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Energy Multiple Choice Questions Set 3

This document contains a set of multiple choice questions related to energy concepts, including potential and kinetic energy, power calculations, thermal energy changes, renewable energy resources, and efficiency. Each question presents four answer options, testing knowledge on fundamental principles of energy. The questions cover various topics such as energy storage, equations, and practical applications in real-world scenarios.

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Energy Multiple Choice Questions Set 3

This document contains a set of multiple choice questions related to energy concepts, including potential and kinetic energy, power calculations, thermal energy changes, renewable energy resources, and efficiency. Each question presents four answer options, testing knowledge on fundamental principles of energy. The questions cover various topics such as energy storage, equations, and practical applications in real-world scenarios.

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Energy Multiple Choice Questions – Set 3

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1. What name is given to the energy stored when an object is stretched or compressed?
A. chemical potential energy
B. elastic potential energy
C. gravitational potential energy
D. kinetic energy

2. What is the equation used to calculate kinetic energy?


A. kinetic energy = mass × speed × height
B. kinetic energy = 0.5 × mass × (speed)2
C. kinetic energy = 0.5 × mass × speed
D. kinetic energy = mass × (speed)2

3. Which statement about energy is not correct?


A. energy can be destroyed
B. energy can be stored
C. energy cannot be created
D. energy can be transferred

4. An electric motor does 1 920 000J of work in 30 seconds. What is the power of the motor?
A. 64W
B. 64kW
C. 640kW
D. 6400W

5. 0.5kg of water is heated from 20°C to 60°C. Specific heat capacity of water = 4200J/kg °C.
What is the change in thermal energy of the water? Use the equation ΔE = m c Δθ.
A. 42 000J
B. 84 000J
C. 126 000J
D. 168 000J

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Energy Multiple Choice Questions – Set 3
6. Which of the following energy resources is renewable?
A. coal
B. nuclear
C. oil
D. wind

7. What is a disadvantage of using the Sun as an energy resource?


A. it produces polluting gases
B. it is only available during daylight
C. it is non-renewable
D. it produces radioactive waste

8. Which pathway describes the change in the way energy is stored in a ball travelling
upwards into the air?
A. gravitational potential energy  thermal energy
B. chemical potential energy  elastic potential energy
C. kinetic energy  gravitational potential energy
D. elastic potential energy  thermal energy

9. A TV is supplied with 14500J of energy. 2755J of energy is dissipated to the surroundings.


What is the percentage efficiency of the TV?
A. 12%
B. 19%
C. 28%
D. 81%

10. A person standing on a ladder 1.5m above the ground has a gravitational potential energy
store of 1205J. What is the mass of the person to the nearest kilogram? Gravitational
field strength on Earth = 9.8N/kg.
A. 82kg
B. 123kg
C. 184kg
D. 79kg

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