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Energy:Gilstrap

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which items conducts energy

a)

pan

b)

stove

c)

rubber tube

d)

plastic tube

2.

What will happen if a power line hits a tree

a)

Nothing will happen to the tree

b)

The tree will send a big shock

c)

The tree will send no shock

3.

What does an insulator do

a)

stop energy

b)

make a bigger current of energy

c)

slow down energy

4.

What does a conductor do

a)

store energy

b)

speed energy up

c)

stop energy

5.

Is a conductor a thing that holds/speeds up energy

a)

true

b)

false

6.

What is the thing in the middle of a light bulb called

a)

filament

b)

power string

c)

wire

7.

do cars run on

a)

energy

b)

gas

c)

light

d)

power rays

8.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
9.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
10.
What kind of energy?
a)
Thermal (kinetic) energy
b)
Thermal (potential) energy
c)
Nuclear (kinetic) energy
d)
Mechanical (kinetic) energy
11.
Which is translucent?
a)
tissue paper
b)
air
c)
wood
d)
clear plastic
12.
What are the three types of thermal energy?
a)
Convection, creation, radiation
b)
Convection, Radiation, Sun
c)
Radiation, Conduction, conductors
d)
Conduction, Convection, Radiation
13.

What is one thing needed for photosynthesis?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Sugar

c)

Sunlight

14.

What do plants need to survive. Choose all that apply.

a)

Air

b)

Water

c)

Sunlight

d)

Soil

15.
What is the energy generated by water?
a)
biofuel
b)
hydroelectric
c)
Kinetic energy
d)
Electro-magnetic
16.
In this picture, mechanical energy is transferred to _____ energy.
a)
solar
b)
mechanical
c)
electrical
d)
potential
17.
In the picture, electrical energy is being transferred to __________ energy.
a)
thermal
b)
solar
c)
electrical
d)
none of the above
18.

what planet'S are gas giants

a)

uranus

b)

jupiter

c)

earth

d)

neptune

19.

During a heat transfer demonstration, students observed water being pumped around a closed loop in an engine. The moving water carries heat from the hot engine to the radiator.


Which type of heat transfer is involved when the cooler water absorbs heat while in contact with the hot engine?

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

insulation

d)

radiation

20.
Which of these is the best example of potential energy?
a)
a ball rolling on a soccer field 
b)
a boulder sitting on top of a steep hill 
c)
a marble at rest on the floor                       
d)
a person riding a bicycle on a flat surface