Quiz about Energy

Question 1

YOUR BODY OBTAINS ENERGY FROM THE FOOD YOU EAT. WHAT IS THE FORM OF ENERGY IN FOOD?

Accepted Answer

CHEMICAL

Answer

KINETIC

Answer

ELASTIC

Answer

GRAVITATIONAL

Question 2

WHICH ENERGY TRANSFORMATION OCCURS WHEN A TELEVISION SPEAKER PRODUCES MUSIC?

Accepted Answer

ELECTRICAL TO SOUND

Answer

ELASTIC TO SOUND

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THERMAL TO SOUND

Answer

SOUND TO ELECTRICAL

Question 3

WHAT ANOTHER NAME FOR THERMAL ENERGY?

Accepted Answer

HEAT ENERGY

Answer

ITS SIZE

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ITS POTENTIAL ENERGY

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ITS MECHANICAL ENERGY

Question 4

WHICH OF THESE DESCRIBES THE LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY?

Accepted Answer

ENERGY IS NEITHER CREATED OR DESTROYED

Answer

NO MACHINE IS 100% EFFICIENT

Answer

THE ENERGY RESOURCES OF EARTH ARE LIMITED

Answer

THE ENERGY OF A SYSTEM IS ALWAYS DECREASING

Question 5

AS A ROLLER COASTER MOVES DOWN A HILL, POTENTIAL ENERGY IS CONVERTED INTO KINETIC ENERGY, THERMAL ENERGY, AND SOUND ENERGY. WHAT IS TRUE ABOUT THE TOTAL ENERGY OF THIS SYSTEM?

Accepted Answer

THE TOTAL ENERGY REMAINS THE SAME AS THE ROLLER COASTER MOVES

Answer

ENERGY IS GAINED (CREATED) AS THE ROLLER COASTER MOVES

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ENERGY IS LOST (DESTROYED) AS THE ROLLER COASTER MOVES

Answer

THE TOTAL ENERGY CONSTANTLY CHANGES AS THE ROLLER COASTER MOVES

Question 6

Which of the following transforms energy from uranium atoms into electrical energy?

Accepted Answer

nuclear fission

Answer

magnetic fields

Answer

solar panels

Answer

satellite dish

Question 7

Which of the following transforms energy from plant and animal matter into electrical energy?

Accepted Answer

burning biomass

Answer

rotating windmills

Answer

splitting atoms

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mining coal

Question 8

Which of the following transforms energy from the oceans into electrical energy?

Accepted Answer

tidal turbines

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ocean buoys

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tsunamis

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deep sea trenches

Question 9

Which is a nonrenewable source of energy?

Accepted Answer

coal

Answer

solar

Answer

wind

Answer

geothermal

Question 10

The picture shows sunlight shining on solar panels.
Which statement best describes this energy source?

Accepted Answer

Sunlight is a renewable energy source used to produce electricity.

Answer

Sunlight is a renewable energy source used to produce hydropower.

Answer

Sunlight is a nonrenewable energy source used to produce nuclear power.

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Sunlight is a nonrenewable energy source used to produce natural gas.

Question 11

The picture shows a geothermal power plant.
Which statement best describes this energy source?

Accepted Answer

Geothermal power plants are renewable energy sources used to produce electricity.

Answer

Geothermal power plants are renewable energy sources used to remove magma.

Answer

Geothermal power plants are nonrenewable energy sources used to produce natural gas.

Answer

Geothermal power plants are nonrenewable energy sources used to dig for oil.

Question 12

There is the same amount of energy today as when the world began.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 13

An energy source that is gone forever once it is used up is called?

Accepted Answer

nonrenewable

Answer

renewable

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natural resource

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raw material

Question 14

Energy that comes from natural resources that can be replenished are called ?

Accepted Answer

renewable

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nonrenewable

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energy in motion

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untapped energy

Question 15

The fossil fuels formed hundreds of millions of years ago from the remains of dead ?

Accepted Answer

Animal and plants

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Plants and bones

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Fungus and animal

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Rock and Plants

Question 16

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

Answer

Potential

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Energy

Answer

Friction

Question 17

__________ energy is the energy due to an object's position or condition

Accepted Answer

Potential

Answer

Kinetic

Answer

None of the above

Answer

All of the above

Question 18

The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.

