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Types of Energy

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is energy?

a)

The ability to do work

b)

Gravity

c)

A tech solutions company

d)

The force that makes things float in outer space

2.

What is an example of Electric Energy

a)

gasoline

b)

The nucleus of an atom being split

c)

The energy provided by a battery

d)

The energy from a campfire

3.

Which statement is true?

a)

Oranges contain Elastic Energy

b)

Food contains Chemical Energy

c)

Phone on the table doesn't contain Gravitational Energy

d)

Radiator contains Nuclear Energy

4.

Which type of energy does a TV remote have while turning on the TV?

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Gravitational Energy

c)

Radiant Energy

d)

Sound Energy

5.

Which is Potential Energy?

a)

Radiant Energy

b)

Mechanical Energy

c)

Chemical Energy

d)

Sound Energy

6.

Heat Energy is called:

a)

Radiant Energy

b)

Chemical Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Mechanical Energy

7.

Which 2 types of energy does the object in the image use?

a)

Electric and Thermal

b)

Nuclear and Elastic

c)

Chemical and Mechanical

d)

Sound and Elastic

8.

Which is Kinetic Energy?

a)

Gravitational Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Elastic Energy

d)

Nuclear Energy

9.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
10.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
11.

What type of energy is in this picture?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

c)

Chemical

d)

Sound

12.
Energy that is stored in the nucleus of an atom is called _________ energy.
a)
Chemical
b)
Nuclear
c)
Gravitational
d)
Elastic
13.
Electromagnetic energy (such as visible light waves, X-rays, gamma rays and radio waves) is called _______ energy.
a)
Thermal
b)
Radiant
c)
Sound
d)
Electrical
14.
What type of energy does this provide?
a)
thermal
b)
radiant
c)
sound
d)
mechanical
15.
Food, batteries, and fuel such as gasoline are similar because they are sources of _________ energy.
a)
chemical energy
b)
kinetic energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
heat energy
16.
What type of energy includes both kinetic and potential energy?
a)
mechanical energy
b)
chemical energy
c)
heat energy
d)
sound energy
17.

What kind of energy does this device use?

a)

Chemical

b)

Electrical

c)

Thermal

d)

Mechanical

18.

In nature, lightning is one form of this type of energy

a)

Chemical Energy

b)

Radiant Energy

c)

Nuclear Energy

d)

Electrical Energy

19.

The energy that comes from fire is this type of energy

a)

Electrical Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Mechanical Energy

d)

Nuclear Energy

20.

Natural gas and coal are two sources of this type of energy

a)

Chemical Energy

b)

Radiant Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Nuclear Energy

21.

This type of energy is created when the nuclei of atoms are split or fused

a)

Radiant Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Nuclear Energy

d)

Mechanical Energy

22.

A spring that is pressed down has this type of energy

a)

Stored Mechanical Energy

b)

Nuclear Energy

c)

Radiant Energy

d)

Thermal Energy

23.

Another name for Thermal Energy is...

a)

Heat energy

b)

Solar energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Cold energy

24.
Which type of energy is this?
a)
electrical energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
sound energy
d)
chemical energy
25.
Which type of energy is this?
a)
kinetic energy
b)
potential energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
radiant energy
26.

What is energy?

a)

Energy is something that is moving.

b)

Energy is something that builds up when something is at rest.

c)

Energy describes the ability of things to change themselves or to cause change to other things.

d)

All of the above accurately describe ENERGY.

27.

Which option is the correct unit of measurement for energy?

a)

Joule (J)

b)

Kilogram (kg)

c)

Newton (N)

d)

Jewel (je)

28.

A car at the top of the drop on a roller coaster has ________ energy.

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

c)

chemical

d)

sound

29.

A car rolling down the drop of a roller coaster has ________ energy.

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

c)

chemical

d)

sound

30.

We receive ________ and heat energy from the Sun.

a)

sound

b)

mechanical

c)

light

d)

kinetic

31.

Vibrations produce _______ energy.

a)

chemical

b)

sound

c)

potential

d)

light

32.

Objects with a higher temperature have particles that are vibrating _______.

a)

faster

b)

slower

33.

______ energy is a type of potential energy that is stored in links between molecules of food and fuel.

a)

Mechanical

b)

Light

c)

Chemical

d)

Sound

34.

______ energy is energy from the Sun that we can see.

a)

Sound

b)

Thermal

c)

Chemical

d)

Light

35.

Riding your bicycle up a hill is an example of _________ energy

a)

Thermal

b)

Chemical

c)

Stored mechanical

d)

Sound