Indiana Science Grade 7

Chapter 13: Energy and Energy Resources

Standardized Test Practice

1.
Which of the following is true about kinetic energy?
A)As an object's speed increases, kinetic energy decreases.
B)Only moving objects have kinetic energy.
C)Kinetic energy increases as an object's height increases.
D)Kinetic energy depends on an object's mass.
2.
According to the graph, what is the maximum yearly global oil production (in billions of barrels) between 1930 and 2050?

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A)20
B)23
C)25
D)27
3.
Approximately how many times greater will oil production be in 2010 than it was in 1950?

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A)5
B)10
C)15
D)20
4.
In which year will the production of oil be almost equal to the oil production in 1950?

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A)2050
B)2010
C)2030
D)2040
5.
A generator is a device that produces which type of energy conversion?
A)kinetic to electrical
B)electrical to kinetic
C)kinetic to thermal
D)thermal to kinetic
6.
The graph shows the sources of electrical energy in the United States. In 2002, the total amount of electrical energy produced in the United States was 38.2 quads. How much was produced by using gas?

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A)24.2 quads
B)53.5 quads
C)273 quads
D)5.3 quads
7.
When electrical energy is converted into thermal energy, which of the following must be true?
A)Only the amount of electrical energy changes.
B)Only the amount of thermal energy changes.
C)The total amount of thermal energy plus electrical energy changes.
D)The total amount of thermal energy plus electrical energy doesn't change.
8.
A soccer player kicks a ball into the air and it lands far down the field. Which energy conversion occurs as the ball falls from its highest point?
A)kinetic to potential
B)thermal to potential
C)potential to kinetic
D)thermal to kinetic
9.
Which of the following is the form of energy that a slice of bread contains?
A)electrical
B)potential
C)chemical
D)radiant
10.
When water is boiled to produce steam used in a turbine, what type of energy transformation occurs?
A)chemical to kinetic
B)potential to thermal
C)thermal to kinetic
D)thermal to potential
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