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WorksheetsEnergy and Energy Resources
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
What type of energy comes from a compound that changes as its atoms are rearranged?
a)
kinetic energy
b)
chemical energy
c)
thermal energy
d)
light energy
2.
Which of the following is due to the random motion of particles?
a)
kinetic energy
b)
nuclear energy
c)
thermal energy
d)
sound energy
3.
Which energy is caused by an object's vibrations?
a)
thermal energy
b)
electrical energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
sound energy
4.
Which of the following is the energy that comes from changes in an atom's nucleus?
a)
thermal energy
b)
light energy
c)
nuclear energy
d)
chemical energy
5.
What do you call change from one form of energy to another?
a)
energy change
b)
conversion of power
c)
energy conversion
d)
energy transfer
6.
When you wind a rubber band on a toy airplane, what type of energy does the rubber band have?
a)
kinetic energy
b)
elastic potential energy
c)
thermal energy
d)
mechanical energy
7.
In photosynthesis, what type of energy is used to make a new substance?
a)
sound energy
b)
light energy
c)
thermal energy
d)
chemical energy
8.
In a hair dryer, electrical energy is changed into which type of energy that is used to dry your hair?
a)
light
b)
nuclear
c)
thermal
d)
chemical
9.
Which type of energy makes a light bulb feel warm?
a)
light energy
b)
electrical energy
c)
thermal energy
d)
nuclear energy
10.
Whenever one form of energy is converted into another form, some of the original energy is always converted into which type of energy?
a)
light
b)
thermal
c)
kinetic
d)
sound
11.
Which of the following is the most common use of coal in the United States?
a)
coal exports
b)
industrial uses
c)
electric power
d)
making steel
12.
What is a force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are touching?
a)
friction
b)
kinetic energy
c)
nuclear fission
d)
electrical energy
13.
Whey you eat fruits and vegetables, what type of energy are you taking in?
a)
thermal
b)
sound
c)
electrical
d)
chemical
14.
Which of the following is a conversion from light energy to chemical energy?
a)
turning a stove to heat dinner
b)
turning on a lamp
c)
growing an apple tree
d)
making toast in a toaster
15.
When is the potential energy greatest in a roller coaster?
a)
at the bottom of the first hill
b)
at the top of the first hill
c)
at the top of the second hill
d)
at the bottom of the second hill
16.
After energy conversion, you end up with the same total amount of energy as the original amount of potential energy. Which law explains this rule?
a)
law of energy changes
b)
law of conversion energy
c)
law of power and energy
d)
law of potential energy
17.
Which one of the following best describes fossil fuels?
a)
nonrenewable resources
b)
renewable resources
c)
kinetic resources
d)
fossil resources
18.
Which of the following is a renewable resource?
a)
coal
b)
water
c)
natural gas
d)
petroleum
19.
Which of the following is not an energy resource?
a)
falling water
b)
plant matter
c)
the heat inside the Earth
d)
an electric generator
20.
Which of the following do plants do during photosynthesis?
a)
combine carbon dioxide with oxygen
b)
use light energy to produce a new substance with chemical energy
c)
convert thermal energy into kinetic energy
d)
break down food molecules to release energy
21.
Suppose you jump on a trampoline. At the top of your jump, which of these is true?
a)
the mechanical energy is zero
b)
the potential energy is at a maximum
c)
the kinetic energy and potential energy are equal
d)
the potential energy is zero
22.
You turn on a lamp and the light bulb becomes warm. Which energy conversion causes this heating of the light bulb?
a)
thermal energy to electric energy
b)
light energy to thermal energy
c)
electrical energy to thermal energy
d)
electrical energy to light energy
23.
What is the ability to do work?
a)
movement
b)
energy
c)
power
d)
force
24.
What do you call energy in motion?
a)
potential energy
b)
mechanical energy
c)
kinetic energy
d)
force energy
25.
Which of the following is the total energy of motion and position of an object?
a)
potential energy
b)
gravitational potential energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
kinetic energy
26.
Which law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed?
a)
law of conversation of power
b)
law of conversation of energy
c)
law of changing energy
d)
law of energy changes
27.
The greater the mass of an object, the greater its_____ energy.
a)
kinetic
b)
potential
c)
thermal
d)
light
28.
Geothermal energy results from the heating of the Earth's_____.
a)
crust
b)
molten lava
c)
lava
d)
earthquakes
29.
The cleanest burning fossil fuel is _____.
a)
natural gas
b)
coal
c)
oil
d)
petroleum
30.
After a bow is stretched it has _____.
a)
potential energy
b)
energy
c)
kinetic energy
d)
mechanical energy
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