Quiz about Energy Spiral Review

Question 1

What is one benefit of renewable energy sources?

Accepted Answer

Using renewable energy sources does not increase greenhouse gases.

Answer

They are only available in the summertime.

Answer

Renewable energy sources contribute to global warming.

Answer

all of these

Question 2

What are some advantages of solar energy?

Accepted Answer

There is a lot of solar energy, and it is easy to get.

Answer

There is very little solar energy, and it is costly.

Answer

Using solar energy creates pollution, and it is free.

Answer

none of these

Question 3

Once a _________ source is used up, it is gone and cannot be replaced.

Accepted Answer

nonrenewable

Answer

renewable

Question 4

Which of these are renewable natural resources?

Accepted Answer

sunlight

Accepted Answer

wind

Accepted Answer

water

Answer

plastics

Answer

natural gas

Question 5

What is a renewable resource?

Accepted Answer

an energy source that is naturally restored and not used up

Answer

any fossil fuel (oil, coal, natural gas)

Answer

a form of energy that cannot be replaced in a human lifetime

Answer

any natural resource used to make electricity

Question 6

What is one disadvantage of using most nonrenewable energy sources?

Accepted Answer

They produce greenhouse gases when burned.

Answer

The energy they produce cannot be stored.

Answer

They cannot be converted to heat, light, sound, or motion.

Answer

The energy sources are not available.

Question 7

In 2019, _____ of the electricity generated in the United States came from nuclear power.

Accepted Answer

20%

Answer

17%

Answer

23%

Answer

38%

Question 8

In 2019, about ______ of the electricity generated in the United States came from wind, hydro, and solar power.

Accepted Answer

17%

Answer

45%

Answer

67%

Answer

92%

Question 9

In 2019, ______ of the electricity generated in the United States came from fossil fuels.

Accepted Answer

62%

Answer

35%

Answer

72%

Answer

100%

Question 10

When a biker uses the brakes, a force called ________ slows the bike.

Accepted Answer

friction

Answer

magnetism

Answer

electricity

Answer

pulling

Question 11

Friction is a force that _______ the movement of an object.

Accepted Answer

slows or stops

Answer

does not affect

Answer

increases

Answer

improves

Question 12

What is the difference between potential energy and kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

Kinetic energy is in motion, potential energy is stored.

Answer

There is no difference between the two.

Answer

Potential is a form of energy; kinetic is not.

Answer

Potential energy is useful, but kinetic energy is not.

Question 13

What type of energy does a stretched rubber band have?

Accepted Answer

potential energy

Answer

kinetic energy

Question 14

What type of energy does a skateboarder at the top of a ramp have?

Accepted Answer

potential energy

Answer

kinetic energy

Question 15

What type of energy do batteries in an electric fan have?

Accepted Answer

both potential and stored energy

Answer

potential energy

Answer

kinetic energy

Answer

stored energy

Question 16

The faster an object is moving, the more _________ it has.

Accepted Answer

kinetic energy

Answer

wave action

Answer

potential energy

Answer

gravity

Question 17

The _________ an object is moving, the more kinetic energy it has.

Accepted Answer

faster

Answer

slower

Question 18

Which of these can cause an object to change its motion?

Accepted Answer

all of these

Answer

a push, a pull, or friction

Answer

a collision

Answer

a transfer of energy

Question 19

Potential energy is ______________.

Accepted Answer

stored energy

Answer

motion, heat, or light

Answer

energy of motion

Answer

volume and has mass

Question 20

A marble is placed on a ramp. Which picture shows where the marble has the greatest potential energy?

Accepted Answer

top of the ramp

Answer

going down the ramp

Answer

bottom of the ramp

Question 21

Less friction makes it __________ to stop roller blades.

Accepted Answer

harder

Answer

easier

Question 22

More friction makes it __________ to stop a bicycle.

Accepted Answer

easier

Answer

harder

Question 23

____________ is a force that slows or stops moving objects. It happens when two objects rub against each other.

Accepted Answer

Friction

Answer

Gravity

Answer

Magnetism

Answer

Electricity

Question 24

Over which surface will it be easiest to push a wheelchair?

