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ENERGY REVIEW: MELTS

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What energy form is being used?

a)

Sound

b)

Thermal

c)

Light

d)

Mechanical

2.
Energy produced by vibrations. 
a)
mechanical
b)
sound
c)
light
d)
thermal
3.
What is the difference between refraction and reflection? 
a)
light bends when it is reflected and bounces off when it is refreacted
b)
light bounces off when it is reflected and bends when it is refracted
c)
light travels in curved lines when it is reflected and straight lines when it is refreacted
d)
when light is refracted it no longer travels 
4.
Which of the following best uses mechanical energy to perform a useful task? 
a)
flashlight
b)
pencil sharpener
c)
candle
d)
solar calculator
5.
Which statement correctly explains why you see the bear upside sown in the picture? 
a)
light is refracted by the water, creating an image of the bear
b)
light is absorbed by the mirror, creating the image of the bear
c)
light is being reflected by the water, creating and image of the bear
d)
light is conducted by the water creating an image of the bear
6.
If there is a book setting on a bookshelf, what kind of energy does it have? 
a)
chemical
b)
electrical
c)
kinetic
d)
potential 
7.
If you were building a circuit, why would you use copper and not rubber to send electricity through the circuit? 
a)
copper is a better insulator
b)
rubber is a better conductor
c)
copper is an insulator, but rubber is a conductor
d)
copper is a conductor, but rubber is an insulator
8.
Energy that travels in a straight line.
a)
thermal
b)
light
c)
sound
d)
mechanical 
9.
Why is it appropriate to use plastic or rubber as materials to cover electric plugs ans outlets?
a)
these forms of matter conduct electrical energy
b)
these forms of matter insulate electrical energy
c)
these forms of matter produce electrical energy
d)
these forms of matter produce light and heat energy
10.
What do a camera, magnifying glass, and a glasses have in common? 
a)
they reflect light 
b)
they refract light 
c)
they are conductors
d)
they make things smaller
11.
Which is NOT an example of the use of sound energy? 
a)
beating a drum
b)
talking
c)
playing music on the radio
d)
cooking hot dogs
12.
Why dose the straw look bent? 
a)
the light is traslucent
b)
the light is being reflected
c)
the light is being refracted
d)
the straw is opaque
13.

What energies are needed for this fan to work ?

a)

electrical and thermal

b)

electrical and mechanical

c)

mechanical and sound

d)

mechanical and thermal

14.

All of the following are a must for a circuit to work EXCEPT

a)

wires

b)

switch

c)

battery

d)

resistance

15.

The Sun gives us two types of energy. What are the two types of energy?

a)

Sunshine Energy and Happiness Energy

b)

Thermal Energy (Heat) and Light Energy

c)

Water Energy and Moon Energy

d)

Mechanical Energy and Light Energy

16.

Sound energy is carried by waves of partcicles that are...

a)

loud

b)

blue

c)

vibrating

d)

heated

17.

We are machines. What kind of energy is being shown in the picture above?

a)

Light Energy

b)

Mechanical Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Hammer Energy

18.

We have a lot of windmills in Texas. What kind of energy do windmills produce?

a)

Mechanical Energy >>> Electrical Energy

b)

Light Energy >>> Thermal Energy

c)

Mechanical Energy >>> Sound Energy

d)

Thermal Energy >>> Sunset Energy

19.

This is a picture of an electrical circuit. What supplies the power (electricity) in this circuit?

a)

the Black Line

b)

the Light Bulb

c)

the Battery

d)

the Green Color

20.

When energy changes from one form to another, we call it a _______________.

a)

transformation

b)

creation

c)

expiration

d)

compilation

21.

The picture shows what type of transformation

a)

Electrical to mechanical

b)

light to electric

c)

electrical to light

d)

light to light

22.
According to the Law of Conservation of Energy...
a)
energy changes form
b)
energy can be created and destroyed
c)
energy flows from one material to the next
d)
energy cannot be created or destroyed
23.
What is happening to the energy of the girl from point A to point B
a)
kinetic changes to potential
b)
potential changes to kinetic
c)
energy is lost
d)
energy is gained
24.

What form of energy is being used when a person pushes heavy boxes across the floor?

a)

Electrical energy

b)

Mechanical energy

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Sound energy

25.

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?

a)

Sound energy

b)

Light energy

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Mechanical energy

26.

Which form of energy is produced when a guitar string vibrates?

a)

Sound energy

b)

Electrical energy

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Light energy

27.

Which form of energy is produced when a lamp is turned on?

a)

Sound energy

b)

Electrical energy

c)

Mechanical energy

d)

Light energy

28.

What kind of energy is represented in this picture?

a)

Thermal

b)

Mechanical

c)

Sound

d)

Electric

29.

What kind of energy is needed to make the scissors work?

a)

Thermal

b)

Electrical

c)

Mechanical

d)

Light

30.

What kind of energy does this device use to work?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Electrical

c)

Thermal

d)

Light

31.

The basket and post can both spin. What type of energy do the basket and post need in order to spin?

a)

thermal

b)

light

c)

electrical

d)

mechanical

32.

Which type of energy is produced when the handle of a pencil sharpener turns?

a)

Light Energy

b)

Magnetic Energy

c)

Electrical Energy

d)

Mechanical Energy

33.
Which of the following is a way thermal energy is used at school every day?
a)
Cooking food for lunch
b)
Writing with a pencil
c)
Looking in a mirror
d)
Turning on the lights
34.
Heat is another name for-
a)
thermal energy
b)
magnetic energy
c)
electrical energy
d)
mechanical energy
35.

What type of energy does an oven produce?

a)

light and mechanical

b)

heat and mechanical

c)

light and heat

d)

none of the above

36.

The Sun produces

a)

light and heat energy

b)

sound and light energy

c)

heat and sound energy

d)

electrical and light energy

37.
what type of energy is stored in a battery?
a)
electrical
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
mechanical
38.
Solar Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.
a)
Mechanical
b)
Solar
c)
Sound
d)
Electrical
39.
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
40.
Energy you get from eating an apple
a)
nuclear energy
b)
electromagnetic energy
c)
sound energy
d)
chemical energy