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WorksheetsForms of Energy
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Which object requires only mechanical energy to perform its main function?
A
B
C
D
What types of energy does the toy oven use to bake the cakes?
Light and sound
Electrical and thermal
Thermal and mechanical
Mechanical and electrical
Which activities on the list are examples of the use of mechanical energy?
Activities 1, 4, and 6
Activities 2, 4, and 5
Activities 1 and 2
Activities 3, 5, and 6
What kinds of energy are needed in this investigation to change the state of matter of the candle?
Thermal and mechanical
Mechanical, light, and electrical
Electrical and thermal
Light, mechanical, and thermal
What type of energy causes ice cream to melt?
thermal/heat
light
sound
electrical
What form of energy does the sun give?
sound and thermal
light and thermal
mechanical and light
thermal and mechanical
What type of energy do we use to cook food?
mechanical
light
thermal
sound
What type of energy is being used when riding a bicycle?
mechanical
light
thermal
sound
What form of energy is talking?
mechanical
light
sound
thermal
What form of energy is music?
mechanical
light
thermal
sound
What form of energy is used when pushing something?
mechanical
light
thermal
sound
What tool can be used to measure thermal energy?
balance
thermometer
ruler
scale
Which type of energy does a wind-up toy use?
mechanical
light
thermal
sound
Which uses thermal energy?
fan
hair dryer
refrigerator
radio
Which of these is NOT an example of the bicycle using mechanical energy?
The pedals, gears, and chin help turn the wheels.
The wheels turn when the bicycle moves.
The front wheel guides the bicycle as it moves.
The reflector allows the bicycle to be seen at night.
Heat is another name for
thermal energy
magnetic energy
electrical energy
mechanical energy
What type of energy is being used when riding a bicycle?
mechanical
light
thermal
sound
An object vibrating produces what kind of energy?
sound
thermal
mechanical
electrical
Select all activities that are examples of the use of mechanical energy?
A dolphin jumping out of the water
A lamp sitting on a desk
Throwing a football on a field
A campfire burning in a campground
An oven baking a cake
Which uses thermal energy?
fan
hair dryer
pencil sharpener
radio
Which form of energy is produced when a guitar string vibrates?
Chemical Energy
Electrical energy
Sound Energy
Light energy
Which is an example of mechanical energy?
hearing your mom's voice on your cell phone
watching a ball roll down a hill
listening to a car horn get louder as it gets closer
seeing a firecracker make sparks in the sky
The sun provides ____________ and ____________ energy that can be harnessed and used for solar power.
chemical, sound
mechanical, light
sound, light
light, thermal
What types of energy are most represented in a lit lightbulb that is plugged into an outlet?
chemical, light, thermal
mechanical, sound, light
light, thermal, electrical
electrical, chemical, sound
What is the energy source for this object?
Light energy
Mechanicla energy
Sound energy
Electrical energy
Energy of moving parts
Light
Mechanical
Thermal
Sound
Energy caused by vibrations
Light
Mechanical
Thermal
Sound
Your friend's Nintendo Switch shuts down because it ran out of batteries. What type of energy does it need to begin working again?
Mechanical Energy
Electrical Energy
Light Energy
Sound Energy
What form of energy is being used when a person pushes heavy boxes across the floor?
Electrical energy
Mechanical energy
Thermal energy
Sound energy
A girl turned the light off and went to bed. She remembered she had accidentally left her glass of ice water on the counter. When she got up the next morning, the ice had melted. What form of energy caused the ice to melt?
Sound energy
Light energy
Thermal energy
Mechanical energy
What kind of energy is needed to make the scissors work?
Thermal
Electrical
Mechanical
Light
Which of the following is NOT mechanical energy?
Pedaling a bike
Rowing a boat
Using a light bulb
Running up a hill
