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WorksheetsCJ's 5th Grade Energy Review
Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 2hrs 53mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the three types of thermal energy?
a)
Convection, creation, radiation
b)
Convection, Radiation, Sun
c)
Radiation, Conduction, conductors
d)
Conduction, Convection, Radiation
2.
Which one is the type of energy that travels as electromagnetic waves and releases heat to their surroundings?
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
d)
thermal
3.
What is heat?
a)
A form of energy transferred between different temperatures
b)
The sun
c)
Something Really hot
d)
A basketball team
4.
What is the ability to do work?
a)
Energy
b)
Kinetic energy
c)
Potential energy
d)
Energy forms
5.
What is the energy of motion?
a)
Energy
b)
Kinetic energy
c)
Potential energy
d)
Chemical energy
6.
What is the energy of position or shape that is also called stored energy?
a)
Energy
b)
Kinetic energy
c)
Potential energy
d)
Sound energy
7.
What is the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of liquids and gases?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
Energy
8.
What is the transfer of heat from one substance to another through direct contact?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
Energy
9.
What is the transfer of heat through matter or space as waves?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
Energy
10.
The type of energy that moves objects is...
a)
Thermal Energy
b)
Sound Energy
c)
Mechanical Energy
d)
Light Energy
11.
All forms of energy can be described as which two types of energy?
a)
mechanical and kinetic
b)
sound and thermal
c)
kinetic and potential
d)
light and sound
12.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Electromagnetic
d)
Radiant
13.
What are the 3 ways heat energy is transferred?
a)
conduction, radiation, thermal
b)
conduction, radiation, convection
c)
conduction, convection, nuclear
d)
conduction, convection, thermal
14.
Which one is the process of moving energy from one object to another when they are physically touching?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
thermal
15.
Which one transfers heat/electricity easily?
a)
conductors
b)
insulators
16.
What is an example of Mechanical Energy?
a)
Riding a bike
b)
A rock on top of a hill
c)
Sitting on a chair
d)
A pencil on a desk
17.
What is an Energy Transfer?
a)
Energy that moves out of the system
b)
Change of Energy from one form to another.
c)
The process of Energy moving from one object or system to another.
d)
Energy that increases when you go up a hill.
18.
You kick a ball, and the ball starts to fly. Which answer best describes how kinetic energy was transferred?
a)
The energy is transferred from ball to foot.
b)
There is no energy transfer at all.
c)
The Energy transferred from foot to ball.
d)
None of the above
19.
Which of the following is NOT a form of energy?
a)
light
b)
shadow
c)
heat
d)
sound
20.
What does light energy do?
a)
Lets you see
b)
lets you hear
c)
makes you warm
d)
makes you move
21.
A campfire is an example of which two forms of energy?
a)
light and sound
b)
heat and light
c)
sound and motion
d)
motion and electricity
22.
What does heat energy do?
a)
lets you see
b)
lets you hear
c)
makes things warmer
d)
makes things move
23.
What is temperature?
a)
How hot something is
b)
How cold something is
c)
The average kinetic energy of the atoms in an object
d)
How heavy something is
24.
What is a conductor?
a)
A substance that resists (slows down) transfer of energy.
b)
A substance that easily (speeds up) transfers energy.
c)
A substance that transfers energy
d)
A substance that doesn't transfer energy
25.
What is an insulator?
a)
A substance that resists (slows down) transfer of energy
b)
A substance that easily (speeds up) transfers energy
c)
A substance that transefers energy
d)
A substance that does not transfer energy
26.
What is an example of a conductor?
a)
Rubber
b)
Plastic
c)
Sawdust
d)
H2O
27.
What is an example of an insulator?
a)
Cooper
b)
Steel
c)
Cloth/cotton
d)
Metal
28.
What is a conductor you might find in your kitchen?
a)
Wood cutting boards
b)
Rubber handles
c)
Metal spoons
d)
Wooden spoons
29.
What is an insulator you might find in your kitchen?
a)
Wood cutting boards
b)
Steel
c)
Metal Spoons
d)
Metal racks in an oven
30.
