Energy
Types of Energy
Conversion
Thermodynamics
Random Trivia
100

Energy is what?

A. The ability to do work.
B. The transfer of heat.
C. The capacity for change.
D. The amount of power something has.

A. The ability to do work.

100

The sun's energy reaches the earth by _____.

A. convection
B. radiation
C. fusion
D. conduction

B. radiation

100

If all energy in the universe is lost this would be called?

A. Maximum Entropy
B. Low Entropy
C. Entropy
D. Disorder

A. Maximum Entropy

100

The scientific measure of disorder is called?

A. Chaos
B. Entropy
C. Thermodynamics
D. Total Loss

B. Entropy

100

The statue of liberty was gifted to the US by which country?

A. China
B. Germany
C. England
D. France

D. France

200

Work is what?

A. A force exerted on an object
B. Stored energy
C. A force moving an object through a distance.
D. The sum of potential and kinetic energy.

C. A force moving an object through a distance.

200

Both the atomic bomb and nuclear power plants produce energy by the process of nuclear _____.

A. heating
B. fission
C. energy
D. fusion

B. fission

200

A battery lighting a bulb is an example of what type of energy?

A.   E.E.
B.   M.E.
C.   C.E.
D.   R.E

C.   C.E.

200

What law states that the total sum of mass and energy in the universe is conserved.

A. First Law of Thermodynamics
B. Second Law of Thermodynamics

A. First Law of Thermodynamics

200

The term for a group of elephants is what?

A. Parade
B. Caravan
C. Gang
D. Drove

A. Parade

300

A push or pull is known as what?

A. Energy
B. Work
C. Potential
D. Force

D. Force

300

A car's engine using gas is an example of what type of energy?

A.   M.E
B.   P.E
C.   C.E
D.   E.E

C.   C.E

300

What force is responsible for the potential and kinetic energy of the pendulum?

A. gravity
B. mechanical
C. work
D. suspension

A. gravity

300

What is the average kinetic energy of molecules?

A. Heat
B. Friction
C. Temperature
D. Mechanical Energy

C. Temperature

300

Which country flag has the most colors?

A. India
B. Greece
C. South Africa
D. Italy

C. South Africa

400

Leaning against a wall is an example of what type of energy?

A.   E.E
B.   R.E
C.   C.E
D.   P.E

D.    P.E

400

Electric energy is known as the energy of?

A. Protons
B. Neutrons
C. Electrons
D. Nucleus 

C. Electrons

400

Heat is transferred within our atmosphere primarily by:

A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Radiation
D. Electricity

B. Convection

400

Resistance to motion between two objects in contact is known as what?

A. Heat
B. Opposition
C. Friction
D. Gravity

C. Friction

400

A stenographer has a career doing what?

A. Examining the ocean floor.
B. Transcribing speech to text.
C. Decoding ciphers.
D. Performing ultrasounds on patients.

B. Transcribing speech to text.

500

What formula is used to understand the amount of energy potentially released in a fission reaction?

A.  E= 2(mc)10
B.  E= mc2
C.  E= mc•1010
D.  E= m2c2

B.  E= mc2

500

Temperatures of one million degrees or hotter are required in what type of reaction?

A.   Fission
B.   Fusion
C.   Radiant
D.   Electrical

B.   Fusion

500

Double-paned window glass is used in some homes because of _____.

A. glass is a good conductor
B. glass is a good insulator
C. air is a good conductor
D. air is a good insulator

D. air is a good insulator

500

Because atomic fusion occurs at such high temperatures, it is called?

A. Nuclear
B. Instant Oxidation
C. Thermonuclear
D. Radiation

C. Thermonuclear

500

How old is the oldest living tree on earth?

A.  843 yrs.
B. 1,843 yrs.
C. 2,843 yrs.
D. 4,843 yrs.



D. 4,843 yrs.