WorksheetsEnergy
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 2hrs 54mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The stored energy in batteries is an example of what type of energy?
a)
mechanical
b)
light
c)
solar
d)
chemical
2.
Holding a marble at the top of a ramp is an example of what type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Mechanical
d)
Sound
3.
What is Energy?
a)
the ability to cause change
b)
things that supply heat
c)
objects
d)
stored movement
4.
"Energy of motion" is what type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Chemical
d)
Gravitational
5.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
6.
The glow sticks produce light for a short amount of time. The light from the glow stick is a conversion from what to what?
a)
heat to light
b)
gravitational to potential
c)
radiant to electrical
d)
chemical to light
7.
Which ONE of the following laws states: "energy can't be created or destroyed?"
a)
First law of motion
b)
The law of supply and demand
c)
Kinetic theory of matter
d)
Law of conservation of Energy
8.
Wood burning in a fireplace produces which kind of energy?
a)
solar
b)
mechanical
c)
heat
d)
chemical
9.
The picture shows a microwave oven. As a microwave oven is operated, electrical energy is transformed into all of the following types of energy EXCEPT —
a)
solar
b)
light
c)
heat
d)
mechanical
10.
What do we call a change from one form of energy to another?
a)
Energy switcheroo
b)
Energy transformation
c)
Energy conservation
d)
Energy creation
11.
Think about the Law of Conservation of Energy.
Which of the following is not true?
Which of the following is not true?
a)
Energy cannot be destroyed.
b)
Energy cannot be created.
c)
Energy cannot be transformed.
d)
Energy can only be transformed.
12.
Mechincal Energy is transformed to _____ Energy in a windmill.
a)
Solar
b)
Mechanical
c)
Electrical
d)
Potential
13.
A natural resource that is recycled or replaced constantly by nature.
a)
Renewable
b)
Non-renewable
c)
Inexhaustible
d)
Depleated
14.
Which is NOT a fossil fuel?
a)
Oil
b)
Coal
c)
Propane
d)
Wind
15.
What type of energy transformation does a solar panel (or photovoltaic) perform?
a)
thermal to radiant
b)
kinetic to potential
c)
radiant to electrical
d)
wind to thermal
16.
__________uses heat from the interior of the Earth.
a)
Solar
b)
Geothermal
c)
Nucler
d)
Wind
17.
Coal, natural gas, and oil all produce energy. How?
a)
They are burned to produce heat
b)
Their weight causes a turbine to spin
c)
They undergo nuclear fission
d)
They power solar panels
18.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
same
d)
all of the above
19.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Mechanical
d)
Sound
20.
The law of conservation of energy means ________________________
a)
Energy CAN be created and destroyed or transformed
b)
Energy can be used up or transformed
c)
Energy CANNOT be created or destroyed, only transformed
d)
Energy cannot be transformed
21.
Water boiling is an example of ____
a)
conduction
b)
radiation
c)
density
d)
convection
22.
What is the meaning of conduction?
a)
when heat transfers from objects that are not touching
b)
heat rises
c)
cold sinks
d)
when heat transfers from objects that are touching
23.
The heat you feel coming from a fire is an example of
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
Condensation
24.
The measure of average kinetic energy of all the particles within an object is called ____________.
a)
temperature
b)
heat
c)
thermal
d)
heat and thermal are the same thing
25.
In which state of matter are molecules moving the slowest?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
Mississippi
26.
This is a lava lamp. When the light bulb heats the wax, the wax rises. When the wax cools, it sinks. This cycle of rising/sinking is an example of:
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
27.
One gets sunburned due to __________ from the sun.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
force
28.
When heat is transferred by the movement of currents within a fluid it is called
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
magic or scorery
29.
What is energy?
a)
The ability to do work
b)
Light
c)
Heat
d)
Plasma
30.
Which state of matter has the fastest molecules?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
water
31.
Any material that allows heat to move through it easily
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
insulator
d)
conductor
32.
The flow of energy from warmer objects to cooler objects.
a)
Temperature
b)
Cold
c)
Heat
d)
Thermal
33.
Any material that does not allow heat to pass through it easily
a)
Friction
b)
Conductor
c)
Insulator
d)
Metal
34.
Why do we not hear sound in outer space?
a)
there is no one out there to hear it.
b)
it is so cold
c)
it is a vacuum or empty space so there is not a medium for sound to travel
d)
there are too many stars that are exploding
35.
True or False: Energy cannot be transformed from one state to another.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
Kinetic energy ___ as an object's speed increases.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
is destroyed
37.
Food is a form of ____ energy.
a)
solar
b)
geothermal
c)
nuclear
d)
chemical
38.
Photovoltaic cells produce ____ directly from sunlight.
a)
fossil fuels
b)
crude oil
c)
cotton candy
d)
electricity
39.
This picture represents which type of alternative energy?
a)
Wind
b)
Solar
c)
Hydroelectric
d)
Geothermal
40.
This picture represents which type of alternative energy?
a)
Wind
b)
Solar
c)
Biofuels
d)
Geothermal
41.
Fission, or the process of splitting an atom, quickly creates a large amount of ______________ energy
a)
Geothermal
b)
Biomass
c)
Nuclear
d)
Solar
42.
Iowa is a national leader in production of this renewable resource.
a)
Natural gas (fossil fuel)
b)
ethanol (biomass)
c)
coal (fossil fuel)
d)
solar power
43.
What is a material called that doesn't allow heat to move easily through it?
a)
Conductor
b)
Convector
c)
Insulator
d)
Fluid
44.
Energy in the form of waves that can move through space is called
a)
gravitational potential energy
b)
electromagnetic energy
c)
wind energy
d)
nuclear energ
45.
Heat transfer always goes from-
a)
Cold to Hot
b)
Hot to Cold
c)
Heat doesn't transfer
d)
Freezing to Cold
46.
In what direction do hot liquids and gasses move?
a)
Side to Side
b)
Down
c)
Up
d)
Back and Forth
47.
In what direction do cold liquids and gasses move?
a)
Side to Side
b)
Up
c)
Down
d)
Back and Forth
48.
What happens to particles as they heat up?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
49.
What happens to particles as they cool down?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
50.
This is an example of-
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
51.
This is an example of-
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
52.
This is an example of-
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
53.
What type of material makes the best conductor?
a)
Food
b)
Wood
c)
Styrofoam
d)
Metal
54.
What type of material makes the best insulators?
a)
Aluminum
b)
Copper
c)
Styrofoam
d)
Metal
55.
Which example below is an example of conduction?
a)
Boiling macaroni
b)
The attic is warmer than the basement
c)
The Sun heating the Earth
d)
Touching hot sand with your feet
56.
Which example below is an example of radiation?
a)
Standing on a hot metal bridge
b)
The attic is warmer than the basement
c)
The Sun heating the Earth
d)
Touching hot sand with your feet
57.
As you touch a hot stove, the heat transfers -
a)
from your hand to the stove
b)
from the stove to your hand
c)
It doesn't transfer
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