Energy Test2

ENERGY TEST

Part 1 – Multiple Choice. Answer the following questions on the

scantron.
1. Gasoline, food, and coal are all examples of what kind of energy?
a. Heat
b. Chemical
c. Mechanical
d. Electromagnetic

2. What type of energy transfer happens in a generator?

a. Electrical to chemical
b. Chemical to electrical
c. Mechanical to electrical
d. Electrical to mechanical
3. Which of the following most accurately explains the energy

transformations in a car?
a. Mechanical energy changes to heat and chemical energy
b. Nuclear energy is transferred to heat and mechanical energy
c. Chemical energy is changed to electric and mechanical energy
d. Heat energy is transformed into mechanical and chemical energy
4. What happens to the motion of molecules in a substance that has been

heated?
a. They get faster.
b. They get slower.
c. The speed doesn’t change.
5. Heat is transferred __________________________.

a. from warmer objects to colder objects
b. from colder objects to warmer objects
c. between objects with the same temperature
6. The molecules in a gas compared to a liquid __________________________.

a. move slowly and are farther apart
b. move quickly and are farther apart
c. move quickly and are closer together
d. move slowly and are closer together
7. A substance that has definite volume but no definite shape is classified

as a _________.
a. solid c. gas
b. liquid d. plasma
Use the following graph to answer questions 8-11.
Phase Change Diagram (Heating Curve)
E
D
Temperature
C
B
Heat
8. Which of the following is a true statement?

a. The molecules at letter A move slower than the molecules at
letter C.
b. The molecules at letter C move faster than the molecules at
letter E.
c. The molecules at letter E are the closest together.
d. The molecules at letter A are the farthest apart.
9. What does letter B represent?

a. Boiling c. Evaporating
b. Condensing d. Melting
10. What is the phase of the substance at letter C?

a. Solid b. Liquid c. Gas d. Plasma
11. Which of the following describes the phase change at letter D?

a. The temperature increases, changing the substance from a liquid
to a gas.
b. Heat energy increases, changing the substance from a liquid to a
gas.
c. Temperature and heat energy increase, changing the substance
from a liquid to a gas.
d. There is no phase change, the substance is already a gas.
12. What is the change of a gas to a liquid called?

a. condensation c. evaporation
b. freezing d. melting
13. Which of the following is a negatively charged particle?
a. Proton
b. Electron
c. Neutron
d. Atom
14. When will two objects repel each other?

a. When their charges are alike.
b. When their charges are opposite.
c. When they have the same number of protons.
d. When they have the same number of electrons.
15. When there is an equal amount of positive ad negative charges

on an object, what charge does the object have?
a. Positive
b. Negative
c. Supercharged
d. Neutral – there is no charge
16. If you rub a balloon against a piece of fur, how is the balloon
becoming electrically charged?
a. Magic!
b. Charging by friction
c. Charging by induction
d. The balloon is not charged
Use the diagram below to answer question 17.
+ + +
+ + + +
+ +
17. A positively charged glass rod is placed near a negatively

charged plastic ball. Which of these describes what will happen?
a. The rod will repel the ball because they have like charges
b. The rod will attract the ball because they have like charges
c. The rod will repel the ball because they have unlike charges
d. The rod will attract the ball because they have unlike charges
18. Why are wires made out of metal?

a. Metals are insulators, which allow electrons to flow.
b. Metals are conductors, which allow electrons to flow.
c. Metals are insulators, which do not allow electrons to flow easily.
d. Metals are conductors, which do not allow electrons to flow
easily.
19. When is an electric current produced?
a. When charges move from an area of higher potential energy to
an area of lower potential energy.
b. When charges move from an area of lower potential energy to an
area of higher potential energy.
c. When the potential energy between the charges is equal.
d. When there is no potential energy between the charges.
20. Why is a battery a source of electric current?

a. There is resistance in the circuit.
b. The light bulb creates an electrical charge.
c. There is potential difference between the terminals of the
battery.
d. The temperature of the battery is greater than the temperature
of the bulb.
21. What are the charges on the two ends (terminals) of a battery?
a. Two positive terminals
b. Two negative terminals
c. One positive and one negative terminal
d. The terminals do not have charges.
22. Which of the following parts of a circuit would make a Christmas

tree light bulb blink on and off.
a. load b. source c. switch d. wires
23. Which of the following are examples of energy sources?

a. Generator and wires c. battery and generator
b. Wires and a light bulb d. battery and light bulb
24. A CD player uses a 3 V battery. If 0.5 A of current flow through

the CD player, what is the resistance in the circuit?
a. 0.17 ohms c. 3.5 ohms
b. 1.5 ohms d. 6 ohms
25. How much current runs through a 120 V circuit operating a 1000
W hair dryer?
a. 0.12 A c. 880 A
b. 8.33 A d. 120000 A
26. The clothes washer in your house uses 5 A of current and runs off
120V. How much power does the washer use?
a. 0.04 W c. 115 W
b. 20 W d. 600 W
27. A refrigerator uses 200 W of electricity. How many kilowatt-
hours does your refrigerator use in one day?
a. 1.67 kWh c. 240 kWh
b. 4.8 kWh d. 4800 kWh
28. If you used 3603 kWh of energy last month and your electric
company charges you $0.03 per kWh, how much money did you spend
on electricity?
a. $3.60 c. $108.09
b. $30.03 d. $201.00
Look at the electrical diagrams below and use them to answer questions 29 -
31.
The pictures below represent two types of simple electrical circuits.
Circuit X Circuit Y
29. Which diagram represents a series circuit?

