S8P2 Quiz

Energy is measured in units called.....

• pounds
• meters
• horsepower
• joules

What kind of energy does a spinning turbine have?

• mechanical
• nuclear
• thermal
• electrical

Which of these has stored chemical energy?

• lightning
• microwave oven
• a match
• light

A change from one form of energy into another is called

• work
• energy transformation
• energy increase
• conservation of energy

While rubbing your hands together on a cold day, you use friction to trasnform

• thermal energy into nuclear energy
• nuclear energy into electrical energy
• mechanical energy into thermal energy
• mechanical energy into electrical

Heat transfers occurs

• in many directions
• both warm to cold and cold to warm
• only from warm to cold
• only from cold to warm

During conduction heat is transferred by the movement of currents within a fluid

• True 
• False

A large and a small football player are moving at the same speed.  The large football player has greater kinetic energy because it's _________________ is greater.

• ability
• speed
• mass
• intelligence

The handle of a spoon in a cup of hot tea becomes warm due to heat transfer by the process of

• convection
• conduction
• friction
• radiation

A microwave popping popcorn is an example of 

• Conduction 
• Convection 
• Radiation 
• Perspiration