Lesson T1.1.1

T1.1.1 Energy transfers between stores Quiz: KS3 Physics, Unit 1

20 questions

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Lesson T1.1.1, Energy transfers between stores: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 Physics (National Curriculum), Unit 1: Energy, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Which energy store does an object hold when it is moving?

    • Magnetic energy store
    • Nuclear energy store
    • Chemical energy store
    • Kinetic energy store

  2. Which energy store is used when a stretched rubber band springs back to its normal shape?

    • Gravitational potential energy store
    • Elastic potential energy store
    • Thermal energy store
    • Chemical energy store

  3. A torch battery is used up gradually when the torch is on. Which energy store is being emptied?

    • Elastic potential energy store
    • Thermal energy store
    • Kinetic energy store
    • Chemical energy store

  4. Which energy store increases when a book is lifted from a table onto a shelf?

    • Gravitational potential energy store
    • Elastic potential energy store of the shelf, which is stretched by the weight of the book
    • Thermal energy store of the book and the table, which rises as the book warms up
    • Chemical energy store of the book's paper, which is filled up while it is lifted

  5. Which store holds the energy linked to the particles in a hot cup of tea?

    • Magnetic energy store
    • Nuclear energy store
    • Elastic potential energy store
    • Thermal energy store

  6. Which of these is a way energy is moved from one store to another?

    • Energy being destroyed
    • Energy being created
    • A store being used up
    • Work done by a force

  7. Which of these is an energy store rather than a way of transferring energy?

    • Chemical energy store
    • Work done when a force moves an object along a rough surface
    • Heating a material by placing it in a hot flame until it warms
    • Radiation given out by a warm object into the room around it

  8. A ball falls from a height. As it falls, which change happens?

    • Chemical store increases and kinetic store stays the same
    • Kinetic store decreases and thermal store increases
    • Gravitational potential store increases and kinetic store decreases
    • Gravitational potential store decreases and kinetic store increases

  9. A kettle heats water. Which energy transfer is happening?

    • Nuclear energy is transferred into the kinetic store of the water
    • Kinetic energy is transferred into the elastic store of the kettle
    • Thermal energy is transferred into the chemical store of the water
    • Electrical energy is transferred into the thermal energy store of the water

  10. A ball rolls up a slope and slows down. Which energy transfer is happening?

    • Chemical energy store to nuclear energy store
    • Kinetic energy store to gravitational potential energy store
    • Gravitational potential energy store to kinetic energy store
    • Thermal energy store to elastic energy store

  11. A pendulum swings from side to side. At its highest points, which store holds the most energy?

    • Elastic potential energy store
    • Kinetic energy store
    • Thermal energy store
    • Gravitational potential energy store

  12. A stretched spring is released and shoots a toy forward. Which energy transfer happens?

    • Kinetic energy store to elastic potential energy store
    • Chemical energy store to nuclear energy store
    • Thermal energy store to chemical energy store
    • Elastic potential energy store to kinetic energy store

  13. A car brakes hard and the brake discs become hot. Which store gains energy?

    • Thermal energy store of the brakes and surroundings
    • Elastic potential store of the tyres, which is squashed and stretched under braking
    • Gravitational potential store of the car, which rises as it slows down on the road
    • Chemical energy store of the brakes, which is filled up as the car brakes hard

  14. A phone is charged from the mains. Which energy transfer happens in the battery?

    • Nuclear energy is transferred into the elastic store
    • Chemical energy store is transferred into electrical energy
    • Electrical energy is transferred into the chemical energy store
    • Kinetic energy is transferred into the thermal store

  15. When a torch is switched on, which energy changes are happening?

    • The kinetic store of the torch decreases while the chemical store of the battery increases as it recharges itself
    • The chemical store decreases while energy moves to the surroundings by heating and radiation
    • The thermal store of the bulb decreases while the elastic store of the switch increases as it is pressed down
    • The gravitational store of the torch increases while the nuclear store of the battery decreases as the torch is raised

  16. A 2 kg object is lifted 5 m upwards. Taking g as 10 N/kg, how much energy is gained in its gravitational potential store?

    • 20 J
    • 10 J
    • 100 J
    • 50 J

  17. Energy is conserved in a closed system. Which statement is correct?

    • Machines can create new energy during transfers, so the total can increase during each change in the system
    • The total energy increases as the stores change, because new energy is produced in each store during the change
    • The total energy stays the same, though it may move between stores
    • Energy stores are destroyed when they are used up, so the total falls over time in every closed system

  18. A cyclist rolls down a hill without pedalling and speeds up. Which store is decreasing?

    • Gravitational potential energy store
    • Kinetic energy store
    • Thermal energy store
    • Elastic potential energy store

  19. A dropped ball bounces back to a lower height each time. Where does the lost energy go?

    • It is destroyed by gravity
    • It is stored permanently in the ball's chemical store
    • It is turned into extra mass
    • Into the thermal energy stores of the ball and ground

  20. A hot object in a cold room cools down. Where does its energy go?

    • Into its chemical energy store, where it is kept for later use by the cold room
    • Into the thermal energy stores of the surroundings
    • It is destroyed by the cold air as it reaches the temperature of the room around it
    • Into its kinetic energy store, as its particles start to move faster across the room

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