Accepted Answer

smooth floor

Answer

brick floor

Answer

dirt floor

Answer

carpeted floor

Question 25

Why is a smooth floor easier to push a wheelchair on compared to a brick, dirt, or carpeted floor?

Accepted Answer

Smooth floors provide the least friction.

Answer

Smooth floors provide the greatest energy.

Answer

Smooth floors do not freeze in wintertime.

Answer

Smooth floors are natural and not made by humans.

Question 26

A sled at the top of a hill has the most potential energy _______________.

Accepted Answer

at the top of the hill

Answer

halfway down the hill

Answer

near the bottom of the hill

Answer

far away from the hill

Question 27

Check the FOUR things hydropower and wind power have in common.

Accepted Answer

They are renewable and do not produce greenhouse gases.

Accepted Answer

Their energy can be converted to mechanical energy, then electric.

Accepted Answer

They are nonrenewable resources.

Accepted Answer

They have been used for thousands of years.

Answer

Both use wind and fossil fuels to generate electricity.

Question 28

Electricity is the flow of _________ through wires.

Accepted Answer

energy

Answer

magnetism

Answer

fossil fuels

Answer

steam

Question 29

What kind of energy is stored energy?

Accepted Answer

potential

Answer

thermal

Answer

kinetic

Answer

renewable

Question 30

What kind of energy is another name for heat?

Accepted Answer

thermal

Answer

kinetic

Answer

renewable

Answer

potential

Question 31

What kind of energy is energy in motion?

Accepted Answer

kinetic

Answer

thermal

Answer

renewable

Answer

potential

Question 32

Coal, oil, and natural gas are called fossil fuels because they __________.

Accepted Answer

come from decomposed plans and animals that lived millions of years ago

Answer

release carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, when they are burned

Answer

store potential energy that can be transformed into electricity

Answer

will be used up eventually and cannot be replaced in our lifetime

Question 33

A solar cooker does not use fuel but works well on a sunny day. How does a solar cooker work?

Accepted Answer

It converts sunlight to heat for cooking.

Answer

It transforms food energy into kinetic energy.

Answer

It uses stored energy to create heat.

Answer

all of these

Question 34

The __________ an object is moving, the more kinetic energy it has.

Accepted Answer

faster

Answer

slower

Question 35

Thermal energy is ________.

Accepted Answer

heat

Answer

sound

Answer

light

Answer

motion

Answer

none of these

Question 36

A hamburger cooks on a hot griddle because ____________.

Accepted Answer

all of these

Answer

the griddle uses heat; heat is energy, and energy causes change

Answer

heat from the griddle transfers to the meat

Answer

heat moves from the griddle to the uncooked meat

Question 37

A wave transfers ________ from one place to another.

Accepted Answer

energy

Answer

water

Answer

objects

Answer

people

Question 38

Why are scientists working to further develop wind, water, and solar power as energy sources?

Accepted Answer

all of these

Answer

These energy sources are renewable; they will not run out.

Answer

Earth's supply of coal, oil, and natural gas will eventually run out.

Answer

Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas.

Question 39

What are TWO reasons why fossil fuels are called nonrenewable energy sources?

Accepted Answer

They took hundreds of millions of years to form.

Accepted Answer

They cannot be replaced in our lifetime.

Answer

They cannot be used to generate energy.

Answer

They come from fossils.

Question 40

Coal, oil, and natural gas are called fossil fuels because they ____________________.

Accepted Answer

come from decomposed organisms that lived many years ago

Answer

release carbon dioxide, greenhouse gas, when they are burned

Answer

store potential energy that can be transformed into electricity

Answer

will be used up eventually and cannot be replaced in our lifetime

Question 41

What are two disadvantages of using fossil fuels for energy?

Accepted Answer

Humans will use up Earth's fossil fuels, and they cannot be replaced.

Accepted Answer

Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas.

Answer

Fossil fuels depend on weather, and weather is always changing.

Answer

Fossil fuels do not contain the potential energy that people need.

Question 42

People use energy for lighting, heat, and transportation. This energy is converted from __________.

