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Energy Quizizz

Total questions: 99

Worksheet time: 1hrs 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
2.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
3.
__________ is stored energy. 
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above 
d)
All of the above 
4.
When you are holding a book, energy is stored between the book and Earth; this type of energy is called ________ potential energy. 
a)
Kinetic
b)
Elastic
c)
Gravitional
d)
Chemical
5.
Food has _________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Kinetic 
c)
None of the above 
d)
All of the above 
6.
Can energy be destroyed?
a)
no
b)
yes
7.
Can energy be changed?
a)
yes
b)
no
8.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
9.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
10.
Energy can not be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another.
a)
true
b)
false
11.
Energy can be _____________ or changed from one type to another.
a)
destroyed
b)
transferred
c)
created
d)
ignored
12.
What kind of energy is in a battery?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
13.
When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?
a)
electrical
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
radiant
14.
What kind of energy does this device use?
a)
Chemical
b)
Electrical
c)
Mechanical
d)
Nuclear
15.
A battery converts what type of energy to another?
a)
sound to kinetic
b)
light to heat
c)
mechanical to electrical
d)
chemical to electrical
16.
The glow sticks produce light for a short amount of time. The light from the glow stick is a conversion from what to what?
a)
thermal to light
b)
gravitational to potential
c)
radiant to electrical
d)
chemical to light
17.
Energy stored in the height of an object is called ___________ potential energy.
a)
Elastic
b)
Chemical
c)
Gravitational
d)
Nuclear
18.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction 
19.
When you stretch a rubber band, you are storing __________ energy. 
a)
kinetic 
b)
potential
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
20.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
21.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
22.
What kind of energy is represented in this picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Potential
c)
Nuclear
d)
Mechanical
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.
The ability to do work is
a)
power
b)
energy
c)
thermal
d)
kinetic
25.
Energy stored by things above earth (things that can fall)
a)
Chemical Potential Energy
b)
Elastic Potential Energy
c)
Kinetic Energy
d)
Gravitational Potential Energy
26.
Energy stored in food and fuels
a)
Gravitational potential energy
b)
Chemical Potential Energy
c)
Elastic Potential Energy
d)
Energy
27.
Click to look at the picture. 
The picture is an example of _____ .
a)
gravity
b)
potential energy
c)
kinetic energy
d)
friction
28.
When an object is in motion, it has ___________ energy.
a)
potential
b)
mechanical
c)
kinetic
d)
movement
29.
In order to INCREASE the potential energy of an object, you need to:
a)
put the object lower to the ground
b)
raise the object higher
30.
True or False: The people at the bottom of the hill have mostly potential energy. 
a)
True
b)
False
31.
What energy is pulling an arrow back 
a)
kinetic energy
b)
potential energy
c)
energy
32.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
33.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
34.
Wind turbines and windmills convert what energy to another?
a)
Kinetic to electric
b)
Gravitational potential to electric
c)
Mechanical to potential
d)
Thermal to sound
35.
Energy that is stored in bonds between atoms is:
a)
Mechanical energy
b)
Chemical energy
c)
Kinetic energy
d)
Nuclear energy
36.
Energy caused by the movement in the particles of matter. It is a form of kinetic energy.
a)
Nuclear energy
b)
Sound energy
c)
Light energy
d)
Thermal energy
37.
Energy that comes from the nucleus of an atom. A form of potential energy.
a)
chemical energy
b)
Nuclear energy
c)
Sound energy
d)
Electrical energy
38.
According to which law of energy, energy can't be created or destroyed?
a)
First law of motion
b)
The law of tacos
c)
Laws of Energy
d)
law of conservation of energy
39.
The purpose of the panels is to change solar energy into ____________.
a)
light energy
b)
electrical energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
mechanical energy
40.

What type of energy do plants use to make sugar in the photosynthetic process?

a)

thermal energy

b)

chemical energy

c)

light energy

d)

kinetic energy

41.
Food, batteries, and fuel such as gasoline are similar because they are sources of _________ energy.
a)
chemical energy
b)
kinetic energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
heat energy
42.
What type of energy is stored in the particles of matter?
a)
chemical energy
b)
heat energy
c)
kinetic energy
d)
mechanical energy
43.
What type of energy flows through the wires in an electrical circuit?
a)
electrical energy
b)
chemical energy
c)
solar energy
d)
light energy
44.
What type of energy includes both kinetic and potential energy?
a)
mechanical energy
b)
chemical energy
c)
heat energy
d)
sound energy
45.
What type of mechanical energy is due to the position of an object?
a)
chemical energy
b)
heat energy
c)
potential energy
d)
kinetic energy
46.
What type of mechanical energy is due to the motion of an object?
a)
chemical energy
b)
potential energy
c)
heat energy
d)
kinetic energy
47.
Which type of energy is being produced?
a)
light
b)
nuclear
c)
chemical
d)
mechanical
48.

