Jeopardy game for middle school science test on Energy

2. Define Me: 1 Point
The Question Is :
The ability to do work is called?
A) velocity Stop!
C) conversion
B) energy D) friction
Time’s Up!

3. Define Me: 2 Points
The Question Is :
Energy is measured in units called?
A) joules
B) pounds
Stop!
C) meters
D) horsepower
Time’s Up!

4. Define Me: 6 Points
The Question Is :
Potential energy that depends on height is called?
A) kinetic energy
Stop! C) elastic potential energy
B) gravitational potential energy
D) mechanical energy
Time’s Up!

5. Define Me: 4 Points
The Question Is :
The process of burning a fuel is called
A) combustion
B) meltdown
Stop!
C) acceleration
D) conduction
Time’s Up!

6. Define Me: 10 Points
The Question Is :
The rate at which energy is transformed is called?
A) joules Stop!
C) work
B) power D) time
Time’s Up!

7. Define Me: 8 Points
The Question Is :
The energy associated with the motion and position of
an object is called?
A) kinetic energy
Stop!
C) gravitational potential energy
Time’smechanical energy
B) potential energy D) Up!

8. Types of Energy: 1 Point
The Question Is :
What type of energy is released when fossil fuels are
burned?
A) electrical energy
Stop!C) kinetic energy
Time’s Up!
B) nuclear energy D) chemical energy

9. Types of Energy: 2 Points
The Question Is :
What type of energy is stored in the nucleus of an atom?
A) electromagnetic energy C) mechanical energy
B) nuclear energyStop! D) chemical energy
Time’s Up!

10. Types of Energy: 4 Points
The Question Is :
The energy associated with motion is called?
A) kinetic energy C) gravitational potential energy
Stop!
B) elastic potential energy D) nuclear energy
Time’s Up!

11. Types of Energy: 6 Points
The Question Is :
What type of energy is stored by fossil fuels such as
coal?
Stop! potential energy
A) kinetic energy C) chemical
B) mechanical energy
D) electromagnetic energy
Time’s Up!

12. Types of Energy: 8 Points
The Question Is :
What type of energy does a spinning turbine
have?
Stop!
A) electrical energy C) thermal energy
Time’s Up!
B) nuclear energy D) mechanical energy

13. Types of Energy: 10 Points
The Question Is :
Fossil fuels contain energy that originally came
from
Stop!
A) tidal forces C) the sun
B) Earth’s coreTime’s Up!
D) dinosaurs

14. Conversion: 1 Point
The Question Is :
What type of conversion is taking place when
natural gas is used to heat water?
A) Stop!
chemical energy into thermal energy
B) thermal energy into mechanical energy
C) Time’s Up!
mechanical energy into electromagnetic energy
D) electromagnetic energy into chemical energy

15. Conversion: 2 Points
The Question Is :
A pole-vaulter first converts kinetic energy into
A) thermal energyStop!
C) mechanical energy
B) chemical energy D) elastic potential energy
Time’s Up!

16. Conversion: 4 Points
The Question Is :
When you rub your hands together on a cold day,
you use friction to convert what into what?
Stop! energy
A) mechanical energy into thermal
Time’s Up!
B) thermal energy into nuclear energy
C) nuclear energy into electrical energy
D) electrical energy into electromagnetic energy

17. Conversion: 6 Points
The Question Is :
Why can moving water be used to produce electricity?
A) most forms of energy can be converted into other forms
Stop!
B) energy cannot be converted into other forms of energy
C) potential energy can be converted into kinetic energy, but not
vice versa Time’s Up!
D) kinetic energy can be converted into potential energy, but not
vice versa

18. Conversion : 8 Points
The Question Is :
According to the law of conservation of energy, what
happens when one form of energy is converted into
another?
A) Stop!
energy is destroyed in the process
B) no energy is destroyed in the process
C) Time’s Up!
energy is created in the process
D) some amount of energy cannot be accounted for

19. Conversion : 10 Points
The Question Is :
Niagara Falls is a good example of
A) kinetic energy being converted into potential energy
B) Stop!
potential energy being converted into kinetic energy
C) energy being lost
D) Time’s Up!
energy being created

20. Kinetics : 1 Point
The Question Is :
Kinetic energy increases as
A) mass increases & velocity decreases
B) mass decreases & velocity increases
Stop!
C) both mass & velocity increase
D) both mass & velocity decrease
Time’s Up!

21. Kinetics : 2 Points
The Question Is :
Which of the following has kinetic energy?
A) a rock poised for a fall
B)
C)
Stop!
an archer’s bow that is drawn back
a rolling bowling ball
D)
Time’s Up!
a car waiting at a red light
The Answer Is :
C) a rolling bowling ball

22. Kinetics : 4 Points
The Question Is :
What is it called when kinetic energy combines with
potential energy?
A) fusion energyStop!
C) mechanical energy
B) nuclear energy D) thermal energy
Time’s Up!

23. Kinetics: 6 Points
The Question Is :
Unlike kinetic energy, potential energy is
Stop! C) conserved
A) energy of motion
B) stored D) not measurable
Time’s Up!

24. Kinetics : 8 Points
The Question Is :
What is the total potential and kinetic energy of the
particles in an object called?
Stop! energy
A) mechanical energyC) chemical
Time’s Up!
B) thermal energy D) electrical energy

25. Kinetics : 10 Points
The Question Is :
Kinetic energy is demonstrated by
A) A football about to be thrown
B)
C)
Stop!
A football kicked through the goalposts
A football being carried by a running back
D) Time’s Up!
A football that the quarterback just caught

26. Etcetera: 1 Point
The Question Is :
What is the change from one form of energy to
another called?
Stop!C) conversation of energy
A) gravitational potential energy
B) work D) energy transformation
Time’s Up!

27. Etcetera: 2 Points
The Question Is :
Visible light is an example of what type of
energy?
Stop!
A) chemical energy C) electromagnetic energy
Time’s Up!
B) electrical energy D) nuclear energy

28. Etcetera: 4 Points
The Question Is :
An example of a fossil fuel is
A) wood Stop! sun
C) the
B) petroleum D) water
Time’s Up!

29. Etcetera: 6 Points
The Question Is :
What is an example of something which stores
chemical energy?
Stop!
A) lightening C) a match
B) a microwaveTime’s Up!
D) light

30. Etcetera: 8 Points
The Question Is :
When generators are spun by turbines, they
A)
B)
Stop!
produce nuclear energy
store potential energy
C)
D)
Time’s Up!
produce electricity
burn fossil fuels

31. Etcetera: 10 Points
The Question Is :
Who was the scientist who suggested that energy
can be created under certain conditions?
Stop!
A) Newton C) Einstein
B) Wright Time’sPascal
D) Up!