WorksheetsTypes of Energy
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is energy?
a)
The ability to cause a change
b)
A force
c)
Electricity
d)
The ability to transform work
2.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
3.
The type of energy that allows us to hear is
a)
Mechanical
b)
Sound
c)
Light
d)
Electric
4.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
5.
Coal is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
6.
Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
7.
Hyrdo Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
8.
Nuclear Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
9.
Oil is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
10.
_________is energy generated when moving water turns turbines.
a)
Wind
b)
Hydro
c)
Geothermal
d)
Solar
11.
Which of the following is an advantage of fossil fuel electrical power?
a)
Nonpolluting
b)
Expensive to build, but this energy is still abundant.
c)
Waste storage is a problem.
d)
A relatively limited source of energy.
12.
Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of nuclear power?
a)
Nonpolluting
b)
Very expensive to build, but more efficient than fossil fuels
c)
Waste storage is a problem.
d)
An intermittent source of energy.
13.
Which part(s) is/are common to wind, hydro, and coal fired power plants?
a)
penstock and reactor
b)
turbine and generator
c)
discharge pipe and ash waste
d)
generator and control rods
14.
An example of a biofuel is
a)
gasoline
b)
oil
c)
animal waste
d)
minerals
15.
Conservation is
a)
the practice of increasing the use of natural resources in order to use them
b)
the practice of increasing the use of natural resources in order to save them
c)
the practice of decreasing the use of natural resources in order to use them
d)
the practice of decreasing the use of natural resources in order to save them
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