

What is the primary energy transformation in a hydroelectric power plant?

a)

Chemical to Electrical

b)

Mechanical to Electrical

c)

Thermal to Mechanical

d)

Electromagnetic to Electrical

3.

In a flashlight, what type of energy transformation first occurs when the switch is turned on?

a)

Chemical to Electrical

b)

Electrical to Light

c)

Mechanical to Electrical

d)

Chemical to Light

4.

During nuclear fission, which type of energy transformation primarily occurs?

a)

Chemical to Nuclear

b)

Nuclear to Thermal

c)

Mechanical to Nuclear

d)

Electrical to Nuclear

5.

What type of energy is primarily used by plants to perform photosynthesis?

a)

Chemical

b)

Light

c)

Thermal

d)

Electrical

6.

In an electric water heater, electrical energy is converted into what type of energy?

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Thermal

d)

Mechanical

7.

When a battery powers a motor, which sequence of energy transformation occurs?

a)

Chemical -> Electrical -> Mechanical

b)

Electrical -> Chemical -> Mechanical

c)

Mechanical -> Electrical -> Chemical

d)

Chemical -> Mechanical -> Electrical

8.

3. How does a hydroelectric dam convert energy from flowing water into electrical energy? A) B) C) By using the force of water to turn turbines, which generate electricity D)

a)

By converting sound waves into electrical signals

b)

By using the force of water to turn turbines (mechanical) into Electricity.

c)

By transforming thermal energy into mechanical energy

d)

By converting light energy into electrical energy

9.
  1. In a solar-powered calculator, what energy transformation occurs when sunlight hits the solar cells? A) B) C) D)

a)

Nuclear to thermal

b)

Light to electrical

c)

Mechanical to electrical

d)

Sound to chemical

10.
  1. Which of the following represents a sequence of energy transformations in a nuclear power plant?

a)

Thermal to chemical to nuclear to electrical

b)

Electrical to mechanical to thermal to nuclear

c)

Mechanical to thermal to nuclear to electrical

d)

Nuclear to thermal to mechanical to electrical

11.
________ is the ability to do work.
a)
Light
b)
Energy
c)
Heat 
d)
Sound
12.
Energy you can see is _________. 
a)
sound energy
b)
heat energy
c)
light energy
13.
What happens when you turn up the volume on the radio? 
a)
It gets louder. 
b)
The sound decreases. 
c)
It gets softer. 
d)
It gets brighter. 
14.
If you rub your hands together, you will produce ________ energy. 
a)
light
b)
heat
c)
sound
d)
heat and sound 
15.
Energy that warms objects is called _____. 
a)
light energy
b)
sound energy 
c)
heat energy
d)
structures
16.
What sound would you hear at the Zoo?
a)
A School Bell
b)
A Lion Roar
c)
A Cow Moo
d)
A Car Honk
17.
What sound would you hear at the airport?
a)
An Airplane
b)
A Duck Quack
c)
A Drum Banging
d)
A Monkey 
18.
Which Item has sound energy?
a)
A feather
b)
A party hat
c)
A bell
d)
A lollipop 
19.
Which is a force?
a)
looking at the sky
b)
pushing a bike
c)
reading a book
20.
What is one way that we can use heat energy?
a)
to cook
b)
to make light
c)
to cool our school
21.
Which is an example of motion?
a)
wind
b)
thunder
c)
lightning
22.
What are two types of forces?
a)
push and pull
b)
wind and rain
c)
light and heat
23.
Matt is moving a car away from  him, what force is he using?
a)
push
b)
pull
c)
friction
24.
When you move something towards yourself, its called:
a)
Push
b)
Pull
c)
Gravity
25.
What type of energy from the sun provides sunshine and heat?
a)
Solar
b)
Sound
c)
Mechanical
d)
Electrical
26.
When you move an object away from you, is called:
a)
Push
b)
Pull
c)
Gravity
27.
When you kick a football, you are applying ________ to the ball.
a)
mass
b)
gravity
c)
force
d)
unbalance
28.

Which of the following is the form of energy illustrated by a fan spinning its blades?

a)

motional

b)

thermal

c)

electrical

d)

mechanical

29.

Which of the following would increase the amount of potential energy on an object?

a)

increasing its mass

b)

increasing its distance above the surface

c)

taking it to a planet with a larger "g"

d)

all of these

30.

Which of the following would decease the kinetic energy of an object?

a)

increasing the speed of the object

b)

increasing the mass of the object

c)

having the motion of the object cover less distance in a specific amount of time

d)

none of these

31.

When solving for the kinetic energy of an object, you should.....

a)

square the velocity, then multiply by the mass, then divide by 1/2

b)

square the velocity, then multiply by the mass, then divide by 2

c)

multiply the mass and velocity, then square the product and divide by 2

d)

multiply the mass and velocity, then square the product and divide by 1/2

32.

What did you do to the car with the car, marbles and ramp lab to increase its kinetic energy?

a)

Decrease mass

b)

Add marbles and bring the ramp down on the physics stand

c)

Add marbles and increase the distance from the table

d)

Decrease distance

33.

