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Energy Sources 6th grade

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A renewable energy source created from organisms, made from plants and some fats

a)

Fossil Fuel

b)

Bio Fuel

c)

Rocket Fuel

2.

An example of a fossil fuel is

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

coal

d)

wood

3.

An element that is incorporated into living tissue through photosynthesis and returned to the atmosphere by respiration, decay of dead organisms, and the burning of fossil fuels.

a)

nitrogen

b)

gold

c)

carbon

d)

soil

4.

Energy from the position or movement of an object is..

a)

transportation

b)

heat energy

c)

electromagneticenergy

d)

mechanical energy

5.

Chemical Engergy is stored in

a)

the bonds that hold atoms together.

b)

wind.

c)

water.

d)

an objects position .

6.

Energy that comes from the sun is called

a)

karma energy

b)

wind energy

c)

heat energy

d)

solar energy

7.

Machines that produce power when water, steam, or gas turns the propeller-like blades on a wheel

a)

batteries

b)

turbines

c)

trains

d)

levers

8.

The introduction of any harmful substance or form of energy into the environment at a faster rate than it can be cleansed.

a)

Clouds

b)

Evaporation

c)

Pollution

d)

Balance

9.

Energy cannot be created out of nothing, nor can it be completely destroyed. Energy can only change its form

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Conservation of Energy

c)

Potential Energy

d)

Wind Energy

10.

Electricity is

a)

the heat in an atom

b)

the movement of charged particles

c)

not important

d)

made by neutral particles

11.

Fossil Fuels start out as

a)

water

b)

oil

c)

rocks

d)

dead plants and animals

12.

Geothermal Power is

a)

a fossil fuel

b)

a renewable resouce

c)

a non-renewable resouce

d)

produces harmful waste

13.

Something that people get from the environment that is useful is called

a)

polutant

b)

lie

c)

resource

d)

a continent

14.

Wind is caused by

a)

unequal heating of earth's surface

b)

earth turning

c)

the pull of the moon

d)

mechanical energy

15.
What form of energy is being used when a person hits a tennis ball with a tennis racket?
a)
thermal energy
b)
sound energy
c)
light energy
d)
mechanical energy
16.
According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________. 
a)
destroyed, destroyed
b)
created, saved
c)
created, destroyed
d)
lost, found
17.
This is what you find in a battery
a)
Electrical
b)
Sound
c)
Potential
d)
Chemical
18.
Which type of energy results from rubbing your hands together?
a)
light
b)
electrical
c)
gravitational
d)
thermal