Energy Unit Practice Quiz Questions

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  • 1. 
    What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?
    • A. 

      A law that states that energy cannot be created nor destroyed, but can change forms

    • B. 

      A law stating that energy must be conserved in order to delay the apocalypse (the end of the world)

    • C. 

      A trip to Disney World

    • D. 

      The key to the house

  • 2. 
    What is potential energy?
    • A. 

      Energy (stored) due to position or condition

    • B. 

      The key to the meaning of life

    • C. 

      Sarah's high school diploma

    • D. 

      None of the above

  • 3. 
    Releasing a compressed spring is not an example of kinetic energy being converted to potential energy
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 4. 
    At the top of its arc, a thrown ball has _____________ potential energy
  • 5. 
    The brakes on a car exert a frictional force of 6000 N to stop the car. If the work done by the brakes is 120,000 J to stop the car, how many meters did the car travel before it stopped?
    • A. 

      20 m

    • B. 

      6 m

    • C. 

      72 m

    • D. 

      12 m

  • 6. 
    A man pushed a crate along a floor by exerting a force of 55 N. If the crate moves 4.0 m, how much work does the man do?
    • A. 

      165 J

    • B. 

      220 J

    • C. 

      Zero

    • D. 

      200J

  • 7. 
    Which of the following statements about work and energy is NOT true?
    • A. 

      When work is done, energy is transferred or transformed

    • B. 

      Work and energy are always equal

    • C. 

      Facebook is better than Myspace

    • D. 

      Work and energy have the same units

  • 8. 
    How are energy and work related?
    • A. 

      Energy = the ability to do work

    • B. 

      Work = transfer of energy (moves an object)

    • C. 

      BOTH are measured in Joules

    • D. 

      All of the above

  • 9. 
    A boy pushes on a parked car with a force of 200N. The car does not move. How much work does the boy do?
    • A. 

      200N

    • B. 

      720N

    • C. 

      Zero

    • D. 

      None of the above

  • 10. 
    Which form of energy does a plant store when light is transformed during photosynthesis
    • A. 

      Chemical

    • B. 

      Thermal

    • C. 

      Mechanical

    • D. 

      Electrical

  • 11. 
    Friction causes kinetic energy to be turned into ____________.
    • A. 

      Mechanical energy

    • B. 

      Solar energy

    • C. 

      Thermal energy

    • D. 

      All of the above

  • 12. 
    Which of the following is NOT an example of kinetic energy being converted to potential energy?
    • A. 

      A basketball jumping a rebound

    • B. 

      Releasing a compressed spring

    • C. 

      Pulling a sled up a hill

    • D. 

      None of the above

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