Active Science Resources—Assessment Pack

Section Quiz Name: _______________

Class: ____________( )
Section 5.1 (Foundation tier) Date: ________________

5 Energy

A. True-or-false (3 marks)

Circle ‘T’ for a true statement and ‘F’ for a false one.

1. We use energy when we are dreaming. T/F

2. Batteries store electrical energy. T/F

3. To light a match, you need to convert its chemical energy to light energy. T/F

B. Multiple Choice (4 marks)

Choose the best answer for each question.

1. Jason is riding a bicycle at a constant (unchanged) speed as shown below.

Q
P

Which of the following statement(s) correctly describe(s) his kinetic energy (KE)
and potential energy (PE) at P and Q?

A. KE at P > KE at Q
B. KE at P < KE at Q
C. PE at P > PE at Q

© Pearson Education Asia Limited 2018 31

Active Science
Name: _______________ Class: _______( ) Section Quiz 5.1
(Foundation tier)

D. PE at P < PE at Q

2. Which of the following objects are releasing its chemical energy?

(1) A moving car

(2) A burning fire
(3) A shiny crystal
(4) A rainbow
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (3) and (4) only
C. (1), (2) and (3) only
D. (2), (3) and (4) only

3. The following TWO questions refer to the torches shown below. Assume there is
no heat loss when the torches are turned on.

A dry cell torch A hand-powered torch

device X

handle

(a) Which of the following is the energy conversion happens in the dry cell
torch?
A. Kinetic energy → Light energy
B. Potential energy → Light energy
C. Chemical energy → Light energy
D. Electrical energy → Light energy

© Pearson Education Asia Limited 2018 32

Active Science
Name: _______________ Class: _______( ) Section Quiz 5.1
(Foundation tier)

(b) When you squeeze the handle of the hand-powered torch, device X will
generate electricity. What is device X?
A. A motor
B. A solar panel
C. Batteries
D. A dynamo

C. Fill-in-the-blank (3 marks)

Fill in the missing words.

A freefall game is shown below. It works at three stages.

tower

car

stage A stage B stage C

1. At stage A, electrical energy is needed to lift the car from the ground to the top of
the tower. Thermal energy and __________________ energy are lost to the
surroundings.

2. At stage B, the car has a maximum of __________________ energy at the top of

the tower.

© Pearson Education Asia Limited 2018 33

Active Science
Name: _______________ Class: _______( ) Section Quiz 5.1
(Foundation tier)

3. At stage C, __________________ energy of the car is increasing when it falls. This

is the desire form of energy of this game.

ANSWERS
A. True-or-false (3 marks)
1. T
2. F
3. T

B. Multiple Choice (4 marks)

1. D
2. A
3. (a) C
(b) D

C. Fill-in-the-blank (3 marks)
1. sound
2. potential
3. kinetic

© Pearson Education Asia Limited 2018 34