New Year Physics Quiz

Categorize the words. Try to match the rows as well as the columns.

Groups:

(a) Quantity

,

(b) Symbol

,

(c) Unit

,

(d) Measuring Tool

• Mass

• F

• Stopwatch

• m/s

• Velocity

• s

• Force

• t

• kg

• Time

• N

• Photogate

• Force Meter

• m

• v

• Digital Balance

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List the behaviors of energy.

• Energy tends to spread out

• Energy can be stored or transferred

• Energy cannot be created or destroyed

• Energy always increases

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A lamp transfers​ (a)   into ​ (b)   and​ (c)   .

Note: order of waste energies shouldn't matter, but energies should be listed in alphabetical order to satisfy the grading program.

• electrical energy
• light
• heat
• sound
• kinetic energy
• nuclear energy

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A television converts ​ (a)   into ​ (b)   , ​ (c)   , and ​ (d)   .

Note: order of waste energies shouldn't matter, but energies should be listed in alphabetical order to satisfy the grading program.

• electrical energy
• light
• sound
• heat
• chemical energy
• gravitational potential energy

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During a rocket launch ​ (a)   in the fuel is converted to useful​ (b)   and​ ​ (c)   , but also wasteful heat, ​ (d)   , and ​ ​ (e)   .

Note: order of waste energies shouldn't matter, but energies should be listed in alphabetical order to satisfy the grading program.

• chemical energy
• gravitational potential energy
• kinetic energy
• light
• sound

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A generator converts ​ (a)   in gasoline into useful​ (b)   and wasteful​ (c)   ,​ and​ (d)   .

Note: order of waste energies shouldn't matter, but energies should be listed in alphabetical order to satisfy the grading program.

• chemical energy
• electrical energy
• heat
• sound
• nuclear energy
• geothermal energy
• light

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An electric kettle converts ​ (a)   into useful ​ (b)   of the water and wasteful ​ (c)   .

• electrical energy
• internal energy
• heat
• sound 
• light
• chemical energy

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A crop duster is a small aircraft used to spray or dust large areas of crops with pesticides, fertilizers, or other chemicals. Use the data to calculate the total mechanical energy of the crop duster on Earth. Show all of your work. (E_T = KE + GPE)

Data

Mass = 5000 kg Speed = 55 m/s. Height = 4 m

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