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Energy - 4th Grade

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
2.
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
3.
Which form of energy is produced when a guitar string vibrates?
a)
Sound energy
b)
Electrical energy
c)
Chemical energy
d)
Light energy
4.
Which form of energy is produced when a lamp is switched on?
a)
Sound energy
b)
Electrical energy
c)
Chemical energy
d)
Light energy
5.
A ball rolling down the hill is an example of ___ energy.
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
6.
When an object is sitting still, it has ___ energy.
a)
stored
b)
kinetic
c)
moving
d)
motion
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.

When a ball is setting on the floor describes what type of energy?

a)

kinetic

b)

potential

c)

mechanical

d)

electrical

10.

The ability to do work is known as

a)

chemical property

b)

physical property

c)

energy

d)

kinetic energy

11.

Which of the following is NOT an example of chemical energy.

a)

battery

b)

slice of pizza

c)

gasoline

d)

rolling ball

12.

Turn on a radio and you hear music.

a)

Electrical energy changes to light energy

b)

Electrical energy changes to chemical energy

c)

Electrical energy changes to sound energy

13.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
14.
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
15.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
16.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
17.
Which point has the most potential energy?
a)
G
b)
f
c)
b
d)
a
18.
Explain what happens to the potential energy of a rock as it falls off the side of a cliff.
a)
The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy increases.
b)
The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy decreases.
c)
The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy increases.
d)
The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy decreases. 
19.
What is potential energy?
a)
The energy an object has due to its motion
b)
The stored energy of an object due to its position or condition.
c)
The energy an object might have if it existed 
d)
zombies coming
20.
What kind of energy is in a battery?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
21.
A basketball passing through the hoop.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
22.
A foot kicking a football.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
23.
Sitting on a stair step
a)
potential
b)
kinetic
24.

a)

A.

b)

B.

c)

C.

d)

D.

25.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

26.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

27.

Students investigate balls as they roll down ramps and discover the higher the ramp, the more energy the ball is given. Which observation would be evidence for the idea that rolling balls that contain more energy travel faster?

a)

Balls that roll down ramps 20 centimeters high go faster than balls that roll down ramps 10 centimeters high.

b)

Balls that roll down ramps 30 centimeters high go fast at first, but then they slow down and stop.

c)

Balls that roll down ramps 10 centimeters high go faster on a tile floor than on a carpeted floor.

d)

Balls that roll down ramps 20 centimeters high never travel any farther than 250 centimeters.

28.

Energy can be _____________ or changed from one object or material to another or one form to another.

a)

destroyed

b)

transferred

c)

created

d)

ignored

29.

A student has some short and tall ramps and a toy car. She decides to use them to create an investigation. She wants to know which ramp will give the car the most energy. What evidence should she look for? Explain.

a)

She should see which care moves the fastest down a ramp. The type of car makes a difference.

b)

She should use one ramp and test many cars. Car design is most important.

c)

She should see which ramp makes the car moves the fastest. The faster the car the more energy it has.

30.

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

31.

True or False:

Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Which ball most likely rolled the farthest?

a)

ball 1

b)

ball 2

c)

ball 3

d)

ball 4

33.

At which height will the ball have the least amount of energy?

a)

6cm

b)

9cm

c)

12cm

d)

3cm

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