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Forms of Energy

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This is the energy that can be released by breaking the bonds between compounds. 
a)
electromagnetic
b)
nuclear 
c)
kinetic 
d)
chemical 
2.
The is the energy due to the splitting of atoms. 
a)
nuclear 
b)
chemical 
c)
mechanical 
d)
sound 
3.
This is the energy that moves objects. 
a)
cool 
b)
nuclear 
c)
chemical 
d)
mechanical 
4.
This is energy that is stored for later use. 
a)
kinetic energy 
b)
potential energy 
c)
mechanical energy 
d)
electromagnetic energy. 
5.

Energy can't be .....

a)

transformed.

b)

made or destroyed.

c)

converted.

d)

harnessed or produced.

6.
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
7.
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
8.
Which form of energy is produced when a guitar string vibrates?
a)
Sound energy
b)
Electrical energy
c)
Chemical energy
d)
Light energy
9.

Which object requires only mechanical energy to perform its main function?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

What types of energy does the toy oven use to bake the cakes?

a)

Light and sound

b)

Electrical and thermal

c)

Thermal and mechanical

d)

Mechanical and electrical

11.

Which activities on the list are examples of the use of mechanical energy?

a)

Activities 1, 4, and 6

b)

Activities 2, 4, and 5

c)

Activities 1 and 2

d)

Activities 3, 5, and 6

12.

What kinds of energy are needed in this investigation to change the state of matter of the candle?

a)

Thermal and mechanical

b)

Mechanical, light, and electrical

c)

Electrical and thermal

d)

Light, mechanical, and thermal

13.
Is this a heat, light, or sound source?
a)
Sound
b)
Heat 
c)
Light
14.

What type of energy causes ice cream to melt?

a)

thermal/heat

b)

light

c)

sound

d)

electrical

15.

What form of energy does the sun give?

a)

sound and thermal

b)

light and thermal

c)

mechanical and light

d)

thermal and mechanical

16.

What type of energy is being used when riding a bicycle?

a)

mechanical

b)

light

c)

thermal

d)

sound

17.

What type of energy do we use to cook food?

a)

mechanical

b)

light

c)

thermal

d)

sound

18.

What form of energy is used when pushing something?

a)

mechanical

b)

light

c)

thermal

d)

sound

19.
Energy stored in the bonds between atoms
a)
chemical energy
b)
mechanical energy
c)
kinetic energy
d)
nuclear energy
20.

What is energy?

a)

The ability to do work

b)

A force

c)

Electricity

d)

The ability to transform work

21.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
22.

Sunlight, radio waves, and X-Rays are each examples of _______ energy.

a)

chemical

b)

electrical

c)

Potential

d)

Radiant

23.
Energy stored in an atom's nucleus
a)
chemical energy
b)
mechanical energy
c)
kinetic energy
d)
nuclear energy
24.
Energy stored in a flexed or compressed object
a)
gravitational potential energy
b)
mechanical energy
c)
kinetic energy
d)
elastic potential energy
25.
Energy of motion
a)
gravitational potential energy
b)
mechanical energy
c)
kinetic energy
d)
elastic potential energy
26.
Potential energy due to gravity
a)
gravitational potential energy
b)
mechanical energy
c)
kinetic energy
d)
elastic potential energy
27.
Energy of moving electrons
a)
electrical energy
b)
electromagnetic energy
c)
sound energy
d)
mechanical energy
28.
Kinetic energy + potential energy
a)
electrical energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
sound energy
d)
mechanical energy
29.
Solar Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.
a)
Mechanical
b)
Solar
c)
Sound
d)
Electrical
30.
Which skier will have a greater potential energy? 
a)
Skier 1
b)
Skier 2
31.

What type of energy transformation occurs when using an electric pencil sharpener?

a)

electrical to mechanical

b)

sound to electrical

c)

mechanical to electrical

d)

potential to sound

32.

A lamp begins with electrical energy when plugged in and turns into _________ energy when the light comes on.

a)

mechanical

b)

kinetic

c)

radiant

d)

sound

33.

What type of energy transformation happens in hydro-electric power?

a)

kinetic to potential

b)

sound to mechanical

c)

chemical to electrical

d)

mechanical to electrical

34.

What energy transformation occurs when a crock pot is plugged into an outlet and then the control knob is turned "on"?

a)

thermal to electrical

b)

mechanical to thermal

c)

electrical to thermal

d)

electrical to sound

35.

