Name: __________________________________________________

Class: _______

SEMESTER EXAM REVIEW SHEET

I. VOCABULARY:

Mechanical Energy- _____________________________________________________________________

Radiant Energy- ________________________________________________________________________

Chemical Energy-________________________________________________________________________

Thermal Energy-________________________________________________________________________

Electrical Energy- ______________________________________________________________________

Nuclear Energy- ________________________________________________________________________

Nonrenewable Resource- ________________________________________________________________

Renewable Resource- ___________________________________________________________________

Fossil Fuels- ____________________________________________________________________________

Kinetic Energy- ________________________________________________________________________

Potential Energy- ______________________________________________________________________

Solar Energy- __________________________________________________________________________

Biomass- _______________________________________________________________________________

Geothermal Energy- ____________________________________________________________________

Hydropower- ___________________________________________________________________________

Wind Energy- __________________________________________________________________________

Conduction- ____________________________________________________________________________

Convection- ____________________________________________________________________________

Radiation- ______________________________________________________________________________

Element - _____________________________________________________________________________

Compound - ___________________________________________________________________________

Metal - _______________________________________________________________________________

Nonmetal - ___________________________________________________________________________

Metalloid - ____________________________________________________________________________

Chemical Change - _____________________________________________________________________

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Class: _______

II. QUESTIONS:
1. What happens to energy during a TRANSFORMATION? ______________________________________
2. What does the Law of Conservation of Energy state? ______________________________________
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3. Before a music box will play music, you must do work on the spring inside by winding it up.
This work is stored as ________________________, giving the music box the ability to play music.
4. A battery converts (transforms) _________________ energy into electrical energy for human use.
5. Which energy source is MOST likely to have a negative effect on air quality? _________________
6. A light bulb in a lamp transforms electrical energy into which type of energy? ________________
7. The safe storage of HAZARDOUS wastes is a problem involved mainly with: __________________
8. List 3 different types of fossil fuels: _______________, ______________________, _________________
9. If fossil fuels are nonrenewable, then WHY do we use them for energy?
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10. The United States main source of electrical energy is generated by: __________________________
11. List 4 different signs (evidence) that a chemical reaction has occurred: _______________________
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12. Which 2 methods of heat transfer are used to distribute the Suns energy around the Earth?
__________________________________

and

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13. Because natural gas taken from underground is NOT quickly replaced by nature, it is considered
to be a _________________________________ resource.
14. The main source of all energy on our planet comes from the ___________________
15. List at least 2 different advantages (PROS) of using Wind Energy:
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16. List 2 real life examples that demonstrate kinetic energy: __________________________________
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17. List at least 2 disadvantages (CONS) of using Fossil Fuels: ___________________________________
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18. Which type of climate would be BEST for a solar power plant? ______________________________
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19. What energy transformations happen when using a battery powered flashlight?
__________________ _____________________ ____________________ _____________________

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Class: _______

20. If Object A is LESS DENSE than Object B, then Object A will:

SINK or FLOAT? (circle one)
21. Is NaCl (salt) considered to be:

AN ELEMENT or COMPOUND (circle one)

22. Is O3 (ozone) considered to be: AN ELEMENT or COMPOUND (circle one)

23. If an object has a mass of 3g and a volume of 12 cm3, what is the objects density?

24. During a chemical change, the products (what you end with) are ________________________ and
_______________________ from the reactants (what you start with)
25. How can you tell the difference between metals and nonmetals?
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26. Look at the diagram below:

At which two positions would the pendulum have the most potential energy? ________________

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Class: _______

27. The mass of the diver is 54 grams. Look at the diagram below to determine his volume.
Then calculate his density and record it on the grid provided.