Quiz about Energy - 4th Grade

Question 1

Energy of motion is which type of energy?

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

Answer

Potential

Answer

Sound

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Gravitational

Question 2

What form of energy is being used when a person pushes heavy boxes across the floor?

Accepted Answer

Mechanical energy

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Electrical energy

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Heat energy

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Sound energy

Question 3

Which form of energy is produced when a guitar string vibrates?

Accepted Answer

Sound energy

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Electrical energy

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Chemical energy

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Light energy

Question 4

Which form of energy is produced when a lamp is switched on?

Accepted Answer

Light energy

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Sound energy

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Electrical energy

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Chemical energy

Question 5

A ball rolling down the hill is an example of ___ energy.

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

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Potential

Question 6

When an object is sitting still, it has ___ energy.

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stored

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kinetic

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moving

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motion

Question 7

On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?

Accepted Answer

At the top of a big hill

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At the bottom of a big hill

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When going around a corner

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When going upside down

Question 8

On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

At the bottom of a big hill

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When going around a corner

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When going upside down

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At the top of a big hill

Question 9

When a ball is setting on the floor describes what type of energy?

Accepted Answer

potential

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kinetic

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mechanical

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electrical

Question 10

The ability to do work is known as

Accepted Answer

energy

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chemical property

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physical property

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kinetic energy

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT an example of chemical energy.

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rolling ball

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battery

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slice of pizza

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gasoline

Question 12

Turn on a radio and you hear music.

Accepted Answer

Electrical energy changes to sound energy

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Electrical energy changes to light energy

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Electrical energy changes to chemical energy

Question 13

What type of energy is in this picture?

Accepted Answer

Potential

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Kinetic

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Chemical

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Sound

Question 14

Wood, batteries, gasoline, and  food are all examples of ________________________.

Accepted Answer

chemical potential energy

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gravitational potential energy

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elastic potential energy

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None of the above

Question 15

What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?

Accepted Answer

Potential

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Kinetic

Question 16

At which point is potential energy greatest?

Accepted Answer

W

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X

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Y

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Z

Question 17

Which point has the most potential energy?

Accepted Answer

a

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G

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f

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b

Question 18

Explain what happens to the potential energy of a rock as it falls off the side of a cliff.

Accepted Answer

The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy increases.

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The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy increases.

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The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy decreases.

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The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy decreases.

Question 19

What is potential energy?

Accepted Answer

The stored energy of an object due to its position or condition.

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The energy an object has due to its motion

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The energy an object might have if it existed

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zombies coming

Question 20

What kind of energy is in a battery?

Accepted Answer

Potential

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Kinetic

Question 21

A basketball passing through the hoop.

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

Answer

Potential

Question 22

A foot kicking a football.

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

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Potential

Question 23

Sitting on a stair step

Accepted Answer

potential

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kinetic

Question 24

Accepted Answer

A.

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B.

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C.

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D.

Question 25

Accepted Answer

A

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B

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C

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D

Question 26

Accepted Answer

C

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A

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B

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D

Question 27

Students investigate balls as they roll down ramps and discover the higher the ramp, the more energy the ball is given. Which observation would be evidence for the idea that rolling balls that contain more energy travel faster?

Accepted Answer

Balls that roll down ramps 20 centimeters high go faster than balls that roll down ramps 10 centimeters high.

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Balls that roll down ramps 30 centimeters high go fast at first, but then they slow down and stop.

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Balls that roll down ramps 10 centimeters high go faster on a tile floor than on a carpeted floor.

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Balls that roll down ramps 20 centimeters high never travel any farther than 250 centimeters.

Question 28

Energy can be _____________ or changed from one object or material to another or one form to another.

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transferred

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destroyed

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created

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ignored

Question 29

A student has some short and tall ramps and a toy car. She decides to use them to create an investigation. She wants to know which ramp will give the car the most energy. What evidence should she look for? Explain.

Accepted Answer

She should see which ramp makes the car moves the fastest. The faster the car the more energy it has.

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She should see which care moves the fastest down a ramp. The type of car makes a difference.

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She should use one ramp and test many cars. Car design is most important.

Question 30

Accepted Answer

potential

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kinetic

Question 31

True or False:

Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 32

Which ball most likely rolled the farthest?

Accepted Answer

ball 2

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ball 1

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ball 3

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ball 4

Question 33

At which height will the ball have the least amount of energy?

Accepted Answer

3cm

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6cm

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9cm

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12cm

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