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Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Energy stored in particles of matter is referred to as _____________ energy.
a)
Electrical Energy
b)
Chemical Energy
c)
Thermal Energy
d)
Solar Energy
2.
What type of energy do green plants need in order to make their own food (photosynthesis)?
a)
Heat Energy
b)
Electrical Energy
c)
Mechanical Energy
d)
Solar Energy
Solar Energy
Solar Energy
3.
Energy that is in motion is known as _____________ energy.
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Solar
d)
Electrical
4.
Which type of energy is waiting to be used?
a)
Electrical Energy
b)
Potential Energy
c)
Kinetic Energy
d)
Nuclear Energy
5.
Energy flowing through an electrical circuit is known as ______________ energy.
a)
Sound
b)
Electrical
c)
Mechanical
d)
Solar
6.
Carbon based fuels, such as coal, wood and petroleum produce ____________________ energy when burned. This type of energy can be used to ultimately make electrical energy.
a)
Solar
b)
Electrical
c)
Heat/Thermal
d)
Potential
7.
A battery and a solar cell are sources of ____________________ energy.
a)
Thermal
b)
Light
c)
Electrical
d)
Sound
8.
In a hydroelectric dam, potential energy is transformed into _______________ energy when water flows through the dam.
a)
Solar
b)
Thermal
c)
Light
d)
Kinetic
9.
When energy is converted from one form to another, the total amount of energy ______________.
a)
Always increasing
b)
Always decreasing
c)
Never changes
d)
Increasing and decreasing
10.
Which statement is true about energy transformations?
a)
The amount of energy before the transformation is always equal to the amount afterwards.
b)
There are many types of energy transformations that all involve electricity.
c)
Energy transformations are very efficient with very little energy given off as heat.
d)
Some energy is always destroyed during the transformation from one form to another.
11.
What form of energy is transferred to a light when a light switch is turned on?
a)
Sound Energy
b)
Electrical Energy
c)
Magnetic Energy
d)
Mechanical Energy
12.
Study the diagram to answer the question. Which statement best explains the Law of Conservation of Energy as illustrated in this example?
a)
The electrical energy in the battery is equal to the chemical energy produced by the battery to power the light bulb.
b)
The electrical energy produced by the battery is greater than the light and heat energy produced by the light bulb.
c)
The energy given off as light and heat by the light bulb is less than the original chemical energy supplied by the battery.
d)
The energy given off as light and heat by the light bulb is equal to the original chemical energy supplied by the battery.
13.
Which object has kinetic energy?
a)
A tennis racket in the closet.
b)
A book on a shelf.
c)
A rolling skate board.
d)
A tree on a clam day.
14.
The kettle in the picture is on a stove. The stove is plugged in into an outlet. Which energy transformation is occurring in the picture?
a)
Light to heat
b)
Electrical to heat
c)
Chemical to light
d)
Mechanical to light
15.
When you rub your hands together on a cold day, you convert _______________.
a)
Chemical energy to light energy
b)
Thermal energy to electrical energy
c)
Mechanical energy to thermal energy
d)
Sound energy to potential energy
16.
Which energy transformation is occurring in the illustration that helps the plant make food?
a)
Light to chemical
b)
Heat to chemical
c)
Chemical to heat
d)
Electrical to light
17.
In a coal burning power plant, chemical energy from the burning coal is transformed into ____________energy then _________________ energy.
a)
Mechanical then electrical
b)
Sound then heat
c)
Heat then kinetic
d)
Heat then electrical
18.
Which kind of energy transformation is occurring in the picture?
a)
Potential to mechanical
b)
Electrical to heat to chemical
c)
Mechanical to electrical
d)
Chemical to electrical to light
19.
Animals use chemical energy from food to move. The chemical energy in the food is transformed to ________________________ energy.
a)
Thermal
b)
Mechanical
c)
Electrical
d)
Solar
20.
Four books are placed on a bookshelf as shown in the figure. Which book has the most gravitational potential energy?
a)
Book P
b)
Book Q
c)
Book R
d)
Book S
21.
What is the law of conservation of energy?
a)
It says that energy must be created and destroyed.
b)
It is a law that requires people to conserve energy in their homes.
c)
It says that energy cannot be created or destroyed.
d)
It says that energy cannot be changed from one form to another.
22.
Where is the gravitational potential energy the greatest?
a)
1
b)
4
c)
6
d)
7
23.
Generators are used all over the world to create a large amount of what type of energy?
a)
Electrical
b)
Chemical
c)
Heat
d)
Solar
24.
Most of the energy that we use on Earth today originally came from ______ .
a)
The Sun
b)
Inside the Earth
c)
Power Plants
d)
Water
25.
Which of the following is an example of energy conversion.
a)
Bricks used to build a wall
b)
Electrical energy changed to mechanical energy in a blender
c)
Sunlight reflected off of a pond
d)
X-rays
26.
Electrical energy is designed to be transformed into heat energy by which device in this circuit?
a)
The fan only
b)
The radio
c)
The hairdryer
d)
The clock
27.
Looking at the diagram, what letter best represents chemical energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
It is not shown
28.
Looking at the diagram, what letter best represents solar energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
It is not shown
29.
Looking at the diagram, what letter best represents mechanical energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
It is not shown
30.
Explain how a roller coaster works. Use terms learned from our energy unit.
a)
Click here after writing out your short answer.
b)
x
c)
x
d)
x
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