The energy caused by an object's vibrations

a)

chemical

b)

light

c)

sound

d)

radiant

49.
What kind of energy?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Electrical
d)
Sound
50.
What kind of energy?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Radiant
d)
Kinetic
51.
What kind of energy?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
52.
What kind of energy?
a)
Nuclear
b)
Electrical
c)
Sound
d)
Radiant
53.
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
54.
Potential or kinetic?
Running?
a)
potential
b)
kinetic
55.
What force causes the carts to slow down?
a)
friction
b)
applying force
c)
gravity
d)
gravity and friction
56.
According to the Law of Conservation of energy, the amount of energy before and after a reaction must be the same. Which statement below is true?
a)
The total amount of energy is conserved
b)
The total amount of energy is less after a reaction
c)
The total amount of energy is more after a reaction
57.
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
58.
What kind of energy is associated with vibrations?
a)
mechanical energy
b)
electrical energy
c)
light energy
d)
sound energy
59.
What type of energy increases as molecules move faster? 
a)
mechanical energy
b)
electrical energy
c)
thermal energy
d)
sound energy
60.
In the sound lab, nothing touched the rice.  How did the rice move?
a)
electromagnetism
b)
magic
c)
sound waves
d)
light rays
61.
Energy causes ___________ to occur.
a)
change
b)
motion
c)
age
62.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Electromagnetic
63.
When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy does the sun energy become?
a)
kinetic
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
64.
What form of energy?
a)
Mechanical (kinetic) energy
b)
Chemical (kinetic) energy
c)
Sound (potential) energy
d)
Sound (kinetic) energy
65.
What form of energy?
a)
Thermal
b)
Electrical
c)
Mechanical
d)
Radiant
66.
What form of energy do plants use to make sugar in the photosynthetic process?
a)
heat energy
b)
chemical energy
c)
solar energy
d)
kinetic energy
67.
What form of energy is stored in the bonds between molecules of matter?
a)
chemical energy
b)
heat energy
c)
kinetic energy
d)
mechanical energy
68.
All of the different forms of energy move making them kinetic energy
a)
True
b)
False
69.
All of the different forms of energy can be stored energies.
a)
True
b)
False
70.
Lightning during a thunderstorm is an example of what form of energy?
a)
Radiant (potential) energy
b)
Radiant (kinetic) energy
c)
Electrical (potential) energy
d)
Electrical (kinetic) energy
71.
Energy takes up space
a)
True
b)
False
72.
A baseball held by a pitcher has _____________energy.
a)
Kinetic
b)
Chemical 
c)
Potential
d)
Thermal
73.
Stored energy between atoms, ions, and molecule is __________________ energy?
a)
Potential (Chemical) Energy
b)
Kinetic (Chemical) Energy
c)
Potential (Nuclear) Energy
d)
Kinetic (Nuclear) Energy
74.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
75.
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
76.

Energy doesn't have to involve motion.

a)

True

b)

False

77.

When you ride a playground swing, your potential energy is greatest at the highest point.

a)

True

b)

False

78.

Lowering an object decreases its potential energy.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

The sum of potential and kinetic energy in a system is called the total energy.

a)

True

b)

False

80.

As an object falls its potential energy is lost to the air around it.

a)

True

b)

False

81.

Energy from the Sun and energy from food are just different forms of the same thing.

a)

True

b)

False

82.

Energy in the form of motion is potential energy.

a)

True

b)

False

83.

According to the law of conservation of energy, mechanical energy can be changed to heat energy.

a)

True

b)

False

84.

A rock at the edge of a cliff has kinetic energy because of its position.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

When you put on the brakes of a bicycle, friction causes some of the mechanical energy to change to thermal energy.

a)

True

b)

False

86.

According to the law of conservation of energy, energy can be created or destroyed.

a)

True

b)

False

87.

Energy that is stored is kinetic energy.

a)

True

b)

False

88.

Elastic energy is the total potential and kinetic energy in a system.

a)

True

b)

False

89.

Energy stored in food you eat is chemical potential energy.

a)

True

b)

False

90.

A book sitting on a shelf has gravitational potential energy.

a)

True

b)

False

91.

Increasing the speed of an object ____ its potential energy.

a)

does not affect

b)

increases

c)

decreases

d)

changes

92.

A bus engine transfers chemical potential energy into ____ so that the bus moves.

a)

thermal energy

b)

gravitational potential energy

c)

electrical energy

d)

kinetic energy

93.
According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________. 
a)
destroyed, destroyed
b)
created, saved
c)
created, destroyed
d)
lost, found
94.
Energy transformations occur when...
a)
energy is created through conduction
b)
energy changes from one form to another
c)
two forces slide together that are touching
d)
a chemical reaction takes place
95.
When a soccer ball is on a field, the energy it has just before being kicked is called
a)
kinetic energy
b)
potential energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
chemical energy
96.
What is energy changing from one form to another?
a)
energy conservation
b)
energy transformation
c)
energy creation
d)
mechanical energy
97.
Mechanical energy
a)
energy built up before being in motion
b)
energy released in a chemical reaction
c)
energy of motion
d)
sum of kinetic and potential energy
98.
The roller coaster cart has the most gravitational potential energy at position-
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
99.
Which energy conversion is taking place when you put gasoline in a car?
a)
thermal -> electrical
b)
mechanical -> electrical
c)
chemical -> mechanical
d)
mechanical -> electromagnetic