Energy and Electricity Quiz

The ability to work or move is...

• skill

• energy

• talent

• electricity

What does a car need to produce energy?

• gas

• milk

• water

• wind

What is an example of something with potential energy?

• a bird in flight

• a kid standing on the edge of a diving board

• a car in motion

• a ball rolling down a hill

What is an example of an object using kinetic energy?

• a marble rolling across a table

• a bird sleeping in a nest

• a car parked in the garage

• a bicycle laying on the grass

What is an example of a conductor?

• a plastic straw

• a rubber band

• a metal paperclip

• a wooden ruler

What is an example of an insulator?

• a rubber band

• a metal paperclip

• copper wire

• aluminum foil

What object would not work if your power went off?

• your car

• your cell phone

• your water

• your fridge

What is electrical energy?

• energy created by the movement of electrons

• energy that comes only from lightning

• magical energy created by wizards

• energy created only by hamsters running in a hamster wheel

How does energy flow from a battery?

• from the positive side to the negative side

• from the negative side to the positive side

What is kinetic energy?

• energy in motion

• energy at rest