Which of the following energy transformations occur when the lamp is plugged into the outlet and the bulb is inserted into the lamp?

a)

thermal - electrical - light

b)

electrical - light - thermal

c)

light - thermal - electrical

d)

electrical - thermal - light

36.
Energy is always found in the same form
a)
True
b)
False
37.
Mechanical energy is the sum of an object's _____ energy and _____ energy.
a)
thermal, chemical
b)
potential, chemical
c)
kinetic, chemical
d)
potential, kinetic
38.
The unit for energy is the
a)
Newton
b)
Joule
c)
Kilogram
d)
Watt
39.
Lightning is a transfer of ______ energy.
a)
Mechanical
b)
Nuclear
c)
Chemical
d)
Electrical
40.
 The law of conservation of energy states that when one form of energy is converted into another,
a)
Energy is destroyed in the process
b)
Energy is created in the process
c)
No energy is destroyed in the process
d)
Energy is lost in the process
41.
Which energy-conversion process occurs whenever coal is burned at a power station?
a)
chemical to nuclear
b)
chemical to sound
c)
chemical to electrical
d)
mechanical to electrical
42.
When energy moves from one form to another it is said to be _________________
a)
Transformed
b)
Eliminated
c)
Lost.
d)
Created 
43.
Which is an example of chemical energy?
a)
a horse pulling a cart
b)
a dog digesting food
c)
a marching band in a parade
44.

Stored energy in the form of position or condition.

a)

potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

momentum

d)

mechanical energy

45.

Energy in the form of motion.

a)

mechanical energy

b)

potential energy

c)

kinetic energy

d)

momentum

46.

Which of these items is not part of the law of conservation of energy?

a)

energy cannot be created

b)

energy cannot be destroyed

c)

energy can be transferred between forms

d)

energy is destroyed by friction

47.

Where is the kinetic energy of pendulum at its highest?

a)

at the top of the swing

b)

at the bottom of the swing

c)

at 1/4 of the swing

d)

at 3/4 of the swing

48.

At which point of this roller coaster is the energy 1/2 kinetic and 1/2 potential?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

49.
What is the unit used to measure work?
a)
Joule
b)
Watt
c)
Newton
d)
Pascal
50.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
51.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
52.
In which of the following situations do your arms do work on books?
a)
holding a heavy stack of books while standing
b)
carrying a heavy stack of books
c)
dropping a stack of books onto a table
d)
picking up a pile of books from the floor
53.
The _______ is the SI unit of energy.
a)
watt
b)
joule
c)
ampere
d)
volt
54.
When work is done, there is always a(n) _______.
a)
constant rate
b)
single movement involved
c)
transfer of energy
d)
increase in the mechanical advantage
55.
The ability to do work is....
a)
work
b)
power
c)
acceleration
d)
energy
56.
What is an example of Radiant energy?
a)
Electromagnetic waves
b)
Burning Logs
c)
Vibrations
d)
Gravitational potential
57.
What is an example of Nuclear energy?
a)
light energy
b)
splitting nuclei
c)
burning logs
d)
plucking a guitar string
58.
"Energy can be transformed from one form into another or transformed from one region or another, but energy cannot be created or destroyed."
Which law is this?
a)
Law of Conservation of Mass
b)
Newton's Second Law
c)
Law of Conservation of Energy
d)
Newton's Third Law
59.
Work is done when a force causes an object to ...
a)
move
b)
stay still
c)
slow down
60.

Visible light is an example of...

a)

electrical energy

b)

radiant energy

c)

sound energy

61.

Plugging a light into an outlet is an example of...

a)

electrical energy

b)

elastic energy

c)

seismic energy

62.

A lamp that plugs into a wall socket draws energy, which flows through a thin wire in the bulb, causing it to heat up until it glows. What energy transformations are taking place?

a)

Chemical → light → electrical

b)

Mechanical → sound → light

c)

Thermal → solar → electrical

d)

Electrical → thermal → light

63.

An electric pencil sharpener uses electricity to make its motor spin. The pencil sharpener also makes noise and heats up. Which observation of the pencil sharpener demonstrates the law of conservation of energy?

a)

The amount of electrical energy used equals the total amount of mechanical, sound, and thermal energy produced.

b)

The amount of energy used by the electric pencil sharpener is greater than an electric lamp.

c)

The electric pencil sharpener only uses energy when it is being used to sharpen a pencil.

d)

The electric pencil sharpener is easier to use than the older version that was cranked by hand.

64.

In which of the following scenarios would this energy transformation be observed?

chemical → light → heat

a)

Plucking a guitar string

b)

Lighting a match

c)

Turning on a fan

d)

Starting a car

65.

A baseball is hit into the air with a bat. When does baseball have the greatest gravitational potential energy?

a)

when it hits the ground

b)

when it reaches its highest point

c)

when it leaves the bat

d)

when the mechanical and kinetic energies of the baseball are equal

66.

Which energy transformation occurs in a toaster?

a)

electrical → thermal

b)

chemical → thermal

c)

nuclear → electrical

d)

thermal → electrical

67.

The process of changing energy from one form to another.

a)

transmission

b)

transportation

c)

transformation

68.
Which type of energy transformation occurs when a flashlight shines?
a)
Chemical to thermal to electrical
b)
Chemical to electrical to radiant
c)
Thermal to chemical to radiant
d)
Chemical to electrical to sound
69.
What energy transformation occurs when an oven is powered on?
a)
Electrical -->Thermal
b)
Thermal --> Electrical
c)
Chemical -->Electrical--> thermal
d)
Electrical --> chemical 
70.
The energy stored in an object as a result of position or height is -
a)
Mechanical energy
b)
Thermal energy
c)
Gravitational potential energy
d)
Stored mechanical/elastic energy 

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