Forms of Energy

This diagram shows what happens in a power station that produces electricity from burning coal. The hot steam causes the turbine to spin. The spinning of the turbine shows that the turbine has which type of energy?

• Light
• Thermal
• Electrical
• Mechanical

______ are forms of energy that are released when you burn a log.

• Heat and light
• Chemical and physical
• Motion and sound waves
• Solar and electricity

What type of energy gives the Sun its power and is also used to make electricity?

• thermal energy
• chemical energy
• nuclear energy
• gravitation energy

Which of the following can store energy?

• battery
• wire
• plastic
• rubber

Plants convert solar energy into _____ energy and store it until it is needed.

• chemical
• heat
• light
• nuclear

Cats store energy as chemical energy in their bodies. When will a cat use the chemical energy?

• only during the winter
• only at night
• When it moves to Cleveland
• whenever it is needed

A battery provides _____ energy. When a battery is connected to a light bulb with wires, a closed circuit is formed.

• potential
• mechanical
• electrical
• circuit

How is energy stored in a remote controlled car?
It is stored as ______.

• heat energy from the sun
• electricity from a power plant
• chemical energy in gasoline
• chemcial energy in a battery

What type of energy does your body use to walk, run, and lift things?

• chemical energy
• light energy
• mechanical energy
• nuclear energy

Which form of energy is stored until an atom is split?

• chemical
• nuclear
• motion
• light