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Forms of Energy and Energy Transfer

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is energy?

a)

The ability to do work

b)

A force

c)

Electricity

d)

The ability to transform work

2.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
3.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
4.

When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?

a)

kinetic

b)

chemical

c)

thermal

d)

radiant

5.
What kind of energy?
a)
Thermal
b)
Electrical
c)
Mechanical
d)
Radiant
6.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
7.
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
8.
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
9.
Heat transfer always goes from-
a)
Cold to Hot
b)
Hot to Cold
c)
Heat doesn't transfer
d)
Freezing to Cold
10.
According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________. 
a)
destroyed, destroyed
b)
created, saved
c)
created, destroyed
d)
lost, found
11.

In a stove, electrical energy is transferred to _____ energy.

a)

Thermal

b)

Solar

c)

Electrical

d)

None

12.
what type of energy is stored in a battery?
a)
electrical
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
mechanical
13.
Which energy transformation occurs in a toaster?
a)
chemical to electric
b)
electric to thermal
c)
kinetic to chemical
d)
thermal to potential
14.
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
15.
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
16.
Which object is the best conductor of electricity?
a)
A ceramic mug
b)
A plastic fork
c)
A penny
d)
A wooden craft stick
17.
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
18.
You are taking a cold soda on a field trip.  You must choose from four containers in which to carry the soda.  The four containers are made of different materials.  Which container will most likely insulate the soda the best?
a)
Metal
b)
Styrofoam
c)
Glass
d)
Plastic
19.
A student created an electrical circuit, shown.

Which of the following statements is true about the circuit?
 
a)
The electrical circuit is working.
b)
The electrical circuit is open.
c)
The electrical circuit is complete.
d)
The electrical circuit is closed.
20.
What kind of energy is associated with vibrations?
a)
mechanical energy
b)
electrical energy
c)
light energy
d)
sound energy
21.
What type of energy increases as molecules move faster? 
a)
mechanical energy
b)
electrical energy
c)
thermal energy
d)
sound energy
22.
The picture is a good example of which of the following?
a)
refraction
b)
a broken pencil
c)
opaque
d)
the glass is broken
23.
Whenever anything moves it is using ____________ energy.
a)
Chemical
b)
Heat
c)
Mechanical
d)
Thermal
24.

The diagram shows the moving molecules in a beaker of liquid. What will happen if the molecules increase their speed?

a)

the liquid will become a solid

b)

the temperature of the liquid will increase

c)

the temperature of the liquid will decrease

d)

the molecules will gain mass

25.

What kind of energy transformation takes place in an operating battery-powered flashlight?

a)

mechanical to light and heat

b)

chemical to mechanical

c)

chemical to light and heat

d)

electrical to chemical

26.

Look at the simple circuit below. What are the forms of energy associated with each number in the diagram?

a)

1 = electrical; 2 = kinetic; 3 = heat; 4 = light

b)

1 = electrical; 2 = chemical; 3 = light; 4 = heat

c)

1 = chemical; 2 = electrical; 3 = light; 4 = heat

d)

1 = chemical; 2 = heat; 3 = electrical; 4 = light

27.
What is the definition of Radiation?
a)
the energy an object has due to the motion of its particles.
b)
Heat rays from the sun that heat up the earths surface
c)
the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves
d)
energy that is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object
28.
What happens to particles as they heat up?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
29.
What happens to particles as they cool down?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
30.
Which is more dense?
a)
Hot Liquid
b)
Cold Liquid
31.
What type of material makes the best conductor?
a)
Food
b)
Wood
c)
Styrofoam
d)
Metal
32.
What type of material makes the best insulators?
a)
Aluminum
b)
Copper
c)
Styrofoam
d)
Metal
33.

High frequency equals

a)

high energy

b)

low energy

c)

no change in energy

d)

none of the above

34.
What does refract mean?
a)
To shrink
b)
To bend
c)
To widen
d)
To enlarge
35.

Material that allows all light to pass through allowing you to see "clearly" to the other side

a)

opaque

b)

translucent

c)

transparent

36.

Light bounces when it is

a)

reflected

b)

absorbed

c)

refracted

37.

slowed down

a)

reflected

b)

refracted

c)

absorbed

38.

Black...

a)

refracts

b)

absorbs all light

c)

reflects

39.

A mirror _________ light.

a)

absorbs

b)

reflects

c)

refracts

40.

A prism ___________ light.

a)

reflects or bounces

b)

refracts or bends

c)

absorbs or soaks up

41.

Lenses __________ light.

a)

reflect

b)

refract

c)

absorb

42.

Why do we see objects as white?

a)

They absorb all light

b)

They reflect all light

c)

They absorb some light and reflect some light

43.

Opaque means...

a)

No light passes through it

b)

All light passes through it

c)

Some light passes through it

44.

The color you see is the color that is ___.

a)

reflected

b)

absorbed

45.

The band of color called a rainbow, it's visible light, a part of the Magnetic _______________.

a)

Spectrum

b)

Space

c)

Prism

d)

Refraction

46.
The term for any wave that hits a surface and bounces off
a)
Transparent
b)
Translucent
c)
Refraction
d)
Reflection
47.
Blurs light as it passes through
a)
Transparent
b)
Translucent
c)
Opaque
d)
Refraction
48.

Allows all light through

a)

eflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Translucent

d)

Transparent

49.

White light is made up of _________________ colors.

a)

10

b)

3

c)

7

d)

70

50.

Which color absorbs all light?

a)

White

b)

Black

c)

Orange

d)

Green

51.

Which color reflects all light?

a)

White

b)

Black

c)

Orange

d)

Green

52.

Light travels in

a)

zigzag lines

b)

curved lines

c)

waves

53.
What medium does sound travel through slowest?
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
d)
trees
54.

Sound does not travel in space because

a)

Space is too far away.

b)

Space is a vacuum, there is no matter.

c)

Space is the final frontier

d)

Space has planets.

55.

What is vibration?

a)

how loud a sound is

b)

the back and forth movement of matter

c)

how high or low a sound is

d)

the loudness or softness of a sound

56.
What is frequency?
a)
the number of vibrations per second
b)
how high or low a sound is
c)
the loudness or softness of a sound
d)
the back and forth movement of matter
57.
Measure of how high or low a sound is
a)
amplitude
b)
compression
c)
speed of sound
d)
pitch
58.
A longer string makes a _______ pitch than a short string.
a)
louder
b)
softer
c)
higher
d)
lower
59.
The highest pitch is made by the _______ instrument.
a)
biggest
b)
wooden
c)
smallest
d)
shiniest
60.

What is volume?

a)

how high or low a sound is

b)

the loudness or softness of a sound

c)

the number of vibrations per second

d)

vibrations

61.
What medium (solid, liquid, gas) does sound travel fastest through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
62.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
63.
Why is the school library covered with carpet?
a)
So everyone can make a lot of noise
b)
to help absorb sounds to keep it quiet
c)
because it looks good
d)
to help absorb sounds so it can stay noisy
64.

Electricity that flows in a closed path is called a

a)

path

b)

current

c)

circuit

65.
____________ allows electricity to flow.
a)
A conductor
b)
An insulator
c)
A magnet
66.
____________ stops the flow of electricity.
a)
A conductor
b)
An insulator
c)
A magnet
67.

To complete a circuit the switch must be

a)

unattached

b)

open

c)

closed

68.
When the switch is closed, the light
a)
comes on
b)
stays off
c)
burns out
69.
If the lights are on, the circuit is
a)
closed
b)
open
70.
If the lights are off, the circuit is
a)
closed
b)
open

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