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Forms of Energy

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Electromagnetic
2.
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
3.
Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?
a)
a. a car parked on a steep hill 
b)
b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
c)
c. a picture hanging on the wall 
d)
d. a piece of coal before it's burned 
4.
What form of energy is being used when a person pushes heavy boxes across the floor? 
a)
Electrical energy
b)
Mechanical energy
c)
Heat energy
d)
Sound energy
5.
A girl turned the light off and went to bed.  She remembered she had accidentally left her glass of ice water on the counter.  When she got up the next morning, the ice had melted. What form of energy caused the ice to melt?
a)
Sound energy
b)
Light energy
c)
Thermal energy
d)
Mechanical energy
6.
Which form of energy is produced when a guitar string vibrates?
a)
Sound energy
b)
Electrical energy
c)
Chemical energy
d)
Light energy
7.
fWhich of the following is NOT mechanical energy?
a)
Pedaling a bike
b)
Rowing a boat
c)
Turning on a light bulb
d)
ocRunning up a hill
8.
Heat is another name for-
a)
thermal energy
b)
magnetic energy
c)
electrical energy
d)
mechanical energy
9.
What type of energy does an oven produce?
a)
light 
b)
heat
c)
light and heat
d)
none of the above
10.
The illustration shows a lamp giving off light.
What form of energy does the lamp use to produce light?
a)
thermal
b)
light
c)
electricity
d)
mechanical
11.
All of the following objects produce sound energy EXCEPT-
a)
A radio
b)
A flashlight
c)
A drum
d)
A television
12.
What kind of energy?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Nuclear
d)
Mechanical
13.
The ability to do work is the definition for which word
a)
chemical energy
b)
mechanical energy
c)
Energy
d)
produce
14.
Which type of energy is produced when the handle of a pencil sharpener turns?
a)
Light Energy
b)
Magnetic Energy
c)
Electrical Energy
d)
Mechanical Energy
15.
A student rides a bicycle to school. This is an example of energy because the student
a)
becomes hot and sweats
b)
gets tired pedaling the bicycle
c)
rides the bicycle to and from school
d)
pushes the pedals and the bicycles moves
16.
What is mechanical energy?
a)
The energy of movement
b)
The energy of making things warmer
c)
The energy that is stored in an object
d)
The energy that comes from electricity
17.
Which of the following is a way thermal energy is used at school every day?
a)
Cooking food for lunch
b)
Writing with a pencil
c)
Looking in a mirror
d)
Turning on the lights
18.
Which of the following is NOT a form of thermal energy?
a)
Sun
b)
Bicycle moving
c)
Fire
d)
Oven
19.
Our bodies produce heat energy?
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
20.
All of the following are examples of things that produce light energy EXCEPT-
a)
Candle
b)
Compass
c)
Desk Lamp
d)
Flashlight
21.
The Sun produces
a)
light and heat energy
b)
sound and light energy
c)
heat and sound energy
d)
electrical and light energy
22.
How is light energy different than sound energy?
a)
Light energy moves slower.
b)
Light energy is what you see and sound energy is what you hear.
c)
Light energy uses vibrations and sound energy does not.
d)
Light energy is in a cell phone and sound energy is not.
23.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic 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
24.
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
25.
Kinetic Energy is:
a)
the energy of motion
b)
always conserved
c)
stored energy
d)
not a form of energy
26.
Potential Energy is:
a)
the energy of motion
b)
always conserved
c)
stored energy
d)
not a form of energy
27.
What kind(s) of energy are involved when a television is working? 
a)
light only
b)
light and heat only
c)
electricity only
d)
electrictiy, light, heat, and sound
28.
Which of these items converts electrical energy to heat energy? 
a)
refrigerator
b)
shower
c)
hair dryer
d)
calculator
29.
Conductors are materials that...
a)
Allow heat to pass through
b)
Stop heat from passing through
c)
Allow cold to pass through
d)
Stop cold from passing through
30.
Mittens help keep your hands warm in winter because:
a)
They are conductors of heat.
b)
They are fuzzy.
c)
They are conductors of electrical energy.
d)
They are insulators.
31.
___________ is a from of energy that we can see with our eyes.
a)
shadow
b)
light
c)
energy
d)
reflection 
32.
The type of energy that allows us to hear is
a)
Mechanical
b)
Sound
c)
Light
d)
Electric
33.
What kind of energy is represented in this picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Potential
c)
Nuclear
d)
Mechanical
34.
The ultimate source of energy is:
a)
The sky
b)
The sun
c)
Plants
d)
Movement
35.

