WorksheetsEnergy Changes and Moves
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 25mins
Where does the electricity that reaches your home come from?
the sky
a windmill
a power plant
Which statement is true?
Oranges contain mechanical (kinetic) energy
Food contains potential (chemical) energy
My toaster contains gravitational (kinetic) energy
My phone contains nuclear (potential) energy
Which energies are associated with an electric pencil sharpener?
chemical, heat and light
electrical, heat and light
kinetic (mechanical), potential and light
electrical, kinetic (mechanical) and heat
Which energies are associated with a TV?
thermal and mechanical
light and chemical
light and heat
nuclear and sound
Which of the following is a type of Potential Energy?
Light Energy
Mechanical Energy
Chemical Energy
Sound Energy
Stored energy is called ______ energy.
Kinetic
Potential
Pacific
Safe
Renewable energy is something that will not run out.
True
False
A generator uses which two items to create a flow of electricity?
copper wire and wind
copper wire and a magnet
a magnet and coal
a light bulb and wires
Which would be most practical to use in your home to charge an electrical device if your power went out?
a windmill
a hydroelectric dam
a solar cell
Energy cannot be created or destroyed. However, it does move from place to place and change from one type to another.
TRUE
FALSE
Light is a type of
kinetic energy
potential energy
neither! It is not potential or kinetic
What type of energy change takes place from the top of the rollercoaster to the bottom?
thermal to electrical
mechanical to electrical
kinetic to potential
potential to kinetic
What are the three fossil fuels that can be used in a power plant?
natural gas
oil
coal
all of the above
"To move from one object to another or one place to another" is the definition of
Transfer.
Convert.
"To change from one type to another" is the definition of
Transfer.
Convert.
Nothing Creates energy. If something has energy, the energy must have been transferred from something else.
True
False
Energy can be transferred one object to another, and energy can be converted from one type to another.
True
False
A fitness magazine suggested that the food that you eat is like a battery because it has energy. Do you think that the banana that someone just ate had energy?
Yes
No
When a wind up toy is wound up but not released, it has...
potential energy
kinetic energy
no energy
both kinetic and potential
A wind up toy has no energy..
when sitting still untouched
when wound up
when moving
A battery is an example of...
potential energy
kinetic energy
no energy
Select the picture showing Kinetic Energy
Select the picture showing potential energy
Select the picture showing potential energy
Objects can make their own energy.
True
False
Only living things have energy.
True
False
The amount of energy that enters a system equals the amount that leaves a system
True
False
Any object that uses electricity also creates
chemical energy
heat energy
sound energy
I convert the kinetic energy of moving water into electrical energy
car
light bulb
hydropower plant
_________ are found buried under the earth's surface and are nonrenewable.
power plants
fossil fuels
wind turbines
solar cells
