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40 questions
Note from the author:
This Formative will cover Unit 3.2-3.5
This Formative will cover Unit 3.2-3.5
DE_Phys_3.2_Conservation of Energy
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DE_Phys_3.3_Law of Thermodynamics
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DE_Phys_3.4_Electricity and Magnetism
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Question 1
1.
Energy is defined as the ability to do _______ .
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Question 2
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Question 3
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Question 6
6.
Energy __________ be made from nothing. We have to convert it from other forms to make electricity. Many power plants rely on fossil fuels which are a __________source of energy. The energy in fossil fuels such as oil and coal is a form of __________energy. Once we run out of fossil fuels, we will have to rely on alternative energy sources, such as wind and solar which __________sustainable.
Question 7
7.
According to the video, the type of energy possesed by an object or a system due to the constant movement of particles within the object or the system is a type of kinetic energy called _______ .
Watch the video in Discovery Education, under the Engage tab.
Question 8
8.
Most of the energy on Earth originally came from the _______ . Due to _______ reactions taking place inside the sun, energy in the form of _______ is released. Upon entering our atmosphere, this energy is converted into _______ energy. Earth does have its own source of energy as well due to _______ decay deep inside the core, which is released at volcanoes and hot springs.
Question 9
9.
According to this picture, the bowling ball is __________energy and the pins are __________energy.
Question 10
10.

What does the law of conservation of energy state?

Question 11
11.

Stored energy is also known what kind of energy?

Question 12
12.

Energy of motion is also referred to as what type of energy?

Question 13
13.

Which formula describes each type of energy

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PE (potential energy)
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=mgh
KE (kinetic energy)
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=1/2(m)(v)2
Question 14
14.
For the equation PE=mgh, the m represents _______ , g represents _______ , and h represents _______
Question 15
15.
For the equation KE=1/2(m)(v)2, the m represents _______ and the v represents _______ .
Question 16
16.

A tennis player strikes a tennis ball from underneath with her racket. The ball is sent straight up with an initial velocity of 19 m/s. How high above the striking point will the ball travel? Include units.

Question 17
17.

A photographer sitting near the open door of a news helicopter accidentally drops his 140-g mobile phone out the door at an altitude of 990m. How fast will the phone be falling when it strikes the ground? Include units.

Question 18
18.

Match the following equations to the correct type of energy they must calculate

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Change in Gravitational Potential Energy
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Elastic Potential Energy
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Electric Potential Energy
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Question 19
19.

A boy with mass 25 kg climbs into a small tree. He sits on a branch that is 2.0 meters above the ground. What is his gravitational potential energy with respect to the ground?

Question 20
20.

A cat with mass 4.0 kg jumps down to the floor from a bookcase 2.0 m high. What is the cat's change in gravitational potential energy? Include Units

Question 21
21.

To store stacks of clean plates, a cafeteria uses a closed cart with a spring-loaded shelf inside. Customers can take plates off the stack one at a time through a hole in the top. A stack of plates compresses the spring 0.40 m. The spring constant is 240 N/m. What is the elastic potential energy of the spring? Include units.

Question 22
22.

Customers take plates from the same cart as question 21. As a result, the spring moves up to be compressed by only 0.30 m. What is the change in elastic potential energy. Include units.

Question 23
23.
For Electric Potential Energy, two particles with the same charge (both positive or both negative) will move _______ each other. Two particles of different charge (one negative, one positive) will move _______ from each other.
Question 24
24.

A fixed source charge particle of 4.1 nC and a second particle with charge 2.4 nC are separated by a distance of 3.5 cm. What is the electric potential energy between the particles? And if the second particle is released, will it move toward or away from the source charge? Include units.

Question 25
25.

A toy cannon launches a 46-g golf ball straight up into the air with a kinetic energy of 6.8 J. What must be the ball's velocity be as it leaves the cannon? Include units.

Question 26
26.

A hockey player shoots a puck across the ice with kinetic energy 63 J and velocity 28 m/s. What is the mass of the puck in grams? Include units.