What is kinetic energy?
a)
When an object is in motion
b)
When an object is not in motion
c)
all of the above
d)
none of the above
31.
What is potential energy?
a)
When an object is in motion
b)
When an object is not in motion
c)
all of the above
d)
none of the above
32.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
33.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
34.
What kind of energy is in basketball passing through the hoop?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
35.
What kind of energy is in a battery?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
36.
What kind of energy is in a firecracker that has not been lit?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
37.
What kind of energy is in a moving car?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
38.
Energy can not be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another.
a)
true
b)
false
39.
Energy can be _____________ or changed from one type to another.
a)
destroyed
b)
transferred
c)
created
d)
ignored
40.
Heat energy is also called
a)
electrical energy
b)
chemical energy
c)
light energy
d)
thermal energy
41.
As heat energy is added to a substance, the temperature goes up indicating that the particles are moving faster. The faster the particles move, the __________ the temperature.
a)
cooler
b)
higher
c)
less predictable
d)
better
42.
A book that is held in the air has potential energy because....
a)
it could be dropped
b)
it is still being lifted higher
c)
it is heavy
d)
it makes your arms tired from holding it
43.
If a book falls off of a high shelf, ______ energy is transformed to _______ energy
a)
kinetic ---> potential
b)
potential ---> kinetic
c)
kinetic ---> kinetic
d)
potential ---> potential
44.
Which material can be used for building and fuel?
a)
copper
b)
gold
c)
gasoline
d)
wood
45.
Scientists have discovered that a type of plastic is an effective insulator to block heat. What tool was developed as a result of this discovery?
a)
A. Radio
b)
B. Oven Mitt
c)
C. Hair Dryer
d)
D. Digital Clock
46.
What type of energy is used to cook food in an oven?
a)
heat
b)
solar
c)
nuclear
d)
mechanical
47.
A stick of butter is placed in a pot to make macaroni and cheese. The butter melts. What causes the butter to melt?
a)
heat
b)
gravity
c)
light
d)
friction
48.
Derek's hands are cold. Which is the best way for Derek to warm his hands?
a)
Hold them above his head.
b)
Shake them in the air.
c)
Spread his fingers far apart.
d)
Rub them together.
49.
True or false: Heat moves from the cooler object to a warmer object
a)
True
b)
False
50.
If two objects have different temperatures, heat will flow from the warmer object to the cooler one UNTIL ____________
a)
one reaches a temperature of zero
b)
they both have an equal temperature
c)
one runs out of energy
51.
Heat is transferred by _________, convection, and radiation.
a)
thermal energy
b)
waves
c)
conduction
d)
radiant energy
52.
Identify the heat transfer happening in this image
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
53.
This is an example of a(n)
a)
conductor of heat
b)
insulator
54.
This is an example of a(n):
a)
conductor of heat
b)
insulator
55.
What is material that does not allow heat to be transferred through it?
a)
Insulator
b)
Radiation
c)
Specific Heat
d)
Temperature
56.
What is transfer of energy in the form of electromagnetic waves?
a)
Insulator
b)
Radiation
c)
Specific Heat
d)
Temperature
57.
What is a measure of kinetic energy of the particles in an object?
a)
Insulator
b)
Radiation
c)
Specific Heat
d)
Temperature
58.
What is a transfer of energy by the motion of heated particles in a fluid?
a)
Convection
b)
Heat
c)
Conduction
d)
Radiation
59.
Which of the following is boiling water?
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
insulator
60.
Which of the following is frying a pancake?
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
insulator
61.
Which of the following is in a swimming pool water at the top is warmer than on the bottom?
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
insulator
62.
Which of the following is why we get a sunburn?
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
insulator
63.
Conductors easily allow heat to transfer
a)
True
b)
False
64.
Heat always transfers from hot to cold.
a)
True
b)
False
65.
Hot air rises.
a)
True
b)
False
66.
Hot coffee is stirred with a spoon, the spoon gets hot due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
67.
Insulators slow down heat transfer
a)
True
b)
False
68.
Most metals are bad conductors.
a)
True
b)
False
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