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S1 Energy Part 1

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The three cans were all filled with boiling water they were left for ten minutes and then the temperature of the water was measured again. In which can would the water temperature be the lowest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
There would be no difference.
2.
Which temperature probe would record the highest temperature?
a)
A (silver)
b)
B (black)
c)
Both would be the same.
3.
When the bunsen burner is lit which marble will fall off first?
a)
The one on the white surface.
b)
The one on the black surface.
c)
Both will fall off at the same time.
4.
What is infrared radiation?
a)
The circulation of a fluid caused by heating it.
b)
Transfer of heat inside a metal.
c)
Heat energy transfer by electromagnetic waves
d)
Transfer of light energy
5.

Which is an example of convection?

a)

Touching a hot pot

b)

Gases rising and falling in the atmosphere

c)

Cooking a burger

6.

What is an example of convection currents

a)

Feeling the heat from a bonfire with your friends

b)

Touching a hot curling iron

c)

The movement of air in a circular motion in the atmosphere

7.

What is an example of a convection current?

a)

Touching a hot spoon that was in a soup bowl.

b)

Feeling the suns rays on a nice summer day.

c)

Touching an iron skillet after cooking and feeling the heat.

d)

Movement of gas in a hot air balloon.

8.

Can convection currents occur in a solid?

a)

No.

just in a liquid and gas.

b)

Yes.

In a solid, liquid, and gas.

9.

When do particles move faster?

a)

In hot water

b)

In cold water

10.

......is a bad conductor of heat

a)

copper

b)

iron

c)

plastic

d)

Aluminium

11.

What is an example of a good insulator?

a)

wood

b)

copper wiring

c)

stones

d)

concrete floor tiles

12.
Which phase is the best conductor of heat?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
13.
Which material is the best conductor of heat?
a)
Wood
b)
Plastic
c)
Glass
d)
Steel
14.
If two objects have different temperatures, heat will flow from the cooler object to the warmer one.
a)
True
b)
False
15.

Properties of gas

a)

Fixed shape, fixed volume, low density, compressible

b)

No fixed shape, fixed volume, low density, compressible

c)

No fixed, no fixed volume, low density, compressible

d)

No fixed volume, no fixed shape, compressible, high density

16.

Liquids have fixed volumes and fixed shapes

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Properties of solid

a)

Fixed, shape & volume, high density, hard and rigid

b)

Fixed volume, high density, no fixed shaped

c)

No fixed shape and volume, high density, hard and rigid

d)

High density, fixed shape, hard and rigid, no fixed volume

18.

What happens to the molecules in a solid as it gets hotter?

a)

vibrate faster

b)

start vibrate

c)

vibrate slower

19.

To measure how hot or cold something is called…

a)

thermal

b)

thermometer

c)

temperature

20.

What happens to the molecules in a liquid as it gets hotter?

a)

speed up

b)

slow down

c)

stay at same speed

21.
When you touch something that feels cold, 
a)
heat from your hand moves into the cold substance.
b)
coldness moves from the cold substance into your hand.
c)
it melts.
d)
it freezes.
22.
Heat is the _______ of energy.
a)
Transfer
b)
Measure
23.

Heat is transferred from _____ objects to ______ objects

a)

big,small

b)

cold,hot

c)

hot,cold

24.

Temperature is ____________

a)

thermal energy

b)

a measure of how hot or cold an object is,

c)

is the transfer of energy from one object to another.

25.

Temperature is measured in ________

a)

degrees

b)

grams

c)

Joules

26.

Heat is measured in ________

a)

degrees

b)

grams

c)

Joules

27.

Heat is a form of ________

a)

power

b)

energy

c)

temperature

28.

Heat and Temperature are ______

a)

same

b)

different

c)

opposites

29.

The picture showing the energy conversion

electrical → heat and light

is:

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

The picture showing the energy conversion

Chemical → light & heat

is:

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.

The picture showing the energy conversion

Electrical → light

is:

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

The picture showing the energy conversion

Chemical → light ONLY

is:

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.

