Energy Multiple Choice Test

Deanna's niece loves to swing at the local playground, so Deanna takes her and pushes her on the swing. Deanna must use ___ to exert a _ that causes the swing to change ___.

Four students are each pushing on one side of a box. Mara is pushing to the west, Cindi is pushing to the east, Chris is pushing to the north, and Sammy is pushing to the south. If the box moves to the east, which student does work on the box?

Marissa uses a cart to haul flowers at her job as a landscaper. She pushes a 12-kilogram cart a distance of 6 meters with a force of 25 Newtons. How much work does she do?

Chad’s family just moved into a new home. The sun went down as Chad was moving boxes into the house, so he had to turn on a light to see. Which statements are true about the power Chad used?

Raul dug a hole in his yard to repair a water pipe. It took him 2 seconds to apply a force of 50 Newtons to push a shovel 0.25 meters into the ground. How much power was used?

Colin is helping a librarian return books to the shelves where they belong. He picks up books from the librarian’s desk, as shown in Figure A. He then carries them to the shelves, as shown in Figure B. In which figure does Colin do work?

The bobsled is an event in the winter Olympics. In this event, each sled and its riders speed down an icy track. Which factor(s) affect how much kinetic energy the sled and its team have when the sled crosses the finish line?

Lance is a 60-kg runner who, on a good day, runs at a speed of 5 m/s. What is his kinetic energy when he runs at this speed?

Bonito has potential energy while he is in the starting blocks, getting ready to run his 5-kilometer race. Which of the following statements are FALSE about his potential energy?

George rolled four different types of paper into four different cylinders. Identical 10-cm rubber bands were placed around the cylinders to hold the paper in place. Each number in the answer choices is the diameter of one of the cylinders. Which cyli

Andre really likes his new car, and he knows that it has a certain amount of mechanical energy. Which types of energy are included in the mechanical energy of the car?

Miguel lives near Miami, Florida. His home receives electricity from the Turkey Point power plant, which uses nuclear energy to provide electricity to homes and businesses. What is used to provide energy in a nuclear power plant?

Before Mrs. Hernandez decides what to wear for the day, she wants to know what the temperature is going to be. Which type of energy is most closely related to temperature?

Before coming to school, Angela used electrical energy to warm her breakfast, light up a room, and charge her cell phone. Which statement about electrical energy is true?

What type of energy is ONLY kinetic?

During a camping trip, Ming gathers firewood and arranges it in the fire pit. She sets it on fire, and the result is a roaring blaze. Which statement best shows all the energy transformations that took place?

As a candle burns on a table, you can see the electromagnetic energy and feel the thermal energy released. Which statement is true about the energy involved in burning a candle?

What is the difference between an energy transfer and an energy transformation?

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