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- 1. Multiple Choice
What type of energy is used to cook food in an oven?
heat
solar
nuclear
mechanical
- 2. Multiple Choice
Lightning during a thunderstorm is an example of what form of energy?
Radiant
Electromagnetic
Magnetic
Electrical
- 3. Multiple Choice
The glow sticks produce light for a short amount of time. The light from the glow stick is from ____________.
heat energy
gravity
magnetism
chemical energy
- 4. Multiple Choice
An energy transformation is
The changing of energy from one form of energy to another form of energy
The changing of energy from gravitational potential to kinetic
The changing of energy from electrical to any other form
The passing of energy from one object to another object
- 5. Multiple Choice
Energy of motion is
potential energy
kinetic energy
elastic energy
chemical energy
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of these has kinetic energy?
a book sitting on a shelf
hat and gloves on a table
cars parked in a parking lot
a child kicking a soccer ball
- 7. Multiple Choice
Potential energy is
The ability of an abject to do work
Energy of movement
The effect of using energy
Energy that needs a little encouragement to become real energy
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the stored energy of an object or material due to its position.
Gravitational potential energy
Mechanical energy
Solar energy
Chemical potential energy
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which diagram models the position of a soccer ball when it has the greatest amount of gravitational potential energy?
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of these has elastic potential energy?
a vase sitting on a shelf
a stretched rubber band
a child moving down a slide
sugars stored in the molecules of food
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is chemical potential energy?
The potential of a chemical to cause harm
A chemical that does great and terrible things
The energy gained from chemical reactions
The energy stored in chemical bonds
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of these best illustrates chemical potential energy?
a dog playing fetch
gasoline in a gas tank
water moving down a hill
a skydiver about to jump out of a plane
- 13. Multiple Choice
The energy in a match is:
___________
The energy out of a match is:
Heat, light, sound
Kinetic
Electrical
Chemical potential
Mechanical
- 14. Multiple ChoiceSome energy transformations involve a _________________________ , others involve _____________________.conservation transformation & destruction transformationsingle transformation & multiple transformationssingle transformation & solitary transformationaddition transformation & deletion transformation
- 15. Multiple Choice
What energy transformations occur when using a cell phone?
chemical to electrical, sound, and light energy
thermal to heat, light, and chemical energy
nuclear to chemical to electrical energy
elastic to potential to kinetic to chemical energy
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which action below is converting electrical to thermal energy?
An electric vacuum cleaner
An electric toothbrush
An electric toaster
- 17. Multiple Choice
A candle burning is a type of energy transformation. It is chemical energy transformed into _________ and __________ energy.
Light, kinetic
Heat, light
Heat, chemical
Kinetic, solar
- 18. Multiple Choice
The energy transformation of a Bunsen Burner is:
Chemical potential -> _______ , ________ , ________
Heat, electrical, light
Heat, kinetic, sound
Heat, light, sound
Heat, light, kinetic
- 19. Multiple Choice
The energy transformation that takes place when something burns is
Chemical -> Kinetic
Chemical -> Heat
Electrical -> Heat
Mechanical -> Heat
- 20. Multiple Choice
A toy robot can walk and talk and runs on batteries. Which type of energy is stored in the batteries?
nuclear
chemical
electrical
mechanical
- 21. Multiple Choice
What forms of energy are involved in hammering a nail into wood? Select all that apply
Sound
Kinetic
Electrical
Nuclear
- 22. Multiple Choice
An energy transfer is
The changing of energy from one form of energy to another form of energy
The changing of energy from gravitational potential to kinetic
The changing of energy from electrical to any other form
The passing of energy from one object to another object
- 23. Multiple Choice
____________________ occurs when snowflakes melt in your warm hands.
convection
conduction
radiation
thermal balance
- 24. Multiple Choice
When snowflakes melt in your hand, thermal energy (or heat) moves from _____________________ to ___________________
your hand to the air
your warm hand to the snowflake
the snowflake to the air
from the warm air to the snowflake
- 25. Multiple Choice
_______________ is when heat is transferred (or moves) through electromagnetic waves. This can occur in air or space.
radiation
conduction
convection
rotation
- 26. Multiple Choice
_____________________ occurs only in gases and liquids. This is one way heat transfers from one place to another.
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Containment
- 27. Multiple Choice
In convection currents, the _____________ part rises and the _____________ part sinks.
warm, cool
cool, warm
cold, hot
cold, cold
- 28. Multiple Choice
How does heat transfer when noodles are cooked on the stove?
Heat moves from the water to the noodles to the stove
Heat moves from the stove to the air to the noodles
Heat moves from the stove to the pot to the water to the noodles
Heat moves from the pot to the air to the stove to the noodles
- 29. Multiple Choice
The diagram shows a cart moving freely along a track. What happens to the energy of the cart as it moves from point A to point B on the diagram?
Potential energy is transformed to kinetic energy.
Kinetic energy is transformed to potential energy.
Both potential energy and kinetic energy stay the same.
- 30. Multiple Choice
A lizard sits on a hot rock to get warm. What type of thermal energy transfer is occurring?
radiation
conduction
convection
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