The picture showing the energy conversion

Chemical → kinetic

is:

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

The picture showing the energy conversion

Chemical → heat

is:

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

Name the Energy Conversion of a dryer.

a)

Chemical→ Thermal and Light

b)

Electrical → Elastic, Heat and Sound

c)

Gravitational → Nuclear, Sound and Heat

d)

Electrical → Heat, Kinetic and Sound

36.

What is the energy conversion when a wind turbine turns to provide energy to a power supply?

a)

electrical to potential

b)

potential to kinetic

c)

kinetic to electrical

d)

nuclear to heat

37.
__________ energy is the energy due to motion.
a)
Kinetic 
b)
Potential 
c)
Neither 
d)
Both
38.

What is an example of non-renewable energy?

a)

Coal

b)

Solar

c)

Wind

d)

Hydropower

39.

A battery converts what type of energy to another?

a)

sound to kinetic

b)

light to heat

c)

kinetic to electrical

d)

chemical to electrical

40.

What kind of energy is represented in this picture?

a)

Heat

b)

Potential

c)

Nuclear

d)

Electrical

41.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Elastic Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Gravitational Potential 
42.

What type of energy do we get from the food we eat?

a)

light

b)

thermal

c)

chemical

d)

sound

43.

What is energy measured in?

a)

joules

b)

newtons

c)

kilograms

d)

metres

44.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

potential energy

c)

stored energy

d)

renewable energy

45.
Which layer is made of the most solid rock?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
46.

Which layer is made of liquid metal (Fe and Ni)?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

47.

Which layer is made of slightly molten rock?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

48.

Which layer is the thinnest?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

49.

Which layer is the hottest?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

50.

The correct order of the Earth's layers starting from the OUTSIDE going IN is

a)

crust, inner core, mantle, outer core

b)

mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

c)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

d)

inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

51.

Where can geothermal energy be used best?

a)

Near a river

b)

Near a volcano

c)

In a mountain

d)

In the sea

52.

What is an advantage of geothermal energy?

a)

It produces carbon dioxide

b)

It is expensive

c)

It produces little to no pollution

d)

It runs on oil

53.

At what time is geothermal energy available?

a)

Day

b)

Night

c)

All day

d)

Never available

54.

Geothermal energy produces pollution: True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

55.

Who used geothermal energy for bath houses?

a)

Celts

b)

Americans

c)

Romans

d)

Victorians

56.

What is geothermal energy?

a)

Energy from the Sun

b)

Energy made by wind spinning a turbine

c)

Energy collected using the heat of the Earth

d)

Energy collected by a hamster running on a wheel connected to a generator

57.

How can you prevent heat lost from the windows?

a)

Loft insulation

b)

Cavity wall Insulation

c)

Double Glazing

d)

Draft Proofing

58.

How can you prevent heat lost from the wallls?

a)

Loft insulation

b)

Cavity wall Insulation

c)

Double Glazing

d)

Draft Proofing

59.

How can you prevent heat lost from the roof?

a)

Loft insulation

b)

Cavity wall Insulation

c)

Double Glazing

d)

Draft Proofing

60.

Where is most of the heat lost from a house?

a)

The walls

b)

The windows

c)

The roof

d)

The floor

61.

Which of these are ways that heat is lost through the home? (tick three)

a)

the roof

b)

the walls

c)

the windows

d)

the floor

62.
Which of the following is a sign that a chemical reaction has occurred?
a)
change in shape
b)
melting
c)
bubbles of gas appear
d)
dissolving
63.

When a candle is lit hydrocarbons are combusting. An exothermic reaction is occuring. Energy is being _________________ .

a)

absorbed

b)

frozen

c)

destroyed

d)

released

64.
'Have you ever eaten sherbet sweets? They fizz in your mouth and your tongue feels cold. Why do you think that is?'
a)
It is an exothermic reaction
b)
It is an endothermic reaction
c)
It is made of ice
d)
It is dissolving your mouth
65.

What instrument would you use to detect an endothermic or exothermic reaction?

a)

triple beam balance

b)

ruler

c)

thermometer

66.

Exo means out or ________.

a)

absorbed

b)

released

67.

____ reactions usually feel cold.

a)

endothermic

b)

exothermic

68.

_____ reactions usually feel hot!

a)

endothermic

b)

exothermic

69.

In an endothermic reaction, energy is _________.

a)

absorbed

b)

released

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