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Energy Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How does energy change from point A to point B?

a)

potential to kinetic

b)

mechanical to potential

c)

chemical to potential

d)

kinetic to chemical

2.

What transformation occurs in a fire?

a)

thermal ---> chemical

b)

chemical ---> radiant & thermal

c)

chemical ---> mechanical

d)

chemical ---> nuclear

3.

What energy does a wind turbine use to work?

a)

chemical

b)

electrical

c)

nuclear

d)

mechanical

4.

Which represents electrical to thermal energy?

a)

gas oven

b)

pencil sharpener

c)

microwave

d)

fire

5.

Which is a nonrenewable resource?

a)

water

b)

wood

c)

carbon

d)

coal

6.

What kind of energy is it when water is stored BEHIND a dam?

a)

kinetic

b)

potential

c)

solar

d)

chemical

7.

Where is the greatest potential energy?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.

Which shows potential energy?

a)

roller coaster

b)

river

c)

fire

d)

ice cream

9.

Fossil fuels are nonrenewable energy sources because...

a)

they are formed over long periods of time (2000 years)

b)

they are a major source of power

c)

they are formed over short periods of time (100 years)

d)

they are made of elements like carbon or oxygen

10.

Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?

a)

oil

b)

nuclear

c)

water

d)

coal

11.

Renewable energy sources will never run out of energy. Which is an example of using renewable energy?

a)

coal burning to heat a house

b)

a candle lighting a room

c)

a diesel (gasoline) truck traveling down the street

d)

a windmill pumping water on a farm

12.

Which is a nonrenewable resource?

a)

solar panel

b)

wind mill

c)

fossil fuel

d)

hydropower

13.

Which example shows the transformation from chemical to electrical and radiant energy?

a)

car battery ---> headlights

b)

candle burning ---> creating light

c)

fireworks ---> lighting up the sky

d)

avalanche of snow ---> falling down a mountain

14.

Fossil fuels or nonrenewable energy sources like gas, oil, and coal have what kind of energy?

a)

mechanical

b)

chemical

c)

electrical

d)

nuclear

15.

Which type of energy is renewable, used to make ethanol, and wood is an example of what is burned during this process?

a)

petroleum oil

b)

natural gas

c)

geothermal

d)

biomass

16.

Describe the energy transformation in the picture:

a)

kinetic thermal -> kinetic mechanical -> kinetic radiant

b)

kinetic nuclear -> kinetic thermal -> potential electrical

c)

kinetic thermal -> potential electrical -> kinetic thermal

d)

kinetic mechanical -> kinetic chemical -> kinetic electrical

17.

Describe the energy transformation in the picture:

a)

kinetic radiant -> kinetic chemical -> kinetic mechanical

b)

potential nuclear -> potential thermal -> kinetic thermal

c)

kinetic electrical -> kinetic radiant -> kinetic thermal

d)

kinetic chemical -> potential chemical -> kinetic nuclear

18.

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of nonrenewable resources?

a)

naturally replaced in a short time

b)

unable to be replaced

c)

takes a long time to replace

d)

used faster than can be replaced

19.

Which of these is a fossil fuel?

a)

wind turbine

b)

burning wood

c)

sunshine

d)

train of coal

20.

What kind of energy can be created by a wind turbine?

a)

radiant

b)

chemical

c)

nuclear

d)

electrical

21.

What kind of power is created by fast moving water?

a)

nuclear

b)

biomass

c)

thermal

d)

hydroelectric

22.

What do wood, sunshine, and flowing water have in common?

a)

potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

nonrenewable energy

23.

A radiometer works by taking in the sun's light rays. What kind of energy does it use?

a)

wind

b)

solar

c)

electrical

d)

geothermal

24.

When a light bulb is lit it changed electrical energy into radiant energy AND ____________ energy.

a)

chemical

b)

nuclear

c)

thermal

d)

mechanical

25.

Which item converts electrical energy into mechanical energy?

a)

light switch

b)

electric stove

c)

light bulb

d)

electric fan