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energy assessment

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Energy can be created.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Energy cannot be destroyed.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

During photosynthesis, what type of energy transfer takes place?

a)

Thermal -> Chemical

b)

Radiant -> Mechanical

c)

Radiant -> Chemical

d)

Mechanical -> Chemical

4.

The definition of energy is the ability _____________.

a)

to do work

b)

to move objects

c)

to power things

d)

to turn on a light

5.

Roller coasters slow down because their energy disappears.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Potential or kinetic?

Stretched bow and arrow?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

7.

When you eat fruits and vegetables, chemical bonds are releasing stored energy, this is...

a)

thermal energy

b)

chemical energy

c)

mechanical energy

d)

kinetic energy

8.

Any time an energy conversion takes place, some of the original energy is converted to which one of the following?

a)

potential energy

b)

radiant energy

c)

nuclear energy

d)

thermal energy

9.

After an energy conversion, you end up with the same total amount of energy as the original amount of potential energy. Which of the following laws explains this rule?

a)

law of energy change

b)

law of conservation of energy

c)

law of power and energy

d)

law of potential energy

10.

Which of these are stores of nuclear energy?

a)

Stars

b)

Batteries

c)

Atoms

d)

Nuclear bombs

11.
Electrical Energy is:
a)
energy caused by the vibrations of an object
b)
energy caused by changes in the nucleus of an atom
c)
energy of moving electrons
d)
energy caused by heat
12.

Is it possible for energy to transform into a new kind of energy?

a)

yes

b)

no

13.
Which form of energy is mostly produced in this conversion?
a)
Electrical
b)
Mechanical
c)
Thermal
d)
Sound
14.

Identify the energy transfer

a)

radiant to electrical to chemical

b)

chemical to electrical to radiant

c)

electrical to chemical to radiant

d)

chemical to electrical to solar

15.

Identify the energy transfer

a)

chemical to light

b)

thermal to electrical

c)

chemical to heat

d)

electrical to thermal

16.

What type of energy transformation happens in hydro-electric power?

a)

kinetic to potential

b)

sound to mechanical

c)

chemical to electrical

d)

mechanical to electrical

17.

How are different forms of energy related?

a)

they can all be transformed into other forms of energy

b)

none of them can be transformed into other forms of energy

c)

they can be created

d)

they can be destroyed

18.

A change from one form of energy to another

a)

energy conservation

b)

energy transformation

c)

potential energy

d)

kinetic energy

19.

As an object falls its __________ energy decreases and its kinetic energy increases

a)

potential

b)

chemical

c)

thermal

d)

electric

20.

The Law of Conservation of Energy states:

a)

Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed

b)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed

c)

Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed

d)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

21.

What kind of energy does an object possess when it's resting on top of the hill?

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Chemical Energy

c)

Kinetic Energy

d)

All of the above

22.
The law of energy conservation says the total energy before the change _______ the total energy after it
a)
is less than
b)
is more than
c)
affects
d)
equals
23.
What is mechanical energy?
a)
It is what metal creates when heated.
b)
All potential and kinetic energy in a system.
c)
It is motion of all matter.
d)
Energy of momentum.
24.
Is energy always conserved?
a)
Always
b)
Often
c)
Never
d)
Sometimes
25.

The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy is never __________________ or _________________, only transferred.

a)

created, destroyed

b)

created, subtracted

c)

added, subtracted

d)

destroyed, subtracted

26.

Energy that is stored in a system based on its position, ready to be used, is called ____________ energy.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

c)

Conserved

d)

Power

27.

What energy do solar panels use to transfer into electricity?

a)

thermal energy

b)

potential energy

c)

radiant energy

d)

mechanical energy

28.

What is energy?

a)

The motion of objects

b)

Breaking and forming of chemical bonds

c)

Renewable Resources

d)

The ability to do work.

29.

What do we call a change from one form of energy to another?

a)

Energy change

b)

Energy transformation

c)

Energy creation

d)

Energy morph

30.

Potential energy is _____________, whereas kinetic energy is________________.

a)

Moving Energy, Captured Energy

b)

Stored Energy, Moving Energy

c)

Renewable Energy, Non Renewable Energy

d)

Captured Energy, Renewable Energy

31.

In energy transformations, "wasted energy" usually takes what form?

a)

Heat Energy

b)

Chemical Energy

c)

Light Energy

d)

Sound Waves

32.

What form of energy is present in the pebble AND put into the system as the pebble is released?

a)

Sound Potential Energy

b)

Elastic Potential Energy

c)

Gravitational Potential Energy

d)

Chemical Potential Energy

33.

What form(s) of energy are leaving the system as the rock hits the tuning fork? Select all that apply

a)

Sound Energy

b)

Light Energy

c)

Heat Energy

d)

Mechanical Energy

34.

What kind of energy does an object possess when it's resting on top of the hill?

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Chemical Energy

c)

Potential Energy

d)

All of the above

35.

On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?

a)

At the bottom of a big hill

b)

When going around a corner

c)

When going upside down

d)

At the top of a big hill

36.

A battery converts what type of energy to another?

a)

Sound energy to kinetic energy

b)

Light energy to heat energy

c)

Mechanical energy to electrical energy

d)

Chemical energy to electrical energy

37.

Which of the following energy transfers occurs when food is digested?

a)

Chemical Energy to Mechanical Energy

b)

Radiant Energy to Nuclear Energy

c)

Mechanical Energy to Potential Energy

d)

Thermal Energy to Chemical Energy

38.

What type of energy from the ballon will be put into this system?

a)

Gravitational Potential Energy

b)

Chemical Potential Energy

c)

Light Potential Energy

d)

Elastic Potential Energy

39.

What type(s) of energy are leaving the system through the led light? Select all that apply

a)

Light Energy

b)

Sound Energy

c)

Elastic Energy

d)

Mechanical Energy

40.
Which skier has the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
Skier A
b)
Skier B
c)
Skier C
d)
Skier D
41.

Turning on a lamp is an example of an energy transformation from electrical energy to three other forms of energy. Which of these is NOT transformed by the lamp?

a)

Radiant Energy

b)

Light Energy

c)

Heat Energy

d)

Chemical Energy

42.

The picture shows a microwave oven. As a microwave oven is operated, electrical energy is transformed into all of the following types of energy EXCEPT —

a)

Solar Energy

b)

Light Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Mechanical Energy

43.

What type of energy does the water polo ball have when it is held above the ground?

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Gravitational Potential Energy

c)

Elastic Potential Energy

d)

Sound Potential Energy

44.

Plants transfer light energy from the sun into what form of energy?

a)

Food Energy

b)

Light Energy

c)

Color Energy

d)

Chemical Energy

45.

What type of energy is in this picture?

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

c)

Chemical Energy

d)

Sound Energy