Which of these devices is the only one NOT designed to produce both sound and light energy?

a)
b)
c)
d)
36.

The picture shows an athlete hitting a ball with a tennis racquet. What is the athlete demonstrating in the picture?

a)

Doing work by pushing the ball and changing its motion and position

b)

Changing the position but not the motion of the ball

c)

Doing work by pulling the racquet and changing the ball’s position but not its motion

d)

Changing the position and motion of the ball without doing any work

37.

A family was vacationing in the mountains in a cabin that had no electrical power. They needed boiling water in order to prepare dried soup mix. With no electrical energy available, which method would most likely provide enough thermal energy to quickly heat the water to boiling?

a)

Using a microwave oven to heat water in a glass jar for 3 minutes

b)

Shaking the water in a closed, insulated plastic bottle for 3 minutes

c)

Shining a battery-powered flashlight on a metal container of water for 10 minutes

d)

Placing a metal pot of water over glowing charcoal in an outdoor grill for 10 minutes

38.

The toy oven shown uses a lightbulb to bake small cakes. What types of energy does the toy oven use to bake the cakes?

a)

Mechanical and electrical

b)

Electrical and thermal

c)

Thermal and mechanical

d)

Light and sound

39.

Which object requires only mechanical energy to perform its main function?

a)
b)
c)
d)
40.

Who was the first Twitter user to reach 20 million followers? Her songs include The Edge of Glory, Judas, Born This Way, Bad Romance, and Poker Face?

a)

Miley Cyrus

b)

Britney Spears

c)

Lady Gaga

d)

Carrie Underwood

41.

How many legs does a spider have?

a)

12

b)

8

c)

6

d)

Spiders have legs?

42.

A student made a list of activities that involve energy. Which activities on the list are examples of the use of mechanical energy?

a)

Activities 2, 4, and 5

b)

Activities 1 and 2

c)

Activities 1, 4, and 6

d)

Activities 3, 5, and 6

43.

Two students are playing on a swing set. Student 1 is leaning back and extending her legs as she moves upward. Student 2 is sitting on the swing with his feet on the ground. Which statement describes how position and work are related in this picture?

a)

Both students are doing work even if only one student is changing position.

b)

Student 1 is changing position because work is being done on the swing.

c)

Work done by Earth’s gravity prevents Student 2 from changing position.

d)

Work is being done on both students by the swings because one swing is changing position.

44.

An old-fashioned metal toy is shown below. When the candle is lit, the carousel of horses begins to turn. Which of these correctly describes the energy that makes the carousel turn?

a)

Light from the candle produces wind currents.

b)

Light from the candle produces mechanical energy.

c)

Heat from the candle produces electrical energy.

d)

Heat from the candle produces currents of warm air.

45.

Many people ride a bicycle for fun and exercise. Some people ride a bicycle to work because it saves money and benefits the environment by reducing the use of fossil fuels. Which of these is not an example of the bicycle using mechanical energy?

a)

The pedals, gears, and chain help turn the wheels.

b)

The wheels turn when the bicycle moves

c)

The front wheel guides the bicycle as it moves.

d)

The reflector allows the bicycle to be seen at night.

46.

When a bat searches for prey at night, it makes sounds as it flies, and it uses the sounds’ echoes to find its prey. When the bat flies and listens to echoes to locate prey, it is using —

a)

thermal energy and light energy

b)

sound energy and thermal energy

c)

mechanical energy and sound energy

d)

light energy and mechanical energy

47.
Which Disney film does the ‘Cheshire Cat’ appear in?
a)
Snow White and Seven Dwarfs
b)
Cinderella
c)
Alice in Wonderland
d)
Pocohantas
48.
How would you say thank you in Spanish?
a)
de nada
b)
por favor
c)
gracias
d)
el bano
49.
What type of sport is the famous Olympian Michael Phelps associated with?
a)
swimming
b)
track and field
c)
basketball
d)
volleyball
50.

How many syllables are there in the word scientist?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

1

d)

3

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