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Energy

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

The ability to do work.

2.

What is potential energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

non renewable energy

3.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

potential energy

c)

stored energy

d)

renewable energy

4.

Which of these things is an example of potential energy?

a)

a car motor

b)

firewood

c)

battery

d)

a fan

5.

Which of these is an example of kinetic energy?

a)

a bicycle

b)

a battery

c)

a solar panel

d)

firewood

6.
GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY DEPENDS ON
a)
MASS AND VELOCITY
b)
MASS AND WEIGHT
c)
WEIGHT AND HEIGHT
d)
HEIGHT AND DISTANCE
7.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AN EXAMPLE OF POTENTIAL ENERGY?
a)
A BALL TRAVELING AT 10 M/S
b)
A COMPRESSED SPRING
c)
WATER BEING STORED AT A WATER DAM
d)
A STRETCHED RUBBER BAND
8.
YOUR BODY OBTAINS ENERGY FROM THE FOOD YOU EAT. WHAT IS THE FORM OF ENERGY IN FOOD?
a)
KINETIC
b)
ELASTIC
c)
GRAVITATIONAL
d)
CHEMICAL
9.
WHEN AN ARCHER BENDS A BOW, WHAT TYPE OF ENERGY INCREASES IN THE BOW?
a)
GRAVITATIONAL
b)
ELASTIC
c)
KINETIC
d)
THERMAL
10.
WHICH ENERGY TRANSFORMATION OCCURS WHEN A TELEVISION SPEAKER PRODUCES MUSIC?
a)
ELECTRICAL TO SOUND
b)
ELASTIC TO SOUND
c)
THERMAL TO SOUND
d)
SOUND TO ELECTRICAL
11.
WHAT ANOTHER NAME FOR THERMAL ENERGY?
a)
HEAT ENERGY
b)
ITS SIZE
c)
ITS POTENTIAL ENERGY
d)
ITS MECHANICAL ENERGY
12.
WHICH OF THESE DESCRIBES THE LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY?
a)
NO MACHINE IS 100% EFFICIENT
b)
ENERGY IS NEITHER CREATED OR DESTROYED
c)
THE ENERGY RESOURCES OF EARTH ARE LIMITED
d)
THE ENERGY OF A SYSTEM IS ALWAYS DECREASING
13.
AS A ROLLER COASTER MOVES DOWN A HILL, POTENTIAL ENERGY IS CONVERTED INTO KINETIC ENERGY, THERMAL ENERGY, AND SOUND ENERGY. WHAT IS TRUE ABOUT THE TOTAL ENERGY OF THIS SYSTEM?
a)
ENERGY IS GAINED (CREATED) AS THE ROLLER COASTER MOVES
b)
ENERGY IS LOST (DESTROYED) AS THE ROLLER COASTER MOVES
c)
THE TOTAL ENERGY REMAINS THE SAME AS THE ROLLER COASTER MOVES
d)
THE TOTAL ENERGY CONSTANTLY CHANGES AS THE ROLLER COASTER MOVES
14.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN ENERGY CONVERSION FROM LIGHT ENERGY TO CHEMICAL ENERGY?
a)
TURNING ON A STOVE TO HEAT DINNER
b)
TURNING ON A LAMP
c)
GROWING AN APPLE TREE
d)
MAKING TOAST IN A TOASTER
15.
SAM STUDIED KINETIC AND POTENTIAL ENERGY BY OBSERVING APPLES HANGING ON A TREE DURING A FIELD INVESTIGATION. WHAT TYPE OF ENERGY DO THE APPLES HAVE?
a)
KINETIC
b)
MECHANICAL
c)
GRAVITATIONAL
d)
ELASTIC
16.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
17.
The ability to do work is
a)
power
b)
energy
c)
thermal
d)
kinetic
18.
Stored energy is called ______ energy.
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Pacific
d)
Safe
19.

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

a)

transformation

b)

creation

c)

expiration

d)

compilation

20.

A computer uses what type of energy to operate?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Light

c)

Electric

d)

Sound

21.

Which is an example of light energy?

a)

lawn mower

b)

blender

c)

flash light

d)

speaker

22.

What is an example of sound energy?

a)

headphones

b)

traffic light

c)

sun

d)

bicycle

23.

Another name for stored energy is

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

light energy

d)

sound energy

24.

Energy in motion is:

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Heat Energy

c)

Electric

d)

Kinetic Energy

25.

The picture shows what type of transformation

a)

Electrical to mechanical

b)

light to electric

c)

electrical to light

d)

light to light

26.
What is energy transformation?
a)
a change of energy from one form to another
b)
when energy gets more energy added to it
c)
when energy gets destroyed
d)
a change in intensity
27.
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
28.

What type of energy does a rock have when it is sitting at the edge of a cliff.

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

29.
As a pendulum swings from its highest to lowest position, what happens to its kinetic and potential energy? 
a)
Both the potential energy and kinetic energy decrease
b)
The potential energy decreases while the kinetic energy increases 
c)
The kinetic energy decreases while the potential energy increases 
d)
Bothe the potential energy and kinetic energy increase 
30.

Which type of energy is used when you're running?

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

31.

What type of energy do you use when you're swimming?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Heat

d)

Thermal

32.

What type of energy does a stationary bike have?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Heat

33.
What kind of energy is represented in this picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Potential
c)
Nuclear
d)
Mechanical
34.
What kind of energy does this device use?
a)
Chemical
b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)
Chemical
35.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
36.
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
37.
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
38.
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
39.
Energy that is stored in bonds between atoms is:
a)
Mechanical energy
b)
Chemical energy
c)
Kinetic energy
d)
Nuclear energy
40.
Energy that is stored in bonds between atoms is:
a)
Mechanical energy
b)
Chemical energy
c)
Kinetic energy
d)
Nuclear energy
41.
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
42.
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
43.
Sound energy needs a
a)
medium
b)
vacuum
c)
chemical
d)
light
44.
What type of energy includes both kinetic and potential energy?
a)
mechanical energy
b)
chemical energy
c)
heat energy
d)
sound energy
45.

Steam is an example of _____________energy.

a)

light

b)

thermal

c)

sound

d)

electrical

46.

Potential energy depends on ____________ & ______________.

a)

mass, speed

b)

mass, position

c)

speed, position

d)

mass, weight

47.

Kinetic energy depends on _____________ & _____________.

a)

mass, speed

b)

mass, position

c)

mass, weight

d)

speed, distance

48.

A windmill is an example of ________________energy.

a)

thermal

b)

mechanical

c)

light

d)

electrical

49.

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

a)

transformation

b)

creation

c)

expiration

d)

compilation

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