Practise MYP Physics questions on 1.6 Transfer and Transformation of Energy, Conservation of Energy and review the explanations to check your understanding.
Use these questions for topic practice and to find ideas you want to revisit in your notes or lessons.
Which transfer pathway is responsible for the energy transfer from the Sun to a solar panel on Earth?
True or False: According to the law of conservation of energy, in the absence of air resistance, the final speed of an object falling from a specific height is independent of its mass.
In the context of energy, a scientific law like the Law of Conservation of Energy is considered a 'law' because it:
Which of the following is the primary energy store that decreases when a battery-powered toy car accelerates across a floor?
Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the "mechanical work" transfer pathway?
Electrical work
Mechanical work
Radiation
Heating
True
False
Is a hypothesis that has not yet been supported by experimental data
Is a temporary rule that only applies to mechanical systems
Explains the underlying mechanisms of why energy exists
Describes a relationship that is observed to be universally true under specified conditions
Chemical potential energy
Kinetic energy
Gravitational potential energy
Thermal energy
A rope pulling a heavy crate across a rough floor
Infrared waves traveling from a heater to a person
Heat moving from a hot coffee mug to a person's hand
An electric current flowing through a copper wire
