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ENERGY

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
2.
What kind of energy does this device use?
a)
Chemical
b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)
Chemical
3.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
4.

The purpose of the solar panels is to change solar energy into

a)

Light energy

b)

Electrical energy

c)

Chemical energy

d)

Mechanical energy

5.

Which of the following energy transformations occurs when a lamp that is plugged into a wall socket is functioning correctly?

a)

Chemical to light

b)

Electrical to chemical

c)

Electrical to light

d)

Chemical to electrical

6.
What energy transformations take place when a battery-operated radio is in use?
a)
Electrical to chemical to light
b)
Sound to chemical to mechanical
c)
Chemical to electrical to sound
d)
Light to electrical to thermal
7.

Which of the following devices transforms electrical energy into kinetic energy?

a)

An e-reader

b)

A fan

c)

A manual pencil sharpener

d)

An Ipod

8.
A television works by transforming electrical energy into what other kinds of energy?
a)
Light, thermal, and sound
b)
Thermal, chemical, and solar
c)
Sound, mechanical, and electrical
d)
Light, chemical, and mechanical
9.

What characteristic do all renewable resources share?

a)

They are produced by waste products

b)

They form underground from dead organisms.

c)

They are replaced in a short period of time, they are unlimited.

d)

They allow energy to pass through them easily

10.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
11.

Energy from the sun is known as.........

a)

Hydroelectric energy

b)

Geothermal energy

c)

Solar energy

d)

Wind energy

12.

The cleanest burning fossil fuel is ______.

a)

Coal

b)

Oil

c)

Wind

d)

Natural gas

13.

Which of the following is a nonrenewable source of energy?

a)

Milk

b)

Coal

c)

Biomass

d)

Water

14.

Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......

a)

Require expensive equipment

b)

Take millions of years to replace

c)

Can be found all over the world

d)

Provide all the energy we use

15.

What are two advantages of geothermal energy?

a)

IT is cheap and it produces a lot pollution

b)

It is expensive and it produces a lot of pollution

c)

It is cheap and it produces a little pollution

d)

It is expensive and it produces a little pollution

16.

What type of fossil fuel is mined from the ground?

a)

Wind

b)

Coal

c)

Biomass

d)

Air

17.

If a river is located in a deep canyon, and has changing amounts of water , how can this be developed as an energy source?

a)

A dam could be built to store water. Water energy

b)

A well could be dug to hold the water.

c)

Wind turbines could be built on the banks. Wind energy

d)

You could fish in the river.

18.

Geothermal energy is energy from

a)

The sun

b)

Heat from deep in the earth

c)

Wind

d)

Biomass

19.

Wind energy

a)

Is generated from moving water

b)

Starts with moving air and generates electricity

c)

Starts with the sun

d)

Comes from the earth

20.
Wind Energy is...
a)
 Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air
b)
Energy that comes from the Sun
c)
A source of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, or geothermal energy
d)
Fuel from plant material
21.
Solar Energy is... 
a)
Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air
b)
Energy that comes from the Sun
c)
A source of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, or geothermal energy
d)
Fuel from plant material
22.

Which type of alternative energy source is shown in this picture?

a)

Wind

b)

Solar

c)

Hydroelectric (Water energy)

d)

Geothermal

23.
What fossil fuel is in the image?
a)
Coal
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Petroleum
24.
What fossil fuel is in the image?
a)
Natural Gas
b)
Steam
c)
Coal
d)
Petroleum
25.
What form of energy?
a)
Thermal
b)
Electrical
c)
Mechanical
d)
Radiant
26.
Stored energy that results from the position or shape of an object is called...
a)
Thermal
b)
Potential
c)
Kinetic
d)
Gravitational
27.

Which of the followings are examples of thermal energy?

a)

A violin string plucked, talking, ringing telephone

b)

Boiling water, steam, heat from a flashlight

c)

Candle flame, light bulb light

d)

A girl riding a bike

28.

At what position does the rock have the greatest kinetic energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

D

d)

E

29.

'Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be changed from one form to another'. Who said this?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Martin Luther King

30.

Complete the quote: 'Energy cannot be _____________or _____________ it can only be changed from one form to another''

a)

Created/destroyed

b)

Changed/ transformed

c)

Created/transfered

d)

Transformed/ destroyed

31.

Everything that moves has...

a)

Potential energy

b)

Light Energy

c)

Kinetic energy

d)

Thermal energy

32.

An object kinetic energy depends on its

a)

Mass

b)

Speed

c)

Size

d)

Shape

33.

Energy stored in objects is called

a)

Potential energy

b)

Light energy

c)

Sound energy

d)

Electrical energy

34.

Potential energy + kinetic energy =

a)

Electrical energy

b)

Nuclear energy

c)

Mechanical energy

d)

Sound energy

35.

Thermal energy takes the form of

a)

Heat

b)

Water

c)

Sound

d)

Movement

36.

Energy that is released during a chemical reaction is called

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Sound energy

c)

Potential energy

d)

Chemical energy

37.

Natural source of light energy

a)

The sun

b)

Fire

c)

A torch

d)

A light bulb

38.

Sound energy comes from a source that produces...

a)

Vibrations

b)

Heat

c)

Bubbles

d)

Gas

39.

Energy sources can be

a)

Renewable

b)

Non renewable

c)

Potential

d)

Mechanical

40.

Renewable energy sources are

a)

Unlimited

b)

Polluting

c)

Recycled

d)

Natural

41.

Volcanoes and hot springs are created by

a)

Solar energy

b)

Wind energy

c)

Geothermal energy

d)

Biomass

42.

When we burn organic materials it is called

a)

Solar energy

b)

Fossil fuel

c)

Coal

d)

Biomass

43.

Fossil fuels include:

a)

Coal

b)

Crude oil

c)

Natural Gas

d)

Uranium

44.

Organic materials that have been underground for years are called:

a)

Uranium

b)

Wind turbines

c)

Chemicals

d)

Fossil fuels

45.

Uranium is a radioactive material used in

a)

Nuclear power stations

b)

Solar panels

c)

Wind turbines

d)

Dams

46.

Thermal energy flows from warmer objects to

a)

Hotter objects

b)

Cooler objects.

c)

Sound energy

d)

Light energy

47.

The energy that is used to do work is called

a)

Mechanical energy

b)

Chemical energy

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Electrical energy

48.

Our bodies use ___________ to change food into energy.

a)

A thermal reaction

b)

A chemical reaction

c)

A light reaction

d)

A mechanical reaction

49.

We usually find wind turbines on

a)

Forest

b)

Hills

c)

Coastlines

d)

Near cities

50.

What types of energy can you find in a dam?

a)

Potential and kinetic

b)

Light and thermal

c)

Chemical and sound

d)

Kinetic and electrical