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Energetic Connections

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is not associated with the sun and energy?

a)

sound

b)

nuclear reaction

c)

heat

d)

light

2.

Objects that are ________ are considered to have kinetic energy.

a)

standing still

b)

actively doing something

c)

changing states of matter

d)

for beautifying a person

3.

Which is an example of potential energy?

a)

roller coaster speeding down a hill

b)

pulled back string on an archer's bow

c)

releasing the strings on a guitar

d)

electric current lighting a light bulb

4.

How is heat energy considered a form of kinetic energy?

a)

motion of molecules

b)

chemical energy transfer

c)

increase in temperature

d)

thermal current

5.

When a hot burner touches a pan, energy is transferred through _____

a)

radiation

b)

electrical energy

c)

conduction

d)

solar heating

6.

Sitting around a fire but stepping back, you still feel the heat of the fire. How does the fire warm your face?

a)

light energy from the fire

b)

conduction

c)

chemical reactions in the fire

d)

radiation

7.

You pour a good cup of hot Joe (coffee) but it becomes cold. What happened to the heat energy?

a)

heat energy transferred to the cooler air?

b)

the energy ran out

c)

cold air gave the coffee it's energy

d)

you didn't drink it fast enough (wrong)

8.

Which example best represents heat transfer through convection?

a)

boiling water on an electric stove

b)

lighting a bulb using a battery and wires

c)

getting a sun tan

d)

inflating a hot air balloon

9.

Choose the BEST diagram to show a solid.

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

What happens to to a solid to become a liquid?

a)

gains energy

b)

loses energy

c)

eats too much

d)

fell in love

11.

What happens when a gas turns into a liquid?

a)

gains energy

b)

loses energy

c)

breaks apart

d)

magic

12.

At point 1, ________ energy is present

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

c)

potental and kinetic

13.

At point 2, ________ energy is present

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

c)

potental and kinetic

14.

At point 3, ________ energy is present

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

c)

potental and kinetic

15.

At point 4, ________ energy is present

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

c)

potental and kinetic

16.

Choose the BEST diagram to show a gas.

a)
b)
c)
d)