Energy Test 1 Review

Energy Test 1 Review
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S8P2b. Explain the relationship between potential and kinetic energy.

1. 
   Which of the following has the least potential energy?
   
   1. 
      A car driving on the highway.
      
   2. 
      A man on the top of a ladder.
      
   3. 
      An orange sitting on top of a table.
      
   4. 
      A ball in the pitcher’s hand waiting to be thrown.
      

2. 
   Which of the following has the least kinetic energy?
   
   1. 
      Ice Cream.
      
   2. 
      Sweet Tea.
      
   3. 
      Helium in a balloon.
      
   4. 
      Raindrops falling on my head.
      

3. 
   Where does a roller coaster have the most potential energy?
   
   1. 
      At the top of a loop.
      
   2. 
      A third of the way around a loop.
      
   3. 
      At the exit of a loop.
      
   4. 
      At the entrance of a loop.
      

4. 
   Which has the least potential energy?
   
   1. 
      A 150 pound man standing still.
      
   2. 
      A 150 pound man walking at 2 miles per hour.
      
   3. 
      A 150 pound man jogging at 10 miles per hour.
      
   4. 
      A 150 pound man running at 18 miles per hour.
      

5. 
   Wiley Coyote was chasing The Roadrunner and ran off a cliff. Where does he have equal amounts of potential and kinetic energy?
   
   1. 
      When he holds up the sign saying “Yikes!” before he falls.
      
   2. 
      Right after he starts to fall.
      
   3. 
      Halfway to the ground as he falls.
      
   4. 
      Just before he hits the ground at the bottom.
      

S8P2c. Compare and contrast the different forms of energy and their characteristics.

6. 
   Which of the following describes the energy of moving parts?
   
   1. 
      Chemical energy.
      
   2. 
      Mechanical energy.
      
   3. 
      Nuclear energy.
      
   4. 
      Electromagnetic Energy.
      

7. 
   Which of the following best represents chemical energy?
   
   1. 
      Fireworks!
      
   2. 
      The nuclear power plant where Homer Simpson works.
      
   3. 
      A compact fluorescent light bulb.
      
   4. 
      Asimo, the Honda Robot.
      

8. 
   A source of electromagnetic energy is
   
   1. 
      A pound of prime Wisconsin Cheddar cheese.
      
   2. 
      A light emitting diode otherwise called an LED light.
      
   3. 
      A refrigerator magnet advertising dog grooming services.
      
   4. 
      A group of 200 guys slamming into one another in a mosh pit.
      

9. 
   Thermal energy is best represented by
   
   1. 
      A flannel shirt because flannel is awesome.
      
   2. 
      Two atoms being smashed together to make one bigger atom.
      
   3. 
      The energy stored in the bonds between two atoms.
      
   4. 
      The energy of particles in the different states of matter.
      

10. 
    The energy you get due to an object’s attraction to another object is called
    
    1. 
       Electrical energy
       
    2. 
       Magnetic energy
       
    3. 
       Thermal energy
       
    4. 
       Gravitational energy
       

11. 
    The energy stored in the bonds between two atoms is
    
    1. 
       Nuclear energy
       
    2. 
       Chemical energy
       
    3. 
       Thermal energy
       
    4. 
       Electromagnetic energy
       

12. 
    Light waves are representative of this form of energy:
    
    1. 
       Sound energy
       
    2. 
       Electromagnetic energy
       
    3. 
       Mechanical energy
       
    4. 
       Thermal energy
       

13. 
    This kind of nuclear energy is obtained by combining 2 smaller atoms into one large atom.
    
    1. 
       Fusion
       
    2. 
       Fission
       
    3. 
       Fructis
       
    4. 
       Fussy onion
       

14. 
    All stars, including The Sun, use this kind of nuclear energy:
    
    1. 
       Fusion
       
    2. 
       Fission
       
    3. 
       Factual
       
    4. 
       Fraggle
       

15. 
    The energy generated when a speaker vibrates the air is this type of energy:
    
    1. 
       Electromagnetic
       
    2. 
       Electrical
       
    3. 
       Thermal
       
    4. 
       Sound