Fsica 11 de secundaria

01. Which of the following is not a unit of energy?

A. N s-1

B. kW h

C. N m

D. W s

02. Which form of energy is used to generate electrical energy in a tidal

power station?
A. chemical energy
C. internal energy (thermal energy)

B. gravitational energy
D. nuclear energy

03. Energy can neither be created nor destroyed is a statement of the:

A.
B.
C.
D.

law of Conservation of Energy

law of Conservation of Matter
law of Conservation of Electric Charges
Newton's second law

04. Which line in the table gives an example of the stated form of energy?
form of energy
A

gravitational

internal

kinetic

strain

example
the energy due to the movement of a rain
the energy due to the flow of cathode rays in a
cathode ray tube
the energy due to the position of a swimmer standing
on a high diving board
the energy due to the compression of springs in a car
seat

05. Which form of energy is increasing as he falls?

A. chemical
C. kinetic

B. gravitational
D. strain

06. What is designed to change electrical energy into kinetic energy?

A. capacitor
C. motor

B. generator
D. transformer

07. Which form of energy do we receive directly from the Sun?

A. chemical
C. nuclear

B. light
D. sound

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08. A pigeon of mass 0.45 kg is flying with kinetic energy 58 J.

Its speed is:
A. 8 m s-1

B. 11 m s-1

C. 16 m s-1

D. 22 m s-1

09. An object of weight 7 N is raised from a height of 2 m to a height of 8 m.

The change in gravitational potential energy is:
A. 42 J

B. 56 J

C. 412 J

D. 549 J

10. The gravitational potential energy of the students is dependent

A.
B.
C.
D.

on the velocities of the students

the total horizontal displacement
the length of their stride
the total vertical displacement

11. A car accelerates along a road as it rises uphill.

Which energy changes are taking place?

energy of motion
(kinetic energy)

energy of position
(gravitational potential energy)

decreasing

decreasing

decreasing

increasing

increasing

decreasing

increasing

increasing

12. An iron sphere of mass 30 kg has the same diameter as an aluminium

sphere whose mass is 10.5 kg. The spheres are dropped simultaneously
from a cliff. When they are 10 m from the ground, they have the same:
A. acceleration
C. potential energy

B. momentum
D. kinetic energy

Questions 13 and 14
The diagram shows typical values for the percentage energy losses from a
house.

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13. Most energy is lost through

A. the floors
C. the walls

B. the roof
D. the windows

14. The total percentage energy loss from the roof and the windows is
A. 10%

B. 20%

C. 30%

D. 40%

15. A power station uses nuclear fission to obtain energy.

In this process, nuclear energy is first changed into
A. chemical energy
C. gravitational energy

B. electrical energy
D. internal energy

16. Strictly speaking, a car will burn more gasoline if the car radio is turned
on. This statement is _______________________
A. totally false
B. true only if the car's engine is running
C. true only if the car's engine is stopped
D. always true
17. When a bullet is fired from a rifle, the force on the rifle is equal to the
force on the bullet. However, the energy of the bullet is greater than the
energy of the recoiling rifle because the _____________________
A. force on the bullet acts for a longer distance
B. bullet's momentum is greater than that of the rifle
C. force on the bullet acts for a longer time
D. the impulse of the bullet is more
18. If an object has kinetic energy, then it also must have __________________
A. speed
C. acceleration

B. impulse
D. force

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19. An object that has kinetic energy must be _______________________

A. moving
C. at an elevated position

B. falling
D. at rest

20. The law of conservation of energy is a statement that

A. energy must be conserved and you are breaking a law if you waste
energy
B. the supply of energy is limited so we must conserve
C. the total amount of energy is constant
D. energy cannot be used faster than it is created

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