Energy Quiz 2
Test:
Thursday Nov 7th
Energy Study
Guide
1.) _____What is energy?
a. The ability to do work or cause change
b. Anything that has mass and takes up space
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c. Substances bonded together
d. Both a and b
2.) _____What is potential energy?
a. Energy of motion b. energy of change c. Energy of mass d. stored energy
3.) _____What type of potential energy does a stretched rubber band have?
a. Mechanical kinetic energy
c. Elastic Potential Energy
b. Chemical Potential Energy
d. Electromagnetic Energy
4.) _____Which of the following is a type of potential energy that a marshmallow has if the
marshmallow is sitting in the bag on the shelf and not moving, and not cooking?
a. Chemical Potential Energy
c. shape
b. Electromagnetic Energy
d. size
5.) _____What type of potential energy does a person standing on a chair have?
a. Mechanical b. gravitational
c. Chemical d. Nuclear
6.) _____What is kinetic energy?
a. The energy of position, shape, or chemical make up
b. The energy of motion
c. The energy of distance
d. The energy of mass
7.) _____What is the law of conservation of energy?
a. Energy is created and destroyed.
C. energy is not created but is destroyed
b. Energy is created but not destroyed.
D. energy is neither created nor destroyed
8.) _____As the sky divers fall the __________energy is converted into _______________.
a. Kinetic energy, potential energy
c. potential energy, kinetic energy
b. Sound energy, mechanical energy
d. heat energy, sound energy
9.) _____Which best describes the transformation of energy after a person eats the hot dog?
a. The chemical energy from the hot dog is converted into mechanical and heat
b. The kinetic energy of the hot dog is converted into potential energy
c. The sound energy of the hotdog is converted into mechanical energy
d. The mechanical energy of the hot dog is converted into sound energy
10.)
_____A cowboy and his horse are standing on a cliff watching the sun set. What type
of kinetic energy does the sun represent?
a. GPE
b. CPE
c. KE
d. EPE
11.)
_____ An object’s kinetic energy is determined by its
a. Position and composition
c. speed and position
b. Mass and speed
d. height and width
12.)
_____Two trucks have the same mass. Which truck will have a greater amount of
kinetic energy?
a. The truck with less mass
c. The truck with greater speed
b. The truck with more mass
d. The trucks will have the same kinetic energy
13.)
_____A skier on a ski lift is making her way to the top of the ski mountain. As the
skier moves higher
a. The kinetic energy being used to move her up the hill is stored in her by her position
b. The potential energy in her is being stored by kinetic energy
c. The mechanical energy is being converted into nuclear energy
d. Both potential energy and kinetic energy are being stored in the skier
14.)
_____What type of energy is the energy of moving things?
a. Mechanical b. Electromagnetic c. Sound
d. Thermal
15.)
_____What type of energy is the energy released when an atom is split or fused?
a. Nuclear
b. Electromagnetic c. Sound
d. Electricity
16.)
_____What type of energy is the energy that travels through matter in vibrations?
a. Electricity b. Electromagnetic c. Sound
d. Thermal
17.)
_____What type of energy is the movement of electrons?
a. Mechanical b. Electromagnetic c. Sound
d. Thermal
18.)
_____What is the source of all energy on earth?
a. Plants
b. animals c. Fossil fuels
d. the sun
19.)
_____Which type of energy does the match that is burning represent?
a. Thermal
b. Nuclear c. Chemical
d. Mechanical
20.)
_____You’re watching a volley ball game and someone asks you what type of energy
best describe the movement of the volley ball players. Which of the following choices is
should your answer be in order to be correct?
a. Sound
b. Nuclear c. Chemical
d. Mechanical
21.)
_____The person is listening to the radio, what type of energy is he making use of?
a. Sound
b. Nuclear c. Chemical
d. Mechanical
22.)
_____True (A) or False (B): The two main categories of energy are potential and
kinetic.
23.)
_____True (A) or False (B): Heat is known as thermal energy.
24.)
_____True (A) or False (B): In all energy conversions some energy is lost as heat.