WorksheetsChapter 1: Energy and