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Energy Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the energy transfer

a)

mechanical to sound

b)

chemical to electrical

c)

sound to mechanical

d)

thermal to sound

2.

Identify the energy transfer

a)

kinetic to mechamical

b)

light to thermal

c)

potential to kinetic

d)

electrical to magnetism

3.

What type of energy can be sensed by the eyes?

a)

sound

b)

thermal

c)

electrical

d)

light

4.

A wind-up toy has a spring that stores energy when it is wound up gently. When the toy is released, chemical energy transfers into ____________ energy.

a)

electrical

b)

mechanical

c)

potential

d)

light

5.

Gasoline has stored chemical energy. Which machine could change chemical energy into mechanical energy?

a)

bicycle

b)

stove

c)

automobile

d)

flashlight

6.

Zoe's s'more maker is an example of transferring energy through:

a)

light

b)

sound

c)

electricity

d)

lasers

7.

What is an example of energy transfer by HEAT? (Click all that apply)

a)

Heat lamp warming food

b)

S'more's in solar oven

c)

A windmill powering a farm

d)

Water running through a dam

8.
All sound is made by ________.
a)
space
b)
squeaks
c)
beeps
d)
vibrations
9.

What is potential energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

non renewable energy

10.

What is energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

The ability to do work.

11.
Which form of energy is produced when a guitar string vibrates?
a)
Sound energy
b)
Electrical energy
c)
Chemical energy
d)
Light energy
12.
What form of energy is being used when a person pushes heavy boxes across the floor? 
a)
Electrical energy
b)
Mechanical energy
c)
Heat energy
d)
Sound energy
13.
A ball rolling down the hill is an example of ___ energy.
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
14.

Which of the following shows an example of Potential Energy?

a)

A football flying through the air

b)

Two kids high-fiving

c)

A rock sitting on top of a high ledge

d)

A flashlight shining brightly

15.

Collision

a)

The movement of energy from one object or material to another or from one form to another

b)

A forceful impact when energy is transferred from one object to another

c)

What is needed to do work or cause change

d)

The flow of electrical energy through a circuit

16.

Energy Transfer

a)

The movement of energy from one object or material to another or from one form to another

b)

What is needed to do work or cause change

c)

Energy that travels as waves through the air or water and vibrates the eardrum upon contact

d)

How an object moves from one place to another

17.

Sound Energy

a)

Energy that causes a change in temperature of materials

b)

Energy that allows us to see

c)

How an object moves from one place to another

d)

Energy that travels as waves through the air or water and vibrates the eardrum upon contact

18.

Motion

a)

A push or pull that causes an object to move, stop, or change direction

b)

How an object moves from one place to another

c)

Energy that travels as waves through the air or water and vibrates the eardrum upon contact

d)

Energy that allows us to see

19.

Heat Energy

a)

Energy that allows us to see

b)

Energy that travels as waves through the air or water and vibrates the eardrum upon contact

c)

A push or pull that causes an object to move, stop, or change direction

d)

Energy that causes a change in temperature of materials

20.

Force

a)

Energy that causes a change in temperature of materials

b)

How an object moves from one place to another

c)

A push or pull that causes an object to move, stop, or change direction

d)

Energy that travels as waves through the air or water and vibrates the eardrum upon contact

21.

Light Energy

a)

Energy that allows us to see

b)

A forceful impact when energy is transferred from one object to another

c)

A meeting or touching of surfaces

d)

The flow of electrical energy through a circuit

22.

What will happen to the ball when the soccer player kicks it?

a)

The ball will move to the soccer player's foot.

b)

The ball will move away from the soccer player’s foot.

c)

The ball will not move.

d)

A cat will sdit on the ball

23.

Describe the transfer of energy that happens when you bump into someone.

a)

The energy from the other person was transferred to me

b)

There was no energy transfer

c)

The energyn from the air was moved to the other person

d)

The energy from my moving body was transferred to the other person when we ran into each other.

24.

Look at the picture provided. Observe the bowling ball as it collides with the pins. How are the pins changing position? How is energy being transferred?

a)

The ball is moving towards the pins. When the ball collides with the pins, they are pushed away from the ball. The energy from the moving bowling ball transfers to the pins and makes them move.

b)

The pins are jumping out of the way of the bowling ball.

c)

The energy from the the pins is being transferred to the bowling ball.

d)

When the pins collide with the floor, the bowling ball is pushed away

25.

Two moving objects will change their motion if which of the following is true?

a)

There is no friction on the objects.

b)

The objects collide with each other.

c)

One object is heavier than the other.

d)

The objects are moving in space.

26.

Two metal spheres roll across the floor toward each other.

After they collide, what about the spheres is most likely to change?

a)

Their shape

b)

Their motion

c)

Their state of matter

d)

Their mass

27.

Four identical balls are rolled from the same position at the same time. The illustration shows each ball’s starting position and ending position after rolling for two seconds. Which ball had the most energy?

a)

Ball 1

b)

Ball 2

c)

Ball 3

d)

Ball 4

28.

True or False - The bigger the force, the bigger the change in speed.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Which is an example of a collision?

a)

bat hitting baseball

b)

baseball flying through the air

c)

sneezing

d)

wind blowing

30.

When objects collide, some energy can be transferred into sound or (a)   .

31.

Energy can't be destroyed or (a)   .

32.

With a Newton's Cradle, energy is transformed into heat and _________.

a)

force

b)

energy

c)

sound

33.

With a Newton's Cradle, if the height of the ball is increased, the ball on the other end won't increase in height.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Which is NOT an example of a collision causing energy transfer?

a)

bowling ball hitting pins

b)

catcher catching a baseball

c)

a baseball hits the ground

d)

a frisbee flies through the air

35.

The collision of two moving cars can cause the _______ of both cars to change.

a)

motion

b)

force

c)

heat

36.

If a bumper car crashes into a second bumper car, kinetic energy will be transferred to the second car.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

When a hockey puck hits a plexiglass barrier some of the energy is converted into what?

a)

sound only

b)

sound and heat

c)

matter and heat

d)

sound and matter

38.

If you increase the weight of a moving object, the amount of energy it can transfer does what?

a)

stays the same

b)

decreases

c)

increases

d)

none of these

39.

As an object moves faster, it has more of what to transfer?

a)

weight

b)

energy

c)

density

d)

matter

40.

What is transferred at the instant the bat hits the ball?

a)

energy

b)

sound

c)

light

d)

matter

41.

In science, when one object runs into another we call it a __________.

a)

crash

b)

hit

c)

strike

d)

collision