Which of the following would you predict to use the most power?

a)

a portable fan

b)

pencil sharpener

c)

portable heater with a moving fan

d)

data collector/timer with both photogate blocked

34.

The SI Unit for power is the ____________, for work is the ___________, for potential energy is the _________, and for kinetic energy is the _________.

a)

watt, joule, kilowatt, joule

b)

watt, joule, volt, joule

c)

joule, watt, joule, joule

d)

watt, joule, joule, joule

35.

If you have to carry 20 objects of equal mass a distance of 5 meters, which of the following requires the most work?

a)

1 trip

b)

4 trips with 5 items each

c)

5 trips with 4 items each

d)

the number of trips doesn't matter since you are carrying specific objects a specific distance

36.

Which requires more work?

a)

carrying 3 objects of a mass of 2 grams in 3 trips of 5 meters each

b)

carrying 2 objects of a mass of 2 grams 5 meters and then carrying 1 object of a mass of 2 grams 5 meters

c)

carrying 3 objects of a mass of 2 grams 5 meters in one trip

d)

none of these

37.

Which of the following forms of energy would be illustrated when roasting a marshmallow to the point where it turns black?

a)

thermal and chemical

b)

potential, kinetic, thermal, chemical

c)

gravitational, thermal, chemical

d)

gravitational and thermal

38.

Which of the following uses the most power and why?

a)

a LED light bulb, thermal energy too

b)

a CFL light bulb, radiant energy too

c)

an incandescent light bulb, radiant and thermal energy too

d)

a fluorescent light bulb, radiant energy too

39.

When you apply sunblock before going into the sun, which of the forms of energy are being illustrated?

a)

chemical, thermal, potential

b)

radiant, thermal

c)

thermal, chemical, radiant

d)

radiant, chemical, gravitational

40.

Which of the following used the most power?

a)

cell phone charger with phone attached

b)

hair dryer on hot and high

c)

timer with both photogates blocked

d)

Uncle Sam inflatable

41.

Which of the following is true?

a)

To find potential energy, you multiply kilograms by meters

b)

To find kinetic energy, you multiply Newtons by meters

c)

To find the mass of an object, you would divide the potential energy by the meters

d)

To find the mass of an object, you would divide the potential energy by the meters and then divide by 9.8

42.

To find potential energy, which of the following is true?

a)

mass must be in grams and distance must be in meters

b)

weight must be in pounds and distance must be in meters

c)

multiply weight by meters

d)

none of these

43.

Which of the following would have the most kinetic energy? (all hitting the same number of rubberbands)

a)

car with 0 marbles from the 3rd opening

b)

car with 3 marbles from the 3rd opening

c)

car with 0 marbles from the 7th opening

d)

car with 3 marbles from the 7th opening

44.
Jason climbs a ladder to hang lights on his house.  What type of energy does he use?
a)
Electrical Energy
b)
Mechanical Energy
c)
Thermal Energy
d)
Sound Energy
45.

Which example below uses only mechanical energy?

a)

A. Watching your favorite TV show with your family

b)

B. Hitting a baseball with a baseball bat in the front yard

c)

C. Talking to your grandmother on the telephone

d)

D. Heating up hot water on the stove for hot chocolate

46.

When you rub your hands together, this is an example of ________ and ________energy. 

a)

Sound and thermal

b)

Kinetic and thermal

c)

Thermal and mechanical

d)

Mechanical and potential

47.

What is the unit of Velocity?

a)

m/s

b)

m/s2

c)

m2/s2

d)

m

48.

What type of energy is needed for a battery?

a)

Electric Potential

b)

Electrical

c)

Nuclear

d)

Radiant

49.

What is a joule?

a)

1 kg x m/s2

b)

1 kg x m

c)

1 kg x m2/s2

d)

1 m2/s2

50.

How fast does gravity accelerate?

a)

9.8 m/s

b)

6.67 x 10-11kg

c)

6.67 m2/s2

d)

9.8 m/s2

51.

What is the law of conservation of energy?

a)

Where energy can't be created or destroyed

b)

Where energy is the same always

c)

Where energy is able to be always used

d)

Where energy cant be converted into any other forms

52.

The sum of kinetic and potential energy is

a)

Magnetic Energy

b)

Mechanical Energy

c)

Velocity Squared

d)

Kinetic Energy

53.

What is the Kinetic Energy of an object moving at 1 m/s and has a mass of 2 kg?

a)

2 Joules

b)

1 Joules

c)

0.5 Joules

d)

4 Joules

54.

Radiant Energy is what type of Energy?

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

c)

Nuclear Energy

d)

Sound Energy

55.

If a roller coaster at the very top of a drop has 9000 Joules of Potential Energy, how much Mechanical Energy does it have?

a)

9000 Joules

b)

18000 Joules

c)

4500 Joules

d)

10000 Joules

56.

Which of these is not a power source?

a)

Biomass

b)

Geothermal Activity

c)

Nuclear Power

d)

Gravitational Power