PHYSICAL SCIENCE - CH05 ENERGY Name: ___________________________________________

Block: _______

Date: _________________
INSTRUCTIONS:

Answers ALL questions If the answer is FALSE, rewrite the sentence to make it TRUE.

L1 FORMS OF ENERGY
1. Energy is the ability to cause change.
a.
True b.
False
2. Energy is measured in joules.
a.
True b.
False
3. As mass decreases, kinetic energy increases.
a.
True b.
False
4. Lowering an object decreases its potential energy.
a.
True b.
False
5. As you decrease the velocity of a car, you increase its kinetic energy. _______________
6. A heated iron has chemical energy. _______________
7. In an electric mixer, electrical energy is changed into thermal energy. _______________
8. Energy in the form of motion is potential energy. _______________
9. A rock at the edge of a cliff has kinetic energy because of its position. _______________
10. Energy that is stored is kinetic energy. _______________
11. Energy stored in food you eat is chemical potential energy. _______________
12. Compression energy is stored in a stretched rubber band. _______________
13. A book sitting on a shelf has gravitational potential energy. _______________
14. A kite stuck in a tree has ____ energy.
a.
potential
b.
kinetic c.
chemical
d.
thermal
15. When a rubber band is stretched, it has ____ energy.
a.
potential
b.
c.
chemical
d.
nuclear
16. A blimp flying around over the Super Bowl has ____ energy.
a. kinetic and potential
b. kinetic and chemical
c. potential and radiant d. kinetic and electrical
17. A burning fire produces ____ energy.
a. kinetic and potential b. radiant and thermal
c. electrical and thermal
d. chemical and radiant
18. Increasing the speed of an object ____ its potential energy.
a.
does not affect b.
increases
c.
decreases
d.
changes
19. Which of the following devices does NOT make use of electrical energy?
a.
upright piano b.
radio
c. toaster d. digital camera
20. A bus engine transfers chemical potential energy into ____ so that the bus moves.
a.
thermal energy b. gravitational potential energy c. electrical energy
d. kinetic energy
21. Which of the following is NOT an example of a change caused by energy?
a.
fireworks exploding
b.
rock sitting in the middle of the yard
c.
flower blooming
d.
hammer striking a nail
22. In a fireworks display, energy is released in _____.
a.
light b.
sound
c.
heat d.
all of the above
23. Work _____ energy.
a.
transmits
b.
reflects
c.
transfers
d.
stops
24. Work depends on _____.
a.
force
b. distance
c. both force and distance
d. neither force nor distance

25. In which of these examples is work NOT performed?

a.
A bowling ball colliding with a pin.
c.
A student carrying a box across the room.
26. Which of the following is NOT a form of energy?
a. mechanical energy
b.
nuclear energy

b.
d.

A ladder leaning against a wall.

A teacher sliding a book across the desk.

c.

paper energy

27. Sunlight is produced through ____ energy.

a. nuclear
b. radiant
c. thermal
28. A microwave oven uses _____ energy to heat food.
a.
nuclear b.
radiant
c.
thermal
29. ____________________ is the ability to cause change.
30. To do work, you need ____________________.

d.

electrical energy

d. electrical
d. electrical

31. Kinetic energy is the energy of ____________________.

32. The kinetic energy of an object depends on its ____________________ and its ____________________.
33. The potential energy of an object depends on its ____________________ and its ____________________.
34. A pizza oven has ____________________ energy.
35. A fluorescent light produces ____________________ energy.
36. If an object has energy, this means that the object has the ability to cause ____________________.
37. Stored energy is called ____________________ energy.

38. Which ball has the greatest potential energy? _____

39. Which ball has the least potential energy? _____
40. What kind of energy is stored in food? __________________________________________________________

L2 ENERGY TRANSFORMATIONS
1. As an object falls its potential energy is lost to the air around it.
a.
True b.
False
2. According to the law of conservation of energy, mechanical energy can be changed to heat energy. _______________
a. True b.
False
3. When you put on the brakes of a bicycle, friction causes some of the mechanical energy to change to thermal energy.
_______________
a. True b.
False
4. According to the law of conservation of energy, energy can be created or destroyed. _______________
5. In every energy transformation, some energy is always lost as ____ energy.
a.
chemical
b.
radiant
c.
electrical
d.
thermal
6. According to the law of conservation of energy, the total amount of energy in the universe ____.
a.
remains constant
b.
changes constantly
c.
increases
d.
decreases
7. When energy changes from one form to another, it is called energy _____.
a.
radiations
b.
transmissions c.
solutions
d.
transformations

8. Which of the following equations defines the law of conservation of energy?

a. total energy = kinetic energy potential energy
b. total energy = potential energy kinetic energy
c. total energy = kinetic energy + potential energy d. total energy = kinetic energy × potential energy
9. Whenever two surfaces interact, some energy is lost to thermal energy due to _____.
a.
surrounding heat
b.
water
c.
friction d.
fusion
10. Newtons first law of motion says that an object in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by a force. Yet, if
you slide a box across the floor, it will not continue sliding. What force is acting on the box to slow it down?
a.
gravity b.
friction
c.
potential
d.
kinetic
11. Which of the following does NOT reduce friction?
a.
grease b.
cotton
c.
oil
d.
graphite
12. Any form of energy can be transformed into _____ energy.
a.
thermal b.
chemical
c.
radiant d.
electrical
13. A cell phone transmits your voice by transforming _____ energy into _____ energy and then into _____ energy.
a.
radiant, electrical, sound
b.
sound, thermal, electrical
c.
sound, electrical, thermal
d.
sound, electrical, radiant

L3 ENERGY RESOURCES
1. Large power plants produce electrical energy. _______________
a.
True b.
False
2. Coal burning power plants use radiant energy to create steam to operate the turbine. _______________
3. The biggest source of energy on Earth is radioactive atoms. _______________
4. The burning of fossil fuels can result in acid rain. _______________
5. Fossil fuels are a renewable resource. _______________
6. Geothermal energy is nonrenewable. _______________
7. In a nuclear power plant, nuclear energy is first changed to ____ energy.
a.
electrical
b.
thermal
c.
chemical
d.
radiant
8. ____ is a fossil fuel.
a.
Oil
b.
Water
c.
Electricity
d.
Nuclear fuel
9. The form of energy in fossil fuels is ____ energy.
a.
nuclear b.
chemical
c.
radiant d.
electrical
10. ____ is an renewable resource.
a.
Coal b.
Natural gas
c.
Wind d.
Oil
11. A limiting factor for using nuclear energy is the ____ produced.
a.
flooding
b.
pollution
c.
waste d.
heat
12. Hydroelectric power uses _____ as a renewable energy source.
a.
moving water b.
wind c.
sunlightd.
biomass
13. Which of the following is NOT a biomass material?
a.
wood b.
dried peat moss
c.
oil
d.
manure
14. What is the most common source of energy in the United States?
a.
coal
b.
natural gas
c.
petroleum
d.
renewable energy
15. Which of the following is NOT a way to conserve energy?
a.
driving to the neighbors house b.
riding your bike to school
c.
turning off the light in a room d.
taking a shorter shower
16. Which of the following is an advantage to using fossil fuels?
a.
does not pollute the air or water
b.
widely available
c.
theoretically inexhaustible supply
d.
can be used in isolated areas