Quiz- Energy Transformation Answer Key

Instructions: Read each question and all of the choices completely. Choose the best answer foreach question.

1.  Which of the following conditions must bemet for work to be done?

A force must be applieda.

There must be movement over ab.distance

The direction of force and movementc.must be the same

All of the aboved.

  2.  Potential energy is                energy.

storeda.

motionb.

kineticc.

mechanicald.

3.  A generator converts mechanical energy to                 energy.

heata.

electricalb.

radiantc.

chemicald.

  4.  Energy stored due to an object's ability toreturn to its original shape after beingdeformed is

Kinetic Energya.

Gravitational Potential Energyb.

Elastic Potential Energyc.

Chemical Potential Energyd.

5.  Imagine an object held at some heightabove the ground. It is released and fallstoward the ground. Ignoring air resistanceor friction, which of the following must betrue?

Before it falls, all of its energy musta.be potential energy

At the end of its fall, all of its energyb.must be converted to kinetic energy

During its fall, the combination of itsc.kinetic and potential energy mustequal the amount of potential energywith which it started

All of the aboved.

  6.  Energy can never be created or destroyed;it is only                 from one object toanother.

transferreda.

changedb.

dividedc.

addedd.

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7.  Energy stored in the bonds between atom iscalled

kinetic energya.

mechanical energyb.

chemical energyc.

thermal energyd.

  8.  What is Nuclear Energy?

Energy that is from solar panels.a.

Energy that is locked in theb.nucleus of an atom.

The kinetic energy of movingc.electrons.

Energy that travels in waves.d.

9.  The unit for measuring energy is:

Degreesa.

Newtonsb.

Joulesc.

Wattsd.

  10. A car or truck moving down the highwayhas                 energy by virtue of its motion.

kinetica.

potentialb.

thermodynamicc.

chemicald.

11. A student placed one hundred dominoesupright in a row. He knocked over the firstdomino and the rest all fell over; one afteranother. What made the domino at the endof the row move?

chemical energya.

heat energyb.

mechanical energyc.

electric energyd.

  12. Energy is:

Only found in batteries.a.

Never used for fun.b.

The ability to move or changec.matter.

None of the above.d.

13. The law of conservation of energy states:

Energy cannot be created ora.destroyed.

Energy can be created or destroyed.b.

Energy can destroy and create things.c.

Energy cannot destroy or created.things.

  14. Which of the following is breaking the law ofconservation of energy?

Energy can change forma.

Energy can be destroyedb.

Energy can be changed fromc.chemical to heat

Energy can be usefuld.

15. Which form of energy does a plant storewhen light is transformed duringphotosynthesis?

chemical energya.

thermal energyb.

mechanical energyc.

electrical energyd.

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