Energy States/Forms/Conversions Practice Quiz
When matter or an object is in motion, we say it
is using ____.
A. positive energy
B. kinetic energy
C. potential energy
D. stored energy 
A swing has potential energy if --
F.  it is swinging up.
G.  it is swinging backwards.
H.  it is sitting still.
J.   it is in motion.
This skateboarder will have the LEAST potential energyat point ___.
A.  A
B.  B
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C.  C
D.  D
Which list names ONLY items that represent 
chemical energy?
G.  apple, sunlight, wood
F.  batteries, banana, gasoline
H.  bicycle, coal, seesaw
J.  electricity, batteries, sound
Which list below names only examples of mechanicalenergy?
A.  bicycle, stroller, door
B.  lightning bolt, wires, static 
C.  food, batteries, gasoline
D.  stars, sun, nucleus of an atom
Which energy conversion is
taking place in this picture?
F.  electrical to mechanical
G.  mechanical to nuclear
H.  thermal to electromagnetic
J.  electromagnetic to chemical
These pictures show which energy transformation?
C. electrical to potential
B.  chemical to thermal
A.  potential to kinetic
D. thermal to nuclear
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The movement of atoms and
molecules in matter creates
warmth.  What do we call
this type of energy?
F.  chemical energy
G.  thermal energy
H.  nuclear energy
J.  solar energy
Solar energy passes through the solar
panel on this calculator to make it work.
Which energy conversion is taking
place?
C.  nuclear to thermal
A.  electromagnetic to electrical
B.  electrical to chemical
D. mechanical to electromagnetic
G.  chemical to electromagnetic & thermal
F.  electrical to thermal & mechanical
H.  mechanical to electrical & chemical
Which energy conversion is taking place
when you build a campfire?
J.  nuclear to chemical & electrical
Which energy conversion is taking place below?
B.  mechanical to electromagnetic
A.  nuclear to electrical
C.  thermal to chemical
D.  chemical to mechanical
F.  bicycle
Which item below is the best example ofelectromagnetic energy?
G. power lines
H.  gasoline
J.  the sun 
A boy puts two birdbaths of the same type in his yard.
One is yellow, and one is blue.
He fills them with water.
For one hour, he records the number and type  of 
birds that visit each birdbath.
What is the independent variable in this experiment?
A.  the number of birdbaths
D.  the number of birds at each birdbath
B.  the color of the birdbaths
C.  the type of birdbaths
A boy rides his skateboard down a sidewalk that is 
20 feet long.
Then, he does the same thing down a sandy path of the
same length.
His friend times him and says his speed is faster on
the sidewalk.
What is the dependent variable in this experiment?
F.  the speed the boy travels
G.  the distance the boy travels
H.  the type of path he is on
J.  the number of boys
All of the following are true about elements, EXCEPT--
C.  They are only made of one kind of atom.
A.  They are represented by a chemical symbol.
B.  They can't be broken down.
D.  They are chemically combined.
A basketball player was 200 cm tall.
He was ____ tall.
F.  2 meters (m)
G.  2 millimeters (mm)
H.  2 kilometers (km)
J.  2 centimeters (2cm)
Which element is the main element in Earth's crust,
Earth's oceans, and the human body?
A.  hydrogen
B.  carbon
C.  nitrogen
D.  oxygen
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Which part of the atom is 
being indicated by the
number 2 on this diagram?
A.  nucleus
B.  proton
C.  electron
D.  neutron
H.  At age 35, reading distance is most likely 12 cm.
F.  As age increases, reading distance decreases.
G. Every 10 years, reading distance increases by 10 cm.
J.  As age increases, reading distance increases.
According to the 
graph, which of 
the following
statements is true?
The volume of the water was
24 mL before the peanut
was dropped in.
What is the volume of the
peanut?
B.    12 cm3
C.    28 cm3
D.   36 cm3
A.    4 cm3
F  4.1 mm
G  41 mm
H  3.1mm
J  31 mm
How long is the  line if measured inmillimeters?
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