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WorksheetsAll About Energy!
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Electrical energy can be produced by _________?
a)
burning fossil fuels
b)
using swiftly moving water
c)
using solar panels
d)
all of the above
2.
What is the driving energy source for heating Earth?
a)
electrical energy
b)
wind
c)
solar energy
d)
the earth
3.
The main source of energy for all life comes from ____.
a)
the Earth
b)
Plants
c)
the sun
d)
the food we eat/make
4.
How are fossils created?
a)
Pressure and heat changed the form of the plant and animal fossils.
b)
Rivers and swamps carried away the plant and animal fossils.
c)
The sun heated the plant and animal fossils.
d)
The plant and animal fossils sank in the ocean.
5.
Energy can only be __________.
a)
destroyed
b)
changed or transformed
c)
created
d)
manmade
6.
In the process of hydroelectricity . . .
a)
dams usually help fish migrate upstream
b)
water runs through tunnels and out to a river
c)
wind turns the blades of a turbine
d)
moving water sets turbines spinning and is converted into electricity
7.
To produce hydroelectric power, humans build a _________ across a powerful river.
a)
dam
b)
road
c)
bridge
8.
What are the 3 main fossil fuels?
a)
Coal, Oil, and Gasoline
b)
Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
c)
Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum
d)
Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources
9.
Corn, wheat, and soybeans can be made into a substance called ethanol. In some places, ethanol is part of a mixture used to power cars and trucks. What type of alternative energy resource is ethanol?
a)
Hydroelectric
b)
Geothermal
c)
Biofuel
d)
Solar
10.
What does hydroelectricity come from?
a)
Harnessing the movement of air
b)
The sun's heat and energy
c)
Harnessing the movement of water
11.
This Picture Represents Which Type of Alternative Energy?
a)
Wind
b)
Solar
c)
Biofuels
d)
Geothermal
12.
Which of these energy sources causes the most air pollution?
a)
coal
b)
wind
c)
solar
13.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
14.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
15.
When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?
a)
kinetic
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
radiant
16.
What kind of energy is represented in this picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Potential
c)
Nuclear
d)
Mechanical
17.
What kind of energy does this device use?
a)
Chemical
b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)
Chemical
18.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
19.
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
20.
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
21.
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
22.
Work is:
a)
A transfer of energy by a force to move and object
b)
Something you get paid for
c)
Something you take home
d)
Makes you sweat
23.
What machine changes electrical energy into light and sound energy?
a)
battery
b)
lightbulb
c)
alarm clock
d)
apple
24.
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
25.
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
26.
Energy that is stored in bonds between atoms is:
a)
Mechanical energy
b)
Chemical energy
c)
Kinetic energy
d)
Nuclear energy
27.
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
28.
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
29.
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
30.
The purpose of the panels is to change solar energy into ____________.
a)
light energy
b)
electrical energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
mechanical energy
31.
What machine changes chemical energy into heat, light and sound energy
a)
blender
b)
firecracker
c)
lightbulb
d)
apple
32.
Which statement is true?
a)
Oranges contain Elastic Energy
b)
Food contains Chemical Energy
c)
Phone on the table doesn't contain Gravitational Energy
d)
Radiator contains Nuclear Energy
33.
What is the definition of Elastic Energy?
a)
Energy stored in the nucleus of the atoms hold the nucleus together
b)
Energy stored in an object by the application of force
c)
Movement of objects or substances from one place to another
d)
The energy an object or substance has because of its position up high
34.
Which is Potential Energy?
a)
Radiant Energy
b)
Mechanical Energy
c)
Chemical Energy
d)
Sound Energy
35.
Heat Energy is called:
a)
Radiant Energy
b)
Chemical Energy
c)
Thermal Energy
d)
Mechanical Energy
36.
Which 2 types of energy does the object in the image use?
a)
Electric and Thermal
b)
Nuclear and Elastic
c)
Chemical and Mechanical
d)
Sound and Elastic
37.
what type is mechanical energy?
a)
energy that is associated with moving
b)
electrical energy
c)
mm cool machine
38.
I use electrical energy and convert it to thermal,what am I?
a)
Fortnite
b)
PC
c)
TV
d)
toaster
39.
What is electrical energy?
a)
my ipad
b)
the movement of electrons
40.
What is the form of energy associated with visible light?
a)
light energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
kinetic energy
41.
What is the form of energy that is created using heat? This form of energy makes particles of matter move faster.
a)
light energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
kinetic energy
42.
What is a form of energy that is the result of chemicals reacting to each other or to some action?
a)
light energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
kinetic energy
43.
What is energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor?
a)
electrical energy
b)
solar energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
potential energy
44.
What is energy from the sun?
a)
electrical energy
b)
solar energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
potential energy
45.
What is the energy of moving objects, or the energy of moving parts of a machine?
a)
electrical energy
b)
solar energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
potential energy
46.
What is the energy something has because of its position?
a)
electrical energy
b)
solar energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
potential energy
47.
Which car will be pushed back the farthest?
a)
Car 1
b)
Car 2
48.
True or False: The person in the picture has a lot of potential energy?
a)
True
b)
False
49.
