WorksheetsForms of Energy
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The air conditioning went out at Schwarzkopf Elementary. Ms. Brannan switched on a fan to keep her classroom cool. What is one type of energy that turned the blades of the fan?
a)
Mechanical Energy
b)
Chemical Energy
c)
Sound Energy
d)
Heat Energy
2.
Wrecking balls use ____________________ to destroy buildings and walls.
a)
magnetic energy
b)
chemical energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
heat energy
3.
This is an example of a circuit using a battery, wires and a light bulb. What type of energy flows out of the battery?
a)
light energy
b)
electrical energy
c)
heat energy
d)
magnetic energy
4.
What types of energy does the Sun transmit to the Earth?
a)
nuclear energy and magnetic energy
b)
sound energy and mechanical energy
c)
light energy and heat energy
d)
chemical energy and water energy
5.
Rachel turns off her lamp before going to sleep. She touches the bulb and notices it is hot. What types of energy are released by a light bulb?
a)
mechanical energy and electrical energy
b)
heat energy and mechanical energy
c)
light energy and sound energy
d)
heat energy and light energy
6.
Ms. Brannan makes a smoothie every morning for breakfast. She takes out the blender, puts the ingredients inside and plugs it into the outlet. She blends the ingredients together, pours the smoothie into a cup and then cleans up. What form of energy supplied power to the blender to blend the smoothie?
a)
magnetic energy
b)
sound energy
c)
electrical energy
d)
light energy
7.
Drew has to peel carrots every day to feed his rabbit. What type of energy is used to peel the carrots for Drew's rabbit?
a)
Sound Energy
b)
Mechanical Energy
c)
Heat Energy
d)
Magnetic Energy
8.
Mrs. Davis loves to burn candles during the holidays. What types of energy are released by the candle burning?
a)
light energy and heat energy
b)
nuclear energy and mechanical energy
c)
sound energy and chemical energy
d)
magnetic energy and mechanical energy
9.
Florence sang the National Anthem at the football game. Which form of energy is singing?
a)
sound energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
light energy
d)
chemical energy
10.
How does sound travel?
a)
Sound travels in charged particles.
b)
Sound travels in straight lines.
c)
Sound doesn't travel.
d)
Sound travels in waves.
11.
A violinist tightens the strings on her violin. What effect does this have on the sound of the violin?
a)
The pitch becomes lower.
b)
The pitch becomes higher.
c)
The pitch becomes softer.
d)
The pitch becomes louder.
12.
Explain what happens to light rays when they pass through water.
a)
They keep going in the same straight line.
b)
They are blocked by the water.
c)
They travel in a wavy path.
d)
They bend.
13.
When an object heats up, what happens to the particles inside?
a)
They move faster.
b)
The move slower.
c)
They stay the same.
d)
They freeze.
14.
Which of the following is NOT true when light is traveling through air?
a)
Light travels in straight lines.
b)
Light travels fast.
c)
Light travels in curved paths.
d)
Light travels in all directions.
15.
Which of the following is NOT an example of chemical energy being changed into another form of energy?
a)
People eating food to fuel their bodies.
b)
Shaking a heat pack to warm your hands.
c)
Gas burning in a car engine to make it run.
d)
None of the above.
16.
Explain how heat energy travels.
a)
Heat travels from cold to hot objects.
b)
Heat travels in a straight line.
c)
Heat travels from hot to cold objects.
d)
Heat travels from freezing temperatures.
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