Mr Fays Energy Quiz
Testing your understanding of Chapter 35 of Science Matters.
- 1..Which of the following is the best example of increasing an object's potential energy?
- A.
rolling a bowling ball
- B.
turning on a light bulb
- C.
stretching a rubber band
- D.
dropping a pencil
- 2.An object that has kinetic energy must be...
- A.
lifted above earth's surface.
- B.
in motion.
- C.
at rest.
- D.
None of the above.
- 3.. Sound energy is...
- A.
the energy of a compound that changes as its atoms are rearranged to form new compounds
- B.
the total energy of the particles that make up an object.
- C.
The energy caused by an object's vibrations.
- D.
the energy of motion.
- 4.Which of the following convert chemical energy to mechanical energy?
- A.
human
- B.
Car
- C.
Jet Ski
- D.
All of above
- 5.Which of the following is a conversion from chemical energy to thermal energy?
- A.
Coal is burned to boil water.
- B.
Food is digested and used to regulate body temperature.
- C.
Charcoal is burned in a barbeque pit.
- D.
All of above
- 6.As height increases, so does...
- A.
thermal energy.
- B.
Mechanical energy.
- C.
kinetic energy.
- D.
potential energy.
- 7.The law of _________________ of energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed.
- A.
transformation
- B.
absorption
- C.
conservation
- D.
stability
- 8.According to the law of conservation of energy, in theory, a bouncy ball should never stop bouncing. However, we know that it eventually stops. Where does the energy go.
- A.
some gets converted into sound energy and escapes into the surroundings.
- B.
some gets converted into thermal energy and escapes into the surroundings.
- C.
Both A and B
- 9.Which one is not a fossil fuel
- A.
Oil
- B.
Wood
- C.
Coal
- 10.What percentage of the Energy used around the world comes from Fossil Fuels
- A.
None
- B.
90%
- C.
40%
- 11.Today, which renewable energy source provides Ireland. with the most energy?
- A.
Wind
- B.
Solar
- C.
Geothermal
- D.
Hydro
- 12.Electricity is the movement of
- A.
Atoms
- B.
Molecules
- C.
Electrons
- D.
Neutrons
- 13.Most of the energy we use originially came from the
- A.
Sun
- B.
Air
- C.
Soil
- D.
Oceans
- 14.Electrical Energy can be produced from
- A.
Mechanical energy
- B.
Chemical energy
- C.
Radiant energy
- D.
All of the above
- 15.In a nuclear power plant, uranium atoms
- A.
Combine and give off heat energy
- B.
Split and give off heat energy
- C.
Burn and give off heat energy
- D.
Split and give offelectrons
- 16.Which of these energy changes take take place in a flashlight
- A.
Electrical to chemical to light to heat
- B.
Electrical to light to heat
- C.
Heat to light
- D.
Chemical to electrical to light to heat.
- 17.One disadvantage of Nuclear Fission is
- A.
Its really smelly
- B.
The radioactive waste products
- C.
The temperature required to start the reaction
- D.
The lack of deuterium on earth.
- 18.Which answer means energy on the move.
- A.
Kinetic Energy
- B.
Potential Energy
- C.
Nuclear Energy
- D.
Chemical Energy
- 19.Which of these is a renewable energy source
- A.
Oil
- B.
Wind
- C.
Nuclear Energy
- D.
Gas
- 20.The Unit of Energy is
- A.
Watt
- B.
Joule
- C.
Volt
- D.
Ampere
- 21.The best definition of enegry is
- A.
Something you can run out of
- B.
The ability to do work
- C.
The power of a force
- D.
Something you need to live
- 22.In what forms is some energy usually lost when being transformed from one form to another
- A.
Heat and sound
- B.
Heat and light
- C.
Sound and light
- D.
Heat and water
- 23.Which is the main energy transfer happening inside a car engine (just the engine part)
- A.
Chemical to heat
- B.
Kinetic to heat
- C.
Heat to kinetic
- D.
Chemical to sound
- 24.Energy is the same thing as Power
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.If you increase the velocity of and object the kinetic energy will
- A.
Increase
- B.
Decrease
- C.
Stay the same
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