What Do You Know About Energy?

37 Questions | By Whitehat123 | Updated: Mar 21, 2022 | Attempts: 78

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1.

Potential energy is stored energy
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
2.

Kinetic energy is stored energy
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
3.

Energy efficiency
- A.
  
  The total amount of useful energy
- B.
  
  Useful energy/ total energy
- C.
  
  Is the same as the Law of Conservation of Energy
- D.
  
  Total energy/useful energy
4.

All are examples of potential energy except
- A.
  
  Gasoline
- B.
  
  A moving bicycle
- C.
  
  Food
- D.
  
  A battery
5.

Which of the following is a conductor
- A.
  
  Wood
- B.
  
  Copper
- C.
  
  Plastic
- D.
  
  Styrofoam
6.

Why use styrofoam to hold a cold soda?
- A.
  
  It's a good conductor, therefore the soda will stay cold
- B.
  
  It's a good insulator, therefore heat moves into the soda slowly
- C.
  
  It's a good insulator, therefore cold moves out of the soda slowly
- D.
  
  It's a bad insulator
7.

Movement of electricity from Mr. Burns power plant to our house is an example of energy transformation
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
8.

Electricity is potential energy
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
9.

The total amount of energy in the universe is _______
10.

Temperature is a measure of the average amount of _______ energy in a substance
11.

Gravitational potential energy is greater in Iowa City than in Denver
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
12.

Heat moves from colder areas to warmer areas
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
13.

A pot of boiling water will make a room warmer
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
14.

Ted's hand touches a can of cold soda. What happens?
- A.
  
  Heat moves in both directions
- B.
  
  No movement of heat occurs
- C.
  
  Heat moves from Ted's hand to the can
- D.
  
  Heat moves from the can to Ted's hand
15.

Atoms in a cold soda move _______ than the atoms in a warm soda.
16.

Nuclear energy in the sun is ____________ into chemical energy in plants
17.

Chemical energy in plants is _______ into chemical energy in our body.
18.

Chemical energy in our body is _________ into mechanical energy when we shot a 3 pt shot.
19.

When Stephen Goskowski kicks a field goal, what happens?
- A.
  
  Mechanical energy is transformed into chemical energy
- B.
  
  Chemical energy is transformed into mechanical energy
- C.
  
  Chemical energy is transferred into mechanical energy
- D.
  
  Nuclear energy is transformed into mechanical energy
20.

What is the difference between heat and thermal energy
- A.
  
  Thermal energy is in an object, heat is the movement of thermal energy
- B.
  
  No difference, they are the same
- C.
  
  Thermal energy in the movement of heat
- D.
  
  There is more heat energy in the universe
21.

The amount of thermal energy in the universe remains constant
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
22.

How efficient is a car that uses 100 units of gasoline to produce 10 units of motion energy?
- A.
  
  1%
- B.
  
  10%
- C.
  
  50%
- D.
  
  100%
23.

Frying pans are made from metal but have plastic handle? Why?
- A.
  
  Plastic is a good conductor
- B.
  
  The weights less
- C.
  
  Plastic is a good insulator
- D.
  
  Plastic is a good conductor, making it easier to cook food
24.

Sound is a type of potential energy
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
25.

All of the chemical energy from gasoline is converted to mechanical energy.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False