Lesson Worksheet: Energy Conversions Physics
In this worksheet, we will practice recognising terms used for energy types and transfers, and identify their roles in energy conversion processes.
Q1:
Which of the following is the term used to refer to the energy that two nucleons have due to the nuclear force that they exert on each other and the distance between them?
- AElectrical potential energy
- BNuclear energy
- CInternal energy
- DChemical energy
Q2:
A very-high-temperature metal cube is placed in a tank of water.
Which of the following types of energies increases for the water?
- ANuclear energy
- BInternal energy
- CElastic potential energy
- DKinetic energy
Which of the following types of energies decreases for the cube?
- AElastic potential energy
- BKinetic energy
- CInternal energy
- DNuclear energy
Which of the following does the cube emit most strongly?
- ARadiant energy
- BSound energy
- CHeat
- DElectrical energy
Q3:
A nuclear reactor contains radioactive material immersed in water. The water is heated by the radioactive material.
Which of the following energy types increases for the water?
- AElectrical energy
- BInternal energy
- CNuclear energy
- DChemical energy
Which of the following energy types decreases for the radioactive material?
- AInternal energy
- BElectrical energy
- CChemical energy
- DNuclear energy
Q4:
A ball that has been falling downward hits the ground. It slows down until it stops moving for an instant and then starts to rebound upward.
Which of the following types of energies decreases for the ball as it slows down?
- AElastic potential energy
- BChemical energy
- CKinetic energy
- DInternal energy
Which of the following types of energies must increase for the ball as it slows down?
- AInternal energy
- BElastic potential energy
- CGravitational potential energy
- DChemical energy
Which of the following does the ball emit most strongly because of its impact with the ground?
- AHeat
- BRadiant energy
- CChemical energy
- DSound energy
Q5:
Which of the following is the term used to refer to the energy that is transferred by an electric current?
- AElectrical energy
- BElectric potential energy
- CChemical energy
- DInternal energy
Q6:
Which of the following is the term used to refer to energy that is being transferred by sound waves?
- AInternal energy
- BPressure energy
- CSound energy
- DRadiant energy
Q7:
Which of the following is the term used to refer to energy that is being transferred by electromagnetic waves?
- ARadiant energy
- BElectric potential energy
- CInternal energy
- DElectrical energy
Q8:
Which of the following is the term used to refer to the sum of kinetic and potential energies?
- AMechanical energy
- BExternal energy
- CInternal energy
- DElastic energy
Q9:
Which of the following is the term used to refer to the energy of an object due to the energy of its constituent particles?
- AElectric potential energy
- BInternal energy
- CChemical energy
- DNuclear energy
Q10:
Which of the following is the term used to refer to the electric potential energy of atoms due to the forces between their electrons and their nuclei?
- ANuclear energy
- BInternal energy
- CChemical energy
- DElastic potential energy