Forms of Energy and Energy Transformations

Which type of energy is produced when the handle of a pencil sharpener turns?

• Elastic energy

• Chemical energy

• Sound energy

What is radiant energy?

• Sound

• Light

• Potential energy

Which of the following is a way mechanical energy is used at school every day?

• Heating food for lunch

• Writing with a pencil

• Turning on the lights

The Sun produces

• light and heat energy

• sound and light energy

• electrical and light energy

Which of the following is an example potential energy?

• mechanical

• light

• chemical

The Law of Conservation of Energy states:

• Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed 
• Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed
• Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed

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Which energy transformation below matches?

A book falling?

• chemical to sound

• kinetic to sound

• electrical to heat

Which energy transformation below matches?
Animals eating food?

• electrical to potential
• chemical to kinetic
• potential to chemical

Electricity and sound are an example of which type of energy?

• Potential

• Kinetic

• Thermal

Which energy transformation below matches?
Burning coal or carbon-based fuel at a powerplant?

• chemical to heat to electrical
• mechanical to chemical to sound
• electrical to chemical to heat