Y8 Energy Transfers

An object at rest on top of a shelf is likely to have

• no energy

• gravitational potential energy

• hydroelectric power

• elastic potential energy

Batteries are stores of

• Chemical energy

• Electrical energy

• Light energy

• Thermal energy

Energy is usefully transferred from a personal audio player as

• gravitational potential energy

• heating

• thermal energy

• sound energy

Which is likely to contain the most thermal energy

• A red hot horseshoe

• A spark from a firework

• An ice cube

• Your pencil case

Which type of energy transfer requires particles?

• Conduction

• Temperature

• Radiation

• Light

Which is likely to have the highest temperature?

• A red hot horseshoe

• A spark from a firework

• An ice cube

• Your pencil case

Thermal energy is transferred by conduction from:

• The hot end to the cold end

• The cold end to the hot end

• The Sun to the Earth

• Convection currents

Which type of energy transfer can occur through a vacuum?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Temperature

What type of energy transfer requires the particles in a fluid to move?

• Temperature

• Convection

• Radiation

• Conduction

Which type of energy transfer involves a change of state?

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

• Evaporation