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5th Gr. SSA Forms of Energy

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Heat is another name for-
a)
thermal energy
b)
magnetic energy
c)
electrical energy
d)
mechanical energy
2.
What type of energy does an oven produce?
a)
light 
b)
heat
c)
light and heat
d)
none of the above
3.
What is the energy of motion called?
a)
light
b)
mechanical
c)
sound
d)
moving
4.
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
5.
Looking at the picture, what type of energy is being used?
a)
light
b)
thermal
c)
mechanical
d)
sound
6.
All of the following objects produce sound energy EXCEPT-
a)
A radio
b)
A flashlight
c)
A drum
d)
A television
7.
What kind of energy?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
8.
Which type of energy does the battery produce?
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
mechanical
d)
electrical
9.
Energy from the Sun, which provides heat and light energy for Earth
a)
chemical
b)
solar
c)
kinetic
d)
potential
10.
Energy due to an object's motion.
a)
kinetic
b)
electrical
c)
potential
d)
chemical
11.
Energy due to an object's position.
a)
kinetic
b)
electrical
c)
potential
d)
chemical
12.
Which of the following is an example of potential energy?
a)
a moving car
b)
a shining lightbulb
c)
a stretched rubber band
d)
a falling book
13.
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy cannot be
a)
changed or transformed
b)
stopped or started
c)
created or destroyed
d)
hot or cold
14.
Energy is...
a)
the ability to do work
b)
a force
c)
magnetism
d)
a push or pull
15.

Which of the following is NOT part of a circuit?

a)

plastic

b)

source of energy

c)

wire

d)

switch

16.

Which kind of energy occurs due to vibrations?

a)

thermal

b)

light

c)

sound

d)

electrical

17.

Which of the following is NOT a good conductor of electricity?

a)

copper

b)

aluminum

c)

wood

d)

gold

18.

When you see yourself in a mirror, it is because light is ______.

a)

refracting

b)

transmitting

c)

vibrating

d)

reflecting

19.

When a television is turned on, electrical energy converts into _____.

a)

sound energy

b)

light energy

c)

both a and b

d)

neither a nor b

20.
Which object requires only mechanical energy to perform its main function?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
21.
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 1, 4, and 6
b)
Activities 2, 4, and 5
c)
Activities 1 and 2
d)
Activities 3, 5, and 6
22.
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
23.

Electrical energy is ...

a)

the energy of moving electrons.

b)

the energy produced by an objects vibration.

c)

the total energy of motion and position.

d)

the ability to do work.

24.
This is an example of ____________ energy turning into _____________energy.
a)
Mechanical and Sound
b)
Sound and Mechanical
c)
Mechanical and Heat
d)
Heat and Light
25.

What type of energy transformation occurs when a hawk eats a mouse and then uses that energy to fly?

a)

chemical to mechanical

b)

mechanical to chemical

c)

thermal to mechanical

d)

mechanical to thermal

26.

What is an advantage of producing electricity through hydropower?

a)

land is flooded when dams are built

b)

Hydropower is a clean, renewable source of energy for human use

c)

building dams destroys animal habitats

d)

building dams for hydropower uses up lots of land space

27.

Two friends decide to go to the park and watch a movie on a computer. The computer runs on battery power. What energy transformation is occurring from the battery to the light being given off by the computer?

a)

chemical - light - sound

b)

mechanical - chemical - electrical

c)

mechanical - electrical - light

d)

chemical - electrical - light

28.

Energy in motion or has to do with the position of an object is?

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Mechanical energy

c)

Potential energy

d)

Kinetic energy