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Energy & Motion

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blank: The ability to do work or cause change is called ________.

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

force

d)

mass

2.

Fill in the blank: The object that provides the energy for energy transfers is called the (a)   .

3.

Fill in the blank: The object that gains the energy for energy transfers is called the ________.

a)

receiver object

b)

transmitter object

c)

neutral object

d)

energy source

4.

Fill in the blank: Energy due to motion is called ________.

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

chemical energy

5.

Fill in the blank: Energy due to interactions between objects or particles when the distances change is called ________.

a)

potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

mechanical energy

6.

Fill in the blank: Stored energy due to interactions of objects in gravitational fields is called ________.

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

chemical energy

7.

Fill in the blank: Energy stored in objects that are compressed or stretched is called ________.

a)

elastic potential energy

b)

chemical energy

c)

gravitational potential energy

d)

thermal energy

8.

Fill in the blank: A force that squeezes an object together is called ________.

a)

compression

b)

tension

c)

shear

d)

torsion

9.

Fill in the blank: A force that expands an object, resisting elastic force, is called ________.

a)

stretched

b)

compressed

c)

twisted

d)

bent

10.

Fill in the blank: The sum of the potential and kinetic energy in a system is called ________.

a)

mechanical energy

b)

thermal energy

c)

nuclear energy

d)

chemical energy

11.

Fill in the blank: The transfer of energy to an object by a force that makes an object move in the direction of the force is called ________.

a)

work

b)

power

c)

momentum

d)

friction

12.

Fill in the blank: How quickly or slowly work is done is called ________.

a)
power
b)

work

c)

force

d)

distance

13.

Fill in the blank: A simple machine that reduces the amount of work required to lift something is called a ________.

a)

lever

b)

pulley

c)

screw

d)

wedge

14.

Fill in the blank: The midpoint on which a lever that rests or is supported is called a ________.

a)

fulcrum

b)

pivot

c)

axle

d)

hinge

15.

Fill in the blank: A simple machine that contains a wheel with a rope wrapped around it to increase the applied force is called a ________.

a)

pulley

b)

lever

c)

wedge

d)

screw