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Conservation Of Energy
Test Description: The Law of Conservation of Energy and the properties of energy and work.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) When driving a car, the chemical energy in gasoline is converted to heat (thermal energy) in the engine. Most of this thermal energy is then converted to mechanical energy, which makes the car move. What happens to the rest of the thermal energy?
A
It changes back to chemical energy.
B
It is given off by the hot engine.
C
It is converted for the rest of the trip.
D
It is destroyed by the engine
2) According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, the total amount of energy in the universe ______________.
A
increases
B
changes constantly
C
decreases
D
remains constant
3) Which is an example of mechanical energy?
A
green plants making their own food
B
the fire from the burner on the stove
C
the flow of energy from a hot pan to your hand
D
pushing a box across the floor
4) Bob has an electric motor and a generator. Which pairs of energy terms are the most closely related to the development of a motor and a generator?
A
electricity and magnetism
B
electricity and sound
C
sound and light
D
light and magnetism
5) Moving a wire through a magnetic field _____________.
A
reduces the strength of the magnetic field
B
changes electrical energy into mechanical energy
C
has no effect on the wire
D
creates an electrical current in the wire
6) What type of energy transfer occurs when the heat in the sand transfers to the person's feet?
A
convection
B
kinetic
C
conduction
D
radiation
7) _________ happens when a force causes an object to move in the same direction that the force is applied.
A
Work
B
Energy
C
Power
D
Heat
8) Which statement describes the flow of heat?
A
Heat moves only between two warm objects.
B
Heat moves only between two cold objects.
C
Heat moves from a cooler object to a warmer object.
D
Heat moves from a warmer object to a cooler object.
9) How does a pulley reduce the effort required to move a heavy object?
A
It reduces the friction between an object and the surface it is being pulled across
B
It moves an object over a greater distance rather than straight up.
C
It changes the direction of the input force.
D
It moves back and forth on a fulcrum.
10) A simple machine makes work easier by _____________.
A
reducing the force needed to move an object
B
pushing objects apart
C
moving objects to a higher level
D
increasing the effort needed to move an object
11) When you use a hammer to pull a nail from a piece of wood, which simple machine are you using?
A
lever
B
inclined plane
C
wheel and axle
D
pulley
12) How could a box be moved up a ramp with the LEAST amount of effort?
A
pushing a box up a ramp with sandpaper on the surface of the ramp
B
pulling a box up a ramp
C
pushing a box up a ramp with wheels under the box
D
pushing a box up a ramp
13) During _______________, energy is transferred through electromagnetic waves that travel through space until they are absorbed
A
radiation
B
expansion
C
conduction
D
convection
14) Which of the choices below are known as six simple machines?
A
rope, lever, pulley, wheel and axle, screw, inclined plane, wedge
B
wooden plank, rope, screw, inclined plane, wedge, pulley
C
screw, lever, pulley, inclined plane, rope, chain
D
pulley, inclined plane, lever, wedge, screw, wheel and axle
15) Convection is the transfer of energy by the motion of heated particles in a fluid. which statement BEST describes an example of convection?
A
warm air rising in the atmosphere
B
a puddle of rainwater heated by sunlight
C
a dark-colored car heated by sunlight
D
a shirt heated by an iron
16) Two men are standing on either side of a box pushing against each other. They each push for 30 seconds but do not move the box. The men applied _____________ but no _____________ was done.
A
pull, work
B
force, energy
C
work, force
D
force, work
17) Terry used a ramp to load boxes on a truck. For the work he had to do, the ramp decreased __________.
A
the force he had to apply
B
the distance he had to travel
C
the time it took to load the boxes
D
the height he had to travel
18) Which is an example of a simple machine?
A
baseball bat
B
hat
C
rope
D
can opener
19) The difference between a simple machine and a complex machine is __________
A
there is no difference
B
a simple machine has two machines and a complex machine has three machines
C
a simple machine has one machine and a complex machine has two or more machines
D
a simple machine has two or more machines and a complex machine has only one machine
20) A toy helicopter blades spin when its circuit is connected to a battery. Which sequence shows the energy changes taking place in the helicopter?
A
chemical to electrical to kinetic
B
heat to mechanical to sound
C
electrical to mechanical to potential
D
chemical to electrical to potential
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