a. Circuit X
b. Circuit Y
c. Both circuits are series circuits.
d. Neither circuit is a series circuit.
30. Putting a switch in wire 3 would affect the function of which light
bulbs?
a. U c. W
b. U and V d. U, V, and W
31. Which wire would you put a switch in to control only light bulb A?
a. 13 c. 15
b. 14 d. 16
32. Which of the following is NOT a safety rule for the science lab?
a. Always obtain permission from the teacher before beginning a
lab exercise.
b. Never eat or drink in the lab.
c. Tie back long hair and fold up long sleeves.
d. Maintaining lab safety is the teacher’s responsibility.
33. Cheryl wants to perform an investigation that requires using

hazardous chemicals. The following steps of the investigation are NOT
in the correct order.
1. Perform the investigation.

2. Design the investigation.
3. Put on gloves, goggles, and an apron.
4. Dispose of waste materials.
Which of these is the correct sequence of steps to safely complete the

investigation?
a. 1 – 3 – 4 – 2
b. 3 – 2 – 1 – 4
c. 4 – 1 – 3 – 2
d. 2 – 3 – 1 – 4
34. Students will conduct a laboratory experiment using the

following materials: a Bunsen burner, a beaker of water, four test tubes
containing different chemicals, and rubber stoppers. Which of these
steps is most critical for students to follow when using these materials
in the lab?
a. Wearing eye protection at all times
b. Writing the lab procedure in a notebook
c. Washing hands before starting the experiment
d. Placing a stopper on all test tubes before heating them
35. Scientists are testing various ways of using alternative energy

sources. They are comparing the effectiveness of using wind
generators, solar panels, hydroelectric generators, and biofuels. The
scientists are measuring how much electricity each system can
produce.
Which of the following is the dependent variable in the scientists’

experiment?
a. The amount of biofuels used
b. The size of the wind generator
c. The number of solar panels set up
d. The amount of electricity produced by each system
Short Answer
Write the answer for the following questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES in the
space provided.
1. Using the five forms of energy and information you learned in class,
describe how a hand generator is different from a battery as an energy
source. (3 pts.)
2. Use the following information to write a BCR. (6 pts.)
Michael drags his feet across carpet of the living room floor. He
hears his mother call him for dinner so he continues through the
room and reaches for the metal doorknob of the door that leads
to the dining room.
Explain what happens to Michael when he touches the metal doorknob.
In your response be sure to

 Discuss charging by friction.
 Discuss electron transfer.
 Discuss conductors.
3. You are connecting a stereo, TV, lamp, and computer into a single circuit
in your room.
a) Would you connect these appliances in series or in parallel? Explain
your
answer. (2 pts.)
b) Draw an electrical diagram of the circuit you would set up.

i) label the energy source (1 pts.)
ii) number the connecting wires (1 pts.)
iii) label the stereo “A,” the TV “B,” the lamp “C,” and the
computer “D” (1 pts.)
b) Which appliances would be controlled by a switch in wire #5?

Explain your answer. (2 pts.)
4. Suppose you are using your 1500W hair dryer and your mother turns on a
waffle iron that uses 1200W. What will happen if these appliances are both
being used on a circuit with 120V and a 15A circuit breaker? (6 pts.)
5. Differentiate between the use of a fuse and a circuit breaker in the house.
(3 pts)

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ENERGY TEST

Part 1 – Multiple Choice. Answer the following questions on the

2. What type of energy transfer happens in a generator?

3. Which of the following most accurately explains the energy

4. What happens to the motion of molecules in a substance that has been

5. Heat is transferred __________________________.

6. The molecules in a gas compared to a liquid __________________________.

7. A substance that has definite volume but no definite shape is classified

Phase Change Diagram (Heating Curve)

8. Which of the following is a true statement?

9. What does letter B represent?

10. What is the phase of the substance at letter C?

11. Which of the following describes the phase change at letter D?

12. What is the change of a gas to a liquid called?

14. When will two objects repel each other?

15. When there is an equal amount of positive ad negative charges

Use the diagram below to answer question 17.

17. A positively charged glass rod is placed near a negatively

18. Why are wires made out of metal?

20. Why is a battery a source of electric current?

22. Which of the following parts of a circuit would make a Christmas

23. Which of the following are examples of energy sources?

24. A CD player uses a 3 V battery. If 0.5 A of current flow through

The pictures below represent two types of simple electrical circuits.

29. Which diagram represents a series circuit?

33. Cheryl wants to perform an investigation that requires using

1. Perform the investigation.

Which of these is the correct sequence of steps to safely complete the

34. Students will conduct a laboratory experiment using the

35. Scientists are testing various ways of using alternative energy

Which of the following is the dependent variable in the scientists’

2. Use the following information to write a BCR. (6 pts.)

Explain what happens to Michael when he touches the metal doorknob.

In your response be sure to

b) Draw an electrical diagram of the circuit you would set up.

b) Which appliances would be controlled by a switch in wire #5?

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