Energy Quiz for Stage 4 Science

What is energy?

• A force that moves objects

• The ability to do work or cause change

• The mass of an object

• The speed of an object

Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?

• A stretched rubber band

• A moving car

• A battery

• A compressed spring

Which type of energy is stored in food?

• Thermal energy

• Light energy

• Chemical energy

• Electrical energy

What form of energy does a glowing light bulb primarily produce?

• Nuclear energy

• Light energy

• Sound energy

• Chemical energy

Which energy transformation occurs when a battery-powered toy car moves?

• Electrical to light

• Chemical to electrical

• Chemical to kinetic

• Kinetic to thermal

What type of energy is stored in a stretched rubber band?

• Gravitational potential energy

• Elastic potential energy

• Thermal energy

• Kinetic energy

Which of the following is an example of potential energy?

• A book resting on a shelf

• A spinning fan

• A moving bicycle

• Boiling water

When an object falls, what happens to its gravitational potential energy?

• It increases

• It decreases

• It stays the same

• It is converted into sound energy

In which form of energy is sunlight primarily?

• Chemical energy

• Nuclear energy

• Thermal energy

• Light energy

What type of energy conversion occurs in photosynthesis?

• Light to chemical

• Thermal to electrical

• Chemical to light

• Kinetic to thermal