wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

SPS7 and S8P2 Assessment

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the purpose of a heating/cooling curve?

a)

To calculate the volume changes of a substance during heating or cooling.

b)

To understand the phase changes and energy transfer during heating or cooling process.

c)

To determine the color changes of a substance during heating or cooling.

d)

To measure the temperature of a substance during heating or cooling.

2.

What does a heating curve represent?

a)

The relationship between mass and time during the process of heating a substance.

b)

The relationship between temperature and time during the process of heating a substance.

c)

The relationship between volume and time during the process of heating a substance.

d)

The relationship between pressure and time during the process of heating a substance.

3.

During a phase change, what happens to the temperature of a substance?

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

fluctuates

d)

remains constant

4.
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 
5.

What type of energy transformation occurs, when a hawk eats a mouse and then uses the energy from the mouse to fly?

a)

mechanical energy to chemical energy

b)

thermal energy to mechanical energy

c)

chemical energy to mechanical energy

d)

mechanical energy to thermal energy

6.
Object A has a specific heat of 4.45 J/g⁰C and object B has a specific heat of 1.82 J/g⁰C. Which object will heat up faster?
a)
Object A, it has a lower spefici heat
b)
Object B, it has a lower specific heat
c)
Object A, it has a higher specific heat
d)
Object B, it has a higher specific heat
7.

According to the ESRT, which material would require the most heat energy to increase the temperature of 1 gram of the material one Celsius degree?

a)

Ice

b)

Water

c)

Basalt

d)

Granite

8.
The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north. What type of heat transfer is this?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation 
9.
The glow sticks produce light for a short amount of time. The light from the glow stick is a conversion from what to what?
a)
thermal to light
b)
gravitational to potential
c)
radiant to electrical
d)
chemical to light
10.

The faster an object moves the greater its ____________ energy.

a)

Kinetic

b)

thermal

c)

Potential

d)

Solar

11.

The energy stored in an object is called ____________.

a)

Joule

b)

Kinetic

c)

Potential

d)

Transferred

12.

The unit of measure for potential and kinetic energy is the

_________.

a)

Newton

b)

Meter

c)

Watt

d)

Joule

13.

At what point does the roller coaster have the most Kinetic energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

14.

What type of energy transformation you see here?

a)

Thermal energy -> Sound energy

b)

Potential energy -> Light energy

c)

Potential energy -> Kinetic energy

d)

Sound energy -> Mechanical energy

15.

The bicycle rider is traveling up a hill. When the rider reaches the top of the hill, she stops to rest. Then she travels down the hill. The diagram shows the rider in the three different positions. Which of these correctly describes the potential energy and the kinetic energy of the bicycle rider?

a)

When the rider is at the top of the hill, her potential energy is the greatest, and her kinetic energy is the least.

b)

As the rider moves up the hill, her kinetic energy increases, and her potential energy decreases.

c)

When the rider goes down the hill, her potential energy increases, and her kinetic energy decreases.

d)

As the rider reaches the bottom of the hill, her kinetic energy and her potential energy decrease.

16.

A demonstration helps students understand the principle of roller coaster design. Which answer choice correctly describes the ball’s kinetic and potential energy?

a)

The ball has more PE at position X than at position Z.

b)

The ball has more KE at position Y than at position W.

c)

The PE and KE of the ball are equal at position X

d)

The PE and KE of the ball are greatest at position Z.

17.

When a person holds an object, it has potential energy. How will the potential energy change if the person lifts the object above his or her head?

a)

The object's potential energy will be the same.

b)

The object's potential energy will be greater.

c)

The object's potential energy will be less.

d)

The object's potential energy will be zero.

18.

Jayla drops the same 10-kg ball from heights of 1 m, 2 m, and 3 m. Which graph correctly shows the kinetic energy of the ball that Jayla dropped from each height?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

Using the image, where is the KE = 100 and PE = 0?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.

A ball will be rolled four times. In which of the following situations will some of the kinetic energy of the ball be converted into potential energy as the ball rolls?

a)

Situation A

b)

Situation B

c)

Situation C

d)

Situation D

21.
As a pendulum swings from its highest to lowest position, what happens to its kinetic and potential energy? 
a)
Both the potential energy and kinetic energy decrease
b)
The potential energy decreases while the kinetic energy increases 
c)
The kinetic energy decreases while the potential energy increases 
d)
Bothe the potential energy and kinetic energy increase 
22.

In heat transfer, heat always flows from the _______________ substance to the _______________ substance.

a)

Hotter to colder

b)

Colder to hotter

c)

Hotter to hotter

d)

Colder to colder

23.

What happens to the molecules in a substance when thermal energy is added to it?

a)

The molecules move slower and get closer together.

b)

The molecules move faster and space themselves farther apart.

c)

The molecules do not change their behavior.

d)

The molecules move faster and get closer together.

24.
There are four cups of hot cocoa. The cup sizes are shown. The temperature of the cocoa in each cup is 25 degrees celsius. Which cup has the MOST thermal energy?
a)
Large cup (Trenta)
b)
Small cup (Tall)
c)
Venti
d)
All three are the same temperature so they have same thermal energy
25.
You drop a 5 kg ball from a height of 2 m. Just before it reaches the ground, what type of energy does it have?
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
c)
Nuclear Energy
d)
Chemical Energy