Accepted Answer

more

Answer

less

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none of the above

Answer

all of the above

Question 19

The law of conservation of energy means ________________________

Accepted Answer

Energy CANNOT be created or destroyed, only transformed

Answer

Energy CAN be created and destroyed or transformed

Answer

Energy can be used up or transformed

Answer

Energy cannot be transformed

Question 20

When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

4

Question 21

A teacher rubbed a match against a piece of sandpaper. The match started to burn. Which statement best describes the energy changes that occurred?

Accepted Answer

The chemical energy stored in the match changed to thermal energy and light energy.

Answer

The thermal energy stored in the match changed to light energy and chemical energy.

Answer

The light energy and thermal energy stored in the match changed to mechanical energy.

Answer

The light energy and thermal energy stored in the match changed to chemical energy.

Question 22

A cooking smoker, used to cook meats, works by allowing the warm air filled with smoke to rise to the meat, while the cooler air sinks closer to the fire. What type of heat transfer is responsible for smoking the meat?

Accepted Answer

Convection

Answer

Electrical

Answer

Radiation

Answer

Conduction

Question 23

A student was conducting an experiment in which a heater was placed on one side of a large box and a thermometer on the other side. The student removed all the air from the box, turned on the heater, and recorded the change in temperature. What was the student's model designed to show?

Accepted Answer

the transfer of heat through radiation

Answer

the transfer of heat through convection

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the transfer of heat through electricity

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the transfer of heat through conduction

Question 24

During a warm summer day, a car became extremely hot. When a student went to open the car door, he burned his fingers. What two forms of energy were responsible for the student burning his fingers?

Accepted Answer

radiation and conduction

Answer

conduction and convection

Answer

radiation and electricity

Answer

convection and radiation

Question 25

What transfer of heat is responsible for cooking the chicken?

Accepted Answer

conduction

Answer

radiation

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convection

Answer

electrical

Question 26

Which of these actions, on their own, will cause ice to change to water? Remember, hot --- > cold

Accepted Answer

adding heat to the ice

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removing heat from the ice

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adding sand to the ice

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crushing the ice

Question 27

Which of the following is an example of conduction?

Accepted Answer

Heat moving from a clothes iron to a shirt

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Solar energy warming a room

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Heat rising from the coils of a stove

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Hot air drying a wet towel

Question 28

What is an example of Radiant energy?

Accepted Answer

Electromagnetic waves

Answer

Burning Logs

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Vibrations

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Gravitational potential

Question 29

Which is an example of sound energy?

Accepted Answer

plucking a guitar string

Answer

light energy

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turning the lights on

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splitting nuclei

Question 30

What is an example of Nuclear energy?

Accepted Answer

splitting nuclei

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light energy

Answer

burning logs

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plucking a guitar string

Question 31

"Energy can be transformed from one form into another or transformed from one region or another, but energy cannot be created or destroyed."
Which law is this?

Accepted Answer

Law of Conservation of Energy

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Law of Conservation of Mass

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Newton's Second Law

Answer

Newton's Third Law

Question 32

You have just turned on a fan.
What type of energy is this?

Accepted Answer

Electric

Answer

Radiant

Answer

Nuclear

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Thermal

Question 33

Thermal energy is...

Accepted Answer

burning logs

Answer

turning on a fan

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sun energy

Answer

splitting of nuclei

Question 34

What energy is given off when a cell phone rings?

Accepted Answer

Sound Energy

Answer

Gravitational Energy

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Thermal Energy

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Nuclear Energy

Question 35

Which energy transformation occurs in a toaster?

Accepted Answer

electric to thermal

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chemical to electric

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kinetic to chemical

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thermal to potential

Question 36

Identify the type of energy

Accepted Answer

Thermal energy

Answer

Sound energy

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Mechanical energy

Answer

Electrical energy

Question 37

Identify the type of energy

Accepted Answer

Sound energy

Answer

Electrical Energy

Answer

Mechanical energy

Answer

Thermal energy

Question 38

Identify the type of energy

Accepted Answer

Electrical energy

Answer

Thermal energy

Answer

Mechanical energy

Answer

Sound energy

Question 39

In the image, energy is being transformed from...

