Energy and Energy Resources Practice Test Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____
1. Whic...
Energy and Energy Resources Practice Test Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____
1. Which of the following is due to the random motion of particles? a. kinetic energy c. thermal energy b. nuclear energy d. sound energy
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2. Which energy is caused by an object’s vibrations? a. thermal energy c. chemical energy b. electrical energy d. sound energy
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3. Which of the following is the energy that comes from changes in an atom’s nucleus? a. thermal energy c. nuclear energy b. light energy d. chemical energy
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4. What is a change from one form of energy to another called? a. energy change c. energy conversion b. conversion of power d. energy transfer
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5. Your body uses the chemical energy in food to make which of the following types of energy? a. kinetic energy c. potential energy b. light energy d. sound energy
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6. A hair dryer changes electrical energy into which of the following types of energy? a. light energy c. thermal energy b. nuclear energy d. chemical energy
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7. Which of the following is used to measure the energy from the sun? a. thermometer c. energy calculator b. energy meter d. radiometer
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8. Whenever one form of energy is converted into another form of energy, some of the original energy is always converted into which of the following? a. light energy c. kinetic energy b. thermal energy d. sound energy
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9. Which of the following is the most common use of coal in the United States? a. plastics production c. electrical energy b. solar energy d. steel manufacturing
____ 10. Which of the following types of energy does a nuclear power plant generate to boil water? a. thermal energy c. light energy b. sound energy d. chemical energy ____ 11. The process in which the nucleus of an atom is split into two smaller nuclei is called what? a. energy conversion c. nuclear fission b. photosynthesis d. atom splitting ____ 12. When a bat hits a baseball, which of the following is transferred from the bat to the ball? a. work c. force b. energy d. electrical energy
____ 13. As a baseball flies through the air after being hit, which of the following types of energy does it have? a. potential energy c. mechanical energy b. kinetic energy d. chemical energy ____ 14. What is a force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are touching called? a. friction c. nuclear fission b. kinetic energy d. electrical energy ____ 15. What happens when electrical energy is changed to thermal energy? a. An energy change takes place. c. An energy conversion takes place. b. A force change takes place. d. An electrical conversion takes place. ____ 16. When you eat fruits and vegetables, which of the following types of energy are you taking in? a. thermal energy c. electrical energy b. sound energy d. chemical energy ____ 17. Which of the following is a conversion from light energy to chemical energy? a. turning on a stove to heat dinner c. growing an apple tree b. turning on a lamp d. making toast in a toaster ____ 18. When is the potential energy the greatest in a roller coaster? a. at the bottom of the first hill c. at the top of the second hill b. at the top of the first hill d. at the bottom of the second hill ____ 19. After an energy conversion, you end up with the same total amount of energy as the original amount of potential energy. Which of the following laws explains this rule? a. law of energy changes c. law of power and energy b. law of conservation of energy d. law of potential energy ____ 20. Fossil fuels are considered which of the following? a. nonrenewable resources c. kinetic resources b. renewable resources d. solar resources ____ 21. Which of the following converts kinetic energy into electrical energy? a. nutcracker c. electric generator b. radiometer d. light bulb ____ 22. Which of the following is a renewable resource? a. coal c. natural gas b. wind energy d. petroleum ____ 23. Which of the following are needed to find the kinetic energy of an object? a. volume and density c. speed and mass b. weight and height d. distance and speed ____ 24. Which of the following is NOT an energy resource? a. falling water c. the heat inside Earth b. plant matter d. an electric generator ____ 25. Which of the following do plants do during photosynthesis? a. combine carbon dioxide with oxygen b. use light energy to produce new substances with chemical energy c. convert thermal energy into kinetic energy d. break down food molecules to release energy
____ 26. Which of the following is true at the point where you reach the top of your jump on a trampoline? a. The mechanical energy is zero. b. The potential energy is at a maximum. c. The kinetic energy and potential energy are equal. d. The potential energy is zero. ____ 27. What is the ability to do work called? a. movement b. energy
c. power d. force
____ 28. What is the energy of motion called? a. potential energy b. mechanical energy
c. kinetic energy d. force energy
____ 29. What is the total energy of motion and position of an object called? a. potential energy c. mechanical energy b. gravitational potential energy d. kinetic energy ____ 30. Which of the following laws states that energy cannot be created or destroyed? a. law of conservation of power c. law of changing energy b. law of conservation of energy d. law of energy changes Matching Match each item with the correct statement below. a. gravitational potential energy f. b. energy g. c. light energy h. d. kinetic energy i. e. potential energy ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39.
sound energy mechanical energy thermal energy electrical energy
the energy of motion the ability to do work the energy an object has because of its position the total energy of motion and position of an object the energy that is given to an object that is lifted all of the kinetic energy due to the random motion of the particles that make up an object the energy caused by an object’s vibrations the energy of moving electrons the energy that is produced by vibrations of electrically charged particles
