Forms of Energy

Front

What type of energy is being used when riding a bicycle?

Back

mechanical

Front

What forms of energy does the sun give?

Back

light and thermal

Front

An object vibrating produces what kind of energy? Options: sound, thermal, mechanical, electrical

Back

sound

Front

Which object requires only mechanical energy to perform its main function?

Back

A

Front

Which form of energy is produced when a guitar string vibrates?

Back

Sound Energy

Front

Which is NOT an example of the use of mechanical energy? Options: solar panels powering a building, beating a drum, pushing a shopping cart, playing music on a piano

Back

solar panels powering a building

Front

Why does rubbing your hands together produce warmth?

Back

This action produces thermal energy through friction.

Front

On a hot, sunny day, what color car would absorb the most heat?

Back

Black

Front

An object produces sound because it ____________________. Options: generates electrical energy, causes air to vibrate, reflects light from the sun, absorbs heat from water

Back

causes air to vibrate

Front

Which is an example of mechanical energy? Options: hearing your mom's voice on your cell phone, watching a ball roll down a hill, listening to a car horn get louder as it gets closer, seeing a firecracker make sparks in the sky

Back

watching a ball roll down a hill