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WorksheetsEnergy Practice Game!
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
2.
What kind of energy is represented in this picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Potential
c)
Nuclear
d)
Mechanical
3.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
4.
The purpose of the panels is to change solar energy into ____________.
a)
light energy
b)
electrical energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
mechanical energy
5.
Which of the following is an example of potential energy?
a)
a ball rolling down a ramp
b)
a stretched rubber band
c)
a baseball flying into the outfield
d)
a snail moving across a rock
6.
Energy is the ability _____________.
a)
to do work
b)
to power things
c)
to move objects
d)
to turn on a light
7.
The Law of Conservation of Energy states:
a)
Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed
b)
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed
c)
Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed
8.
Energy cannot be destroyed.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
If a bowling ball is sitting on a shelf 5m from the ground, it has _____ potential energy than a bowling ball sitting 7m from the ground.
a)
More
b)
Less
10.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
11.
Which of the following transforms energy from the oceans into electrical energy?
a)
ocean buoys
b)
tidal turbines
c)
tsunamis
d)
deep sea trenches
12.
Which is a nonrenewable source of energy?
a)
nuclear
b)
wind
c)
sunlight
d)
biomass
13.
Which is a nonrenewable source of energy?
a)
solar
b)
wind
c)
coal
d)
geothermal
14.
Which is a renewable source of energy?
a)
oil
b)
nuclear
c)
wind
d)
natural gas
15.
Which is a renewable source of energy?
a)
coal
b)
uranium
c)
ocean tides
d)
natural gas
16.
The picture shows sunlight shining on solar panels.
Which statement best describes this energy source?
Which statement best describes this energy source?
a)
Sunlight is a renewable energy source used to produce hydropower.
b)
Sunlight is a nonrenewable energy source used to produce nuclear power.
c)
Sunlight is a renewable energy source used to produce electricity.
d)
Sunlight is a nonrenewable energy source used to produce natural gas.
17.
There is the same amount of energy today as when the world began.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
An energy source that is gone forever once it is used up is called?
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
c)
natural resource
d)
raw material
19.
A windmill is a renewable energy source
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Coal, oil, and natural gas are all are renewable energy sources.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
22.
The cleanest burning fossil fuel is ______.
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
wind
d)
natural gas
23.
Water is renewable because it.......
a)
can be frozen
b)
important to all life
c)
can be replaced constantly
d)
can evaporate
24.
What is biomass?
a)
energy from the sun
b)
energy from water
c)
energy from wind
d)
energy from plant and animal waste
25.
The type of energy that cattle create is ________?
a)
biomass
b)
solar
c)
natural gas
d)
nuclear
26.
I want a free point from my amazing science teacher.
a)
Yes
b)
No
27.
If a river is located in a deep canyon, and has changing amounts of water, how can this be developed as an energy source?
a)
A dam could be built to store water
b)
A well could be dug to hold the water
c)
Wind turbines could be built on the banks.
d)
You could fish in the river.
28.
The largest source of light energy is from the _____.
a)
light bulb
b)
moon
c)
lamp
d)
sun
29.
Energy is ____________.
a)
everywhere
b)
the ability to do work
c)
makes things move
d)
all of these
30.
Energy that is stored is called _______.
a)
potential
b)
thermal
c)
kinectic
d)
none of the above
31.
Which one is the process of moving energy from one object to another when they are physically touching?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
32.
What are the 3 ways heat energy is transferred?
a)
conduction, radiation, thermal
b)
conduction, radiation, convection
c)
conduction, convection, nuclear
33.
Which one transfers heat/electricity easily?
a)
conductors
b)
insulators
34.
Which one is the process that transfers energy by the movement of large numbers of particles in the same direction within a solid, liquid, or gas?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
35.
Which type of energy travels as electromagnetic waves and releases heat to its surroundings?
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
36.
What is the definition of CONDUCTION?
a)
When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
b)
a hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
c)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
d)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
37.
What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Density
38.
The way the heat is moving from the hot coffee is called...
a)
convection
b)
radiation
c)
insulation
d)
conduction
39.
The baby chickens are kept warm from the heat lamps demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
40.
Ironing a shirt is an example of...
a)
condensation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
radiation
41.
Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.
a)
more
b)
less
42.
Johnny accidentally grabbed the handle of the hot pot.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
43.
A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
44.
Transfer of thermal energy through "space"
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
45.
Transfer of thermal energy through "flow"
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
46.
Transfer of thermal energy through "touch"
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
47.
A huge rock at the state park gets so hot during the day because of
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
48.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
49.
which material does sound travel the fastest?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gases
50.
Waves are a transfer of what?
a)
Heat
b)
Light
c)
Energy
d)
Food
51.
You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no
a)
matter
b)
light
c)
energy
d)
heat
52.
A wave carries...?
a)
energy only
b)
matter only
c)
energy and matter
d)
neither
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