UNIT 4 – ENERGY – ACTIVITIES
1. We often find rusty metal in marine or coastal areas. Give a scientific
explanation to this. Can we recover the original metal?
2. Classify the following changes in matter as physical changes or chemical changes:
a) We make a ball with a piece of paper.
b) An iron fence rusts because it is out in the open air.
c) We burn a piece of wood.
d) We cook an egg.
e) We beat an egg.
3. The movement of bodies does not involve a change in their chemical composition. What type of
change are we talking about: physical or chemical?
4. What is the equivalence between joules and calories?
5. Cell batteries have energy in them. Give an example that demonstrates the capacity of a
battery to do work and transfer heat.
6. Find an example of a change in matter being produced by heat. Can you give an example of a change
being produced by work?
7. True or false? If a statement is false, re-write it in a true way or justify why is it false:
a) Energy is a measurement of the capacity of a system to produce heat.
b) Energy can be created.
c) We can transfer energy by heat or by work.
d) The SI unit of energy is the calory.
e) Energy is transferred by heat when two systems are at a
different temperature.
f) Energy can’t deteriorate because it is constant.
8. If we rub two ice cubes together, they melt into liquid water. What physical
agent makes this change in matter possible? Do you think that the ice cubes
would melt just by putting them together without moving them?
9. Explain the different transformations of energy from one form to another that occur from the
moment we throw a ball in the air until it hits the ground. You can use drawings or a diagram to help
you explain each step.
10. Complete the following sentences:
a) ______________ and ______________ are the two physical agents capable of producing ____________ in matter.
b) We say that _____________ is the physical agent that transfers between two bodies at ______________
temperatures.
c) We say that ____________ is done on a body when a ___________ is applied to a body and it produces a
________________ in it.
11. Which form of energy transfers from a hot cup of coffee to the ice inside it?
12. A car in motion has energy in it. Find an example to demonstrate that:
a) It has the capacity to transfer heat.
b) It has the capacity to transfer energy by work.
13. Write down the main energy form present in the following situations:
a) A car travelling from Zaragoza to Huesca.
b) A star like our Sun.
c) A very hot glass of water.
d) Food and fuels.
e) Light.
f) A compressed spring.
14. Do a diagram with the energy transformations in the following examples:
a) We jump off from a plane with a parachute.
b) We burn wood to make a bonfire.
c) We run 50 m and then we do a 2 m long jump.
d) In a star, like our Sun.
15. Which one of the following options represents the energy form transformations happening when
we turn on a battery-powered torch? Only one of them is correct.
a) Electrical energy → light → heat
b) Chemical energy → heat → light and electrical energy
c) Electrical energy → heat → chemical and light energy
d) Chemical energy → electrical energy → light and heat
e) Electrical energy → chemical energy and heat → light
16. What is an energy source? What is the difference between a renewable energy source and a non-
renewable energy source?
17. Classify the following energy sources into renewables and non-renewables:
a) Fossil fuels d) Hydroelectric energy
b) Wind energy e) Solar energy
c) Nuclear energy f) Tidal energy
18. Write down two disadvantages of: nuclear energy, wind energy, solar energy, hydroelectric energy.
19. One of the gases that may represent a threat to our planet is CO 2. This gas is not poisonous, but it
has other very dangerous effects for our planet. Answer the following questions:
a) How is CO2 mainly produced in developed countries?
b) Why is it so dangerous?
20. Write down five measures you can take to promote energy saving.
