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Energy Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The form of energy in fossil fuels is _______________ energy.
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Electrical
d)
Mechanical
2.
When a rubber band is stretched, it has __________________ 
energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Nuclear
d)
Thermal
3.
Another term for kinetic energy is __________________.
a)
Heat Energy
b)
Particle Energy
c)
Movement Energy
d)
Stored Energy
4.
Which conversion occurs in the sun?
a)
Heat to Light
b)
Light to Heat
c)
Gravitational to light and heat
d)
Nuclear to heat and light
5.
When you see a change in the environment, you know that ______________ has been transferred.
a)
Electricity
b)
Light
c)
Energy
d)
Mud
6.
The way heat is transferred is ?
a)
Radiant
b)
Convection
c)
Conduction
d)
All the above
7.
A burning fire produces _______________  energy. 
a)
Chemical and Mechanical
b)
Radiant and Electrical
c)
Radiant and Thermal
d)
Radiant and Electrical
8.
What is the energy change when a plant carries out photosynthesis?
a)
Chemical to Light
b)
Light to Gravitational
c)
Heat to Chemical
d)
Light to Chemical
9.
Which is NOT a form of potential energy?
a)
Sound Energy
b)
Nuclear Energy
c)
Chemical Energy
d)
Gravitational Potential Energy
10.
______________ is an alternative resource.
a)
Coal
b)
Fossil Fuels
c)
Wind
d)
Nuclear 
11.
A kite stuck in a tree has what kind of energy?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
12.
Which is the energy transfer for a toaster?
a)
Electrical to Chemical
b)
Heat to Electrical
c)
Electrical to Heat
d)
Heat to Chemical
13.
A car converts _______________ energy into kinetic energy.
a)
Heat
b)
Gravitational
c)
Elastic
d)
Chemical
14.
Which converts kinetic energy into electrical energy?
a)
A fan
b)
A windmill
c)
An electric car
d)
A battery
15.
A limiting factor for using nuclear energy is the ___________  produced.
a)
Food
b)
Air
c)
Waste
d)
Water
16.
In every energy transformation, some energy is always released, or "lost", as ___________ energy.
a)
Thermal
b)
Nuclear
c)
Electrical
d)
Mechanical
17.
Most power plants use a ____________ to turn a generator.
a)
Battery
b)
Turbine
c)
Person
d)
Engine
18.
When you jump on a trampoline, you have the most kinetic energy at
a)
before the jump
b)
the top of the jump
c)
when you first get on
d)
at the bottom of the jump
19.
When a man jumps off a diving board, he _________________.
a)
loses potential energy
b)
gains heat energy
c)
gains potential energy
d)
loses kinetic energy
20.
When a light bulb is hooked up to a battery in a circuit, what energy change has occurred?
a)
Light to chemical to electrical
b)
light to electrical to chemical
c)
chemical to electrical to light
d)
electrical to chemical to light