True or False: The people on the bench have mostly potential energy.
a)
True
b)
False
50.
True or False: The people at the bottom of the hill have mostly potential energy.
a)
True
b)
False
51.
I have the most energy if I am:
a)
Running
b)
Walking
c)
Eating
d)
Crawling
52.
When my hands collide, the kinetic energy is:
a)
transferred to another person
b)
converted into potential energy
c)
transferred to my ear
d)
converted into sound energy
53.
I have the most potential energy if I am:
a)
5 feet high
b)
10 feet high
c)
15 feet high
d)
20 feet high
54.
How can I gain potential energy? (choose the best answer)
a)
Run a mile
b)
Walk up the stairs
c)
Climb a mountain
d)
Go down the stairs
55.
A baseball held by a pitcher has _____________energy.
a)
Kinetic
b)
Chemical
c)
Potential
d)
Thermal
56.
At what position does the rock have the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
E
57.
Wood, batteries, gasoline, and food are all examples of ________________________.
a)
gravitational potential energy
b)
elastic potential energy
c)
chemical potential energy
d)
None of the above
58.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
59.
When you compress a spring, you are storing __________ energy.
a)
sound
b)
elastic
c)
light
d)
chemical
60.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
61.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
62.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
63.
Kinetic energy is related to
a)
position or height of an object
b)
speed of an object
64.
Potential energy is related to
a)
position or height of an object
b)
speed of an object
65.
Which choice below is most like a pendulum, for demonstrating Potential and Kinetic Energy?
a)
Roller Coaster
b)
Kicking a Soccer Ball
c)
A Water Slide
d)
A Swing Set
66.
Water high in the air falls due to gravity, the moving water spins turbines, and they create/store electricity...
Pick the BEST Energy Conversion below for a Hydroelectric Dam.
Pick the BEST Energy Conversion below for a Hydroelectric Dam.
a)
Mechanical to Electrical
b)
Electrical to Mechanical to Thermal
c)
Potential to Kinetic to Electrical
d)
Kinetic to Mechanical to Electrical
67.
Making a Fruit Smoothie is YUMMY!
Plug a Blender into the wall outlet, and you're ready to go.
Which choice below BEST shows the energy transformation of making a smoothie?
Plug a Blender into the wall outlet, and you're ready to go.
Which choice below BEST shows the energy transformation of making a smoothie?
a)
Electrical to Kinetic
b)
Electrical to Chemical
c)
Mechanical to Sound
d)
Kinetic to Thermal
68.
If you drop a basketball, it will bounce, and then roll, and finally stop.
Why won't a basketball bounce forever?
Why won't a basketball bounce forever?
a)
The ball weighs too much, and that makes it stop.
b)
Gravity pulls the ball down more than the ball can bounce.
c)
It's Potential Energy gets destroyed as it bounces.
d)
It's energy is transformed into other types of energy.
69.
A Steam Locomotive uses wood or coal, to create steam from water. This steam moves pistons, and thus, the train. Choose the best energy transformation below for a steam locomotive.
a)
Thermal --> Mechanical --> Chemical (plus heat)
b)
Chemical --> Thermal --> Mechanical (plus heat)
c)
Mechanical --> Chemical --> Thermal (plus heat)
d)
Electrical -> Chemical --> Thermal (plus heat)
70.
Which location will a pendulum have the most kinetic energy?
a)
the left side
b)
the right side
c)
The center/middle
d)
either the right or left side
71.
Turning on a light is most like which energy transformation below?
a)
Chemical to Electrical to Thermal to Light
b)
Chemical to Electrical to Light (plus thermal)
c)
Mechanical to Electrical to Light (plus thermal)
d)
Electrical to Chemical to light (plus thermal)
72.
Which of the following energy transformations occur 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
73.
Which of the following shows an energy transformation from chemical energy to electrical to light energy?
a)
A bolt of lightning lights the night sky.
b)
A candle glows brightly in the dark.
c)
A fire in a fireplace lights up a room.
d)
A battery causes a flashlight to shine.
74.
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
75.
People get energy from the food that they eat and transform that energy as they move. Which energy transformations occur as a student rapidly rubs the palms of his hands together?
a)
mechanical to thermal to electrical
b)
chemical to mechanical to thermal
c)
mechanical to chemical to sound
d)
chemical to sound to electrical
76.
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
77.
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
78.
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
79.
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
80.
what type of energy is stored in a battery?
a)
electrical
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
mechanical
81.
When you eat pizza, Chemical Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.
a)
Solar
b)
Electrical
c)
Mechanical
d)
Chemical
82.
Solar Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.
a)
Mechanical
b)
Solar
c)
Sound
d)
Electrical
83.
Electrical Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.
a)
Thermal
b)
Solar
c)
Electrical
d)
None
84.
Mechanical Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.
a)
Solar
b)
Mechanical
c)
Electrical
d)
Potential
85.
Electrical -> Mechanical -> Sound
a)
A triple beam balance measuring an object’s mass
b)
A pencil sharpener plugged into a wall outlet
c)
A projector displaying a diagram on the screen
d)
A working flashlight used to light up a dark corner
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