Question 27
27.
To demonstrate the law of conservation of energy, measure the gravitational _______ and the _______ at all points on an object’s trajectory, and show that the _______ of the two is constant.
Question 28
28.
Thermodynamics describes limits on energy exchange as _______ and _______.
Question 29
29.
_________ is the transfer of thermal energy from one object to another. ___________________ is transferred any time a lower-temperature object is brought into contact with a higher-temperature object. Thermal energy flows from _______________________ objects to ______________________ objects. Eventually, heat will transfer enough energy that the two objects will reach a state of ________________________ .
Other Answer Choices:
higher-temperature
heat
thermal equilibrium
thermal energy
lower-temperature
Question 30
30.

Match the type of system with the correct description.

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Closed System
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Mass cannot enter or leave the system, but energy is free to enter or leave the system
Open System
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Both mas and energy can enter or leave the system.
Isolated System
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Neither energy nor mass can enter or leave the system.
Question 31
31.
In the context of thermodynamics, internal energy of an object is the sum of all the _______ and _______ energies of each molecule in the object. In the simple case of a monatomic gas ,that is to say a molecule consisting of only one atom, the motion of the molecule accounts for the_______ energy of the gas and the gravitational position of the molecules accounts for the _______ energy of the molecule. In the case of liquids and solids, internal energy depends more on the _______ energy stored in the_______ between atoms and molecules.
Question 32
32.
The law of thermodynamics stating that if object A=B (in thermal equilibrium) and A=C (in thermal equilibrium), then B=C too, must be in thermal equilibrium is known as the __________. The __________states that in any natural process, the total entropy of a system and its surrounding environment must increase. The __________is another way of stating the principle of conservation of energy (that energy is neither created nor destroyed) and is expressed in equation form as the change in internal energy of a system __________ is equal to the thermal energy added by heat to the system __________plus the word done on the system__________. The __________states that at absolute zero, all processes stop and entropy reaches a minimal value.
Question 33
33.

A reversible process is one that can be done in reverse without changing the total energy of the system, which in reality, does not exist due to what factors?

Question 34
34.

Match key vocabulary with their definitions (use the glossary in DE to assist if necessary)

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electric field
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a current flows through a substance when light hits its surface; also known as the Hertz effect
voltage
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a set of lines that defines the motion of charged particles near each other
induction
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a wave that can transport its energy through a vacuum i.e. space
frequency
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a set of forces due to stationary or moving electric charges
electromagnetism
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the number of waves that pass a given point during a specified period of time
electromagnetic wave
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a distribution of electrons within a conductor caused by a varying magnetic field
magnetic field
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a set of lines that defines the motion of charged particles near a magnet
photoelectric effect
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a measure of the electrical potential difference between two points
Question 35
35.
The photoelectric effect as explained by Einstein requires us to think about light as distinct energy packets, called _______ , not as waves.
Question 36
36.
Every charged particle is surrounded by a(n) __________field. One big difference between electrical forces and gravitational forces act only to __________two bodies, whereas electrical force can be __________.
Question 37
37.
Magnetic forces affect magnetic objects. Magnetic fields arise either from permanent magnets or from the flow of _______ in a current. Any moving charge creates a _______ field.
Question 38
38.
An electric field is present with one or more _______ charges, but an electric field can be produced by a magnetic field that is in _______ . This can be observed when a magnetic field changes its strength or _______ with respect to a wire coil such as moving a magnet inside a copper coil.
Question 39
39.
The mutual interaction between electric and magnetic fields is known as _______ .
Question 40
40.

What type of wave are electromagnetic waves?

Question 2
2.

What element is the video referring to?

Question 3
3.

Why can't we 'harvest' (that is to say, why can't we get) hydrogen from the atmosphere (air)?

Question 4
4.

Instead of getting hydrogen from air, we can get it from water by splitting hydrogen from oxygen...but there's one problem...what is that problem?

Question 5
5.

What is the solution the speaker is suggesting for producing hydrogen with the least amount of energy?