Forms of Energy

What kind of energy is represented in the picture?

• Thermal
• Chemical
• Sound
• Nuclear

Heat is another name for

• thermal energy

• magnetic energy

• electrical energy

• mechanical energy

What type of energy is being used when riding a bicycle?

• mechanical

• light

• thermal

• sound

What forms of energy does the sun give?

• sound and thermal

• light and thermal

• mechanical and light

• thermal and mechanical

Which uses thermal energy?

• fan

• hair dryer

• pencil sharpener

• radio

Which object is NOT a form of chemical energy?

• A laptop battery

• A slice of pizza

• Propane gas

• Rubbing two hands together

Which is NOT an example of the use of mechanical energy?

• solar panels powering a building

• beating a drum

• pushing a shopping cart

• playing music on a piano

When you rub your hands together quickly, you can feel warmth between your hands. Which statement explains why rubbing your hands together produce warmth.

• This action captures thermal energy from the environment.

• This action produces thermal energy through friction.

• This is an example of mechanical energy.

• This action produces mechanical energy.

What form of energy is being used when a person hits a tennis ball with a tennis racket?

• thermal energy
• sound energy
• light energy
• mechanical energy

Water flows through turbines in dams like the one shown below. The flowing water makes the turbines spin. What type of energy is used to make the turbines spin in this type of dam?

• Light energy
• Thermal energy
• Sound energy
• Mechanical energy