Accepted Answer

chemical to thermal and then kinetic

Answer

chemical to electrical and then kinetic

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chemical to kinetic and then potential

Answer

None

Question 40

The _______________ is transformed into electrical energy inside the battery.

Accepted Answer

Chemical energy

Answer

Sound energy

Answer

Kinetic energy

Answer

Sun energy

Question 41

Electrical energy produced by moving water. The energy in flowing water is converted to electrical energy when it spins turbines connected to electric generators inside the dam.

Accepted Answer

Hydroelectric Energy

Answer

Geothermal Energy

Answer

Fossil Fuel

Answer

Nuclear Energy

Question 42

Is energy produced by heat from the Earth's interior. It heats rock formation deep within the ground, the groundwater absorbs this heat and forms hot springs and geysers where the water reaches the Earth's Surface.

Accepted Answer

Geothermal Energy

Answer

Hydroelectric Energy

Answer

Fossil Fuel

Answer

Nuclear Energy

Question 43

Is organic matter from plants and animal waste that contains chemical energy. Burning releases the contained chemical energy to provide energy for cooking food, warmth, and power engines.

Accepted Answer

Biomass

Answer

Solar Energy

Answer

Wind Energy

Question 44

Created by the sun's uneven heating of air masses in Earth's atmosphere. Is uses the force of moving air to drive an electric generator to do work.

Accepted Answer

Wind Energy

Answer

Solar Energy

Answer

Biomass

Question 45

The process of fusing two atom nuclei together to create energy. This action happens naturally in the sun.

Accepted Answer

Fusion

Answer

Fission

Question 46

The splitting of an atomic nucleus to release energy.

Accepted Answer

Fission

Answer

Fusion

Question 47

In which  medium will sound travel fastest?

Accepted Answer

glass

Answer

air

Answer

water

Answer

salt water

Question 48

If a sound is very loud, what must be true?

Accepted Answer

The intesity of vibration from the sound wave is very high

Answer

The frequency of a sound wave is very high

Answer

The intesity of vibration from the sound wave is very low

Answer

The amplitutde of the sound wave is very low

Question 49

In a large stadium, when a batter hits the ball, people high up in the stands hear the crack of the bat a second after it happens because

Accepted Answer

sound takes that much time to reach them

Answer

Sound has to travel in  many directions at once

Answer

sound is faster than light

Answer

sound is a wave

Question 50

Which of the following determines the pitch of a sound wave?

Accepted Answer

frequency

Answer

density

Answer

mass

Answer

reflection

Question 51

Sound is caused by....

Accepted Answer

vibrations

Answer

molecules

Answer

people

Answer

space

Question 52

What is vibration?

Accepted Answer

the back and forth movement of matter

Answer

how loud a sound is

Answer

how high or low a sound is

Answer

the loudness or softness of a sound

Question 53

What is frequency?

Accepted Answer

the number of vibrations per second

Answer

how high or low a sound is

Answer

the loudness or softness of a sound

Answer

the back and forth movement of matter

Question 54

Measure of how high or low a sound is

Accepted Answer

pitch

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amplitude

Answer

compression

Answer

speed of sound

Question 55

A longer string makes a _______ pitch than a short string.

Accepted Answer

lower

Answer

louder

Answer

softer

Answer

higher

Question 56

Pitch is __________________.

Accepted Answer

how high or low a sound is

Answer

how loud or soft a sound is

Answer

when sound comes back to you

Question 57

Why do we not hear sound in outer space?

Accepted Answer

it is a vacuum or empty space so there is not a medium for sound to travel

Answer

there is no one out there to hear it.

Answer

it is so cold

Answer

there are too many stars that are exploding

Question 58

Light travels

Accepted Answer

in a straight line

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around corners

Question 59

Light bounces when it is

Accepted Answer

reflected

Answer

absorbed

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refracted

Question 60

Light bends when it is

Accepted Answer

refracted

Answer

reflected

Answer

absorbed

Question 61

black

Accepted Answer

absorbs

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refracts

Answer

reflects

Question 62

mirror

Accepted Answer

reflects

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absorbs

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refracts

Question 63

lenses

Accepted Answer

refract

Answer

reflect

Answer

absorb

Question 64

smooth, shiny surfaces

Accepted Answer

reflect

Answer

refract

Answer

absorb

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