Lesson 6.1.1.1

6.1.1.1 Energy stores and systems Quiz: AQA Combined Science, Unit 18

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. How is a scientific system defined in physics?

    • Object or objects
    • Thermal energy store
    • Only a machine
    • A closed circuit
  2. Which energy store increases when an object is projected upwards?

    • Kinetic store
    • Elastic store
    • Chemical store
    • Gravitational potential
  3. Which energy store increases most when a vehicle slows down?

    • Kinetic store
    • Nuclear store
    • Thermal store
    • Magnetic store
  4. Which energy store increases when water is brought to a boil in a kettle?

    • Chemical store
    • Elastic store
    • Kinetic store
    • Thermal store
  5. Where does the kinetic energy of a moving object go when it hits an obstacle?

    • Chemical stores
    • Nuclear stores
    • Thermal and sound
    • Magnetic stores
  6. An object is accelerated by a constant force. Which energy does it gain?

    • Chemical energy only
    • Gravitational energy only
    • Elastic energy only
    • Kinetic energy
  7. What calculation is used to track energy redistribution within a changed system?

    • Multiplying mass by height
    • Total before and after
    • Dividing force by power
    • Subtracting final speed
  8. Which three processes are listed for calculating energy changes in a system?

    • Melting and boiling
    • Heating and work
    • Cooling and friction
    • Evaporating and condensing
  9. What are the energy store levels when a thrown ball reaches its highest point?

    • Low kinetic high gravitational
    • High kinetic low gravitational
    • High kinetic high gravitational
    • Zero kinetic zero gravitational
  10. A 2 kg block slides and stops on a rough floor, which warms. Which store gains energy?

    • Thermal
    • Elastic
    • Magnetic
    • Chemical only
  11. Where does the wasted energy go when a kettle transfers less heat than its electrical input?

    • Stored as sound
    • Surroundings as thermal
    • Destroyed completely
    • Converted to light
  12. A stretched elastic band is released and speeds up. Which store gains energy during this?

    • Thermal only
    • Kinetic
    • Gravitational only
    • Chemical
  13. Which energy store increases when a lift moves upwards at a constant speed?

    • Elastic store
    • Kinetic store
    • Gravitational potential
    • Chemical store
  14. Which scenario is best described as energy transferred by work done by a force?

    • Pushing floor block
    • Ice melting
    • Lamp glowing
    • Water boiling
  15. A 1 kg object is projected up and rises 10 m, with g = 10 N/kg. Which store gains the most energy?

    • Gravitational potential, 100 J
    • Kinetic, 100 J
    • Elastic, 0 J
    • Thermal, 10 J
  16. What happens to the total energy of a system when a moving car brakes?

    • Increases overall
    • Stays the same
    • Converted to matter
    • Decreases to zero
  17. When current flows through a heater, what energy transfer occurs?

    • Thermal work to chemical
    • Chemical work to nuclear
    • Electrical work to thermal
    • Magnetic work to kinetic
  18. When a ball falls and its gravitational store decreases, where does the energy go?

    • Kinetic store
    • Chemical store
    • Elastic store
    • Nuclear store
  19. When water is heated in a kettle, how is energy transferred to it?

    • By chemical reaction
    • By magnetic work
    • By heating
    • By gravitational pull
  20. A 3 kg object falls 5 m with g = 10 N/kg. By how much does its gravitational store decrease?

    • 30 J
    • 15 J
    • 150 J
    • 1500 J

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