Accepted Answer

potential energy stored in fossil fuels and renewable energy sources

Answer

unknown energy sources

Answer

places where people create the energy they need

Answer

gravity, magnetism, and electricity

Question 43

Wind turbines, coal plants, and hydropower plants convert _________ to electricity.

Accepted Answer

air

Answer

soil

Answer

waves

Answer

motion

Question 44

What is energy transformation?

Accepted Answer

one form of energy is converted into another form

Answer

energy gets used up and then gets replaced

Answer

new energy is created and used

Answer

none of these

Question 45

Which device stores chemical energy and converts it to electricity?

Accepted Answer

battery

Answer

spring

Answer

furnace

Answer

power drill

Question 46

How is wind energy good for the environment?

Accepted Answer

Wind energy does not create pollution.

Answer

Tall wind turbines cover the landscape.

Answer

Wind farms take the place of vegetable farms.

Answer

Wind farms interfered with bird migration.

Question 47

Why is wind energy considered a renewable resource?

Accepted Answer

It will not run out.

Answer

It is not very expensive.

Answer

It has advantages and disadvantages.

Answer

It does not create pollution.

Question 48

Which of these shows how wind can be converted to energy people can use in their homes?

Accepted Answer

wind energy --> mechanical energy --> electricity

Answer

thermal energy --> light energy --> potential energy

Answer

electricity --> mechanical energy --> wind energy

Answer

mechanical energy --> wind energy --> thermal energy

Question 49

As engineers develop wind power, what constraint might they face?

Accepted Answer

Wind farms can only be built where there are strong consistent winds.

Answer

Only certain materials can be used to build turbines.

Answer

The wind energy industry is growing in the United States.

Question 50

_____________________ energy sources can be used again and again without running out.

Accepted Answer

Renewable

Answer

Nonrenewable

Question 51

_____________________ energy sources will be used up, and humans cannot replace them.

Accepted Answer

Nonrenewable

Answer

Renewable

Question 52

In a playroom, a marble slowly rolls across the floor and eventually comes to a stop. In an ice rink nearby, a hockey puck soars across the rink, slams into a wall, and zooms away in another direction. Outside, an oak leaf gently floats to the ground, landing on the grass. The object with the greatest kinetic energy is the ________.

Accepted Answer

hockey puck

Answer

marble

Answer

oak leaf

Answer

none of these.

Question 53

Friction is a force that ___________ the movement of an object.

Accepted Answer

slows or stops

Answer

does not affect

Answer

increases

Answer

improves

Question 54

How do forces affect the motion of an object?

Accepted Answer

all of these

Answer

If an object is at rest. a force can make it move.

Answer

If an object is moving, a force can stop its motion.

Answer

If an object is moving, a force can change its motion.

Question 55

Why do scientists recommend using wind and water for energy instead of burning fossil fuels?

Accepted Answer

both B and C

Answer

Using renewable energy sources costs less than burning fossil fuels.

Answer

Fossil fuels will be used up; renewable sources will not.

Answer

Renewable energy sources do not release carbon dioxide.

Question 56

The faster a bowling ball rolls down an alley, the _________________.

Accepted Answer

more kinetic energy it has

Answer

greater its effect on gravity is

Answer

fewer pins it will knock over

Answer

the greater its balance is

Question 57

Dakota is pushing a cart loaded with boxes. What can Dakota do to make the cart go faster?

Accepted Answer

Get a helper to push with her.

Answer

Add a heavier box to the cart.

Answer

Lay a carpet under the cart.

Answer

Pull the cart instead of pushing it.

Question 58

________________ is a force that slows or stops two objects that are trying to move past each other.

Accepted Answer

Friction

Answer

Wind

Answer

Movement

Answer

Freezing

Question 59

Which surface provides the greatest amount of friction?

Accepted Answer

carpeted room

Answer

wet floor

Answer

snowy sidewalk

Answer

icy road

Question 60

The faster an object moves, the more ____________ it has.

Accepted Answer

kinetic energy

Answer

heat and friction

Answer

pull of gravity

Answer

light waves

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