wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Energy Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Energy is defined as:

(a)  

2.

The law of conservation of energy states that:

(a)  

3.

How much energy does it take to lift a 175kg car 9m?

a)

15,435 J

b)

1,575 J

c)

14,175 J

d)

19.4 J

4.

Bella is skiing 100 meters in 20 seconds. How fast is she going?

a)

5 meters per second

b)

0.2 meters per second

c)

10 meters per second

d)

2000 meters per second

5.

6. Nemo is 2 kg and is swimming at 1.5 m/s. How much energy does he have?

a)

4.5 J

b)

3.0 J

c)

2.25 J

d)

29.4 J

6.

In a Rube Goldberg machine, a ball rolls down a ramp and strikes a domino, causing it to topple. Which type of energy is primarily transferred from the ball to the domino?

a)

Chemical to electrical

b)

Kinetic to potential

c)

Kinetic to kinetic

d)

Thermal to sound

7.

At the top of a ramp, the ball in a Rube Goldberg machine has stored energy due to its position. What type of energy is this?

a)

Gravitational potential energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Chemical energy

d)

Elastic potential energy

8.

As the ball moves down the ramp in the Rube Goldberg machine, which type of energy transformation is taking place?

a)

Potential to kinetic

b)

Chemical to thermal

c)

Electrical to mechanical

d)

Kinetic to sound

9.

When a balloon in the Rube Goldberg machine deflates and pushes a lever, which energy transformation is demonstrated?

a)

Chemical energy to thermal energy

b)

Elastic potential energy to kinetic energy

c)

Gravitational energy to potential energy

d)

Electrical energy to sound energy

10.

The Rube Goldberg machine knocks over a cup of water, which pours onto a small water wheel and causes it to spin. Which types of energy are involved in this part of the machine?

a)

Thermal to chemical

b)

Mechanical to electrical

c)

Gravitational potential to kinetic

d)

Chemical to elastic

11.

In one part of the Rube Goldberg machine, a marble hits a series of dominoes, and sound is produced. How is the sound created in terms of energy transfer?

a)

Chemical energy is converted to sound energy.

b)

Kinetic energy is transferred and partly converted into sound energy.

c)

Electrical energy is transferred into sound energy.

d)

Potential energy is directly converted to sound energy.

12.

In a Rube Goldberg machine, a rubber band is stretched and used to release a small object. What kind of energy is stored in the stretched rubber band?

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Elastic potential energy

c)

Gravitational energy

d)

Chemical energy

13.

Which statement about energy conservation applies to the Rube Goldberg machine as it completes a series of actions?

a)

Energy is continuously created to keep the machine running.

b)

Energy is transferred and transformed but remains constant in amount.

c)

Energy is destroyed as it moves through each step of the machine.

d)

Energy alternates between being created and destroyed in each action.

14.

In a Rube Goldberg machine, a heated object melts a piece of wax, which then causes a marble to roll. Which types of energy transformation are involved here?

a)

Thermal energy to chemical energy to kinetic energy

b)

Thermal energy to potential energy to sound energy

c)

Chemical energy to kinetic energy to potential energy

d)

Electrical energy to thermal energy to mechanical energy

15.

A pendulum swings in the Rube Goldberg machine, transferring energy back and forth. What type of energy transformation occurs as it moves from its highest point to its lowest point?

a)

Thermal energy to potential energy

b)

Potential energy to kinetic energy

c)

Chemical energy to electrical energy

d)

Elastic energy to kinetic energy

16.

Electrical energy is:

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

17.

Thermal energy is:

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

18.

Radiant energy is:

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

19.

Sound energy is:

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

20.

Gravitational energy is:

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

21.

Nuclear energy is:

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

22.

Chemical energy is:

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

23.

Elastic energy is:

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

24.

The SI unit for energy is the

a)

Joule (J)

b)

Newton (N)

c)

kilogram (kg)

d)

Watt (W)

25.

The force of friction generally causes a transfer of energy from kinetic to

a)

thermal energy

b)

radiant energy

c)

elastic energy

d)

chemical energy