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Subject: Grade 7 Natural Sciences Name:

Topic: Sources and types of energy
Total: 41 Marks Date:

Question 1: Multiple Choice 4 marks

Which one of the following is a non-renewable energy source?

A wind
B uranium ore
C fire wood
D sunlight

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Question 2: Please Fill In The Blanks 8 marks

The graphic shows a windpump.

When the wind is blowing, (1) air particles transfer their (2) to the blades. The wheel turns and its (3) is
transferred to the rod. The rod moves up and down. As water is pumped upwards, it gains (4) .

Possible Answers: kinetic energy | moving | potential energy | electrical energy | heat energy | hot |
chemical energy | cold

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3 4

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Question 3: Text Input 3 marks

Biogas is produced when manure and plant materials ROT. It contains equal quantities of carbon dioxide
and ... .

Question 4: Text Input 3 marks

Energy is a measure of a system's ability to ... ...

Question 5: Text Input 3 marks

The name of the unit in which energy is measured is called the ... .

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Question 6: True/False 2 marks
When a ball is dropped from the roof of a building, kinetic energy is converted to potential energy.

TRUE FALSE

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Question 7: True/False 2 marks

A power station CREATES the energy that we use in our homes. This energy is in the form of electricity.

TRUE FALSE

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Question 8: Please Fill In The Blanks 6 marks

Energy comes in different forms:

Food energy in the form of (1) energy.

Energy from the Suns rays in the form of (2) energy.
Energy from atomic bombs in the form of (3) energy.

Possible Answers: nuclear | mechanical | radiant | chemical | heat | sound

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Question 9: True/False 2 marks

A cup of coffee that is cooling down is not an example of a thermal system, because nothing is heated.

TRUE FALSE

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Question 10: Please Fill In The Blanks 8 marks

The graphic shows an example of a (1) .

When the spirit burner is lighted, (2) is converted to (3) . This energy is transferred to the water particles.
They gain (4) and start to move.

Possible Answers: thermal system | chemical potential energy | heat energy | kinetic energy | mechanical
system | gravitational potential energy | elastic potential energy | biological system | electrical energy

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3 4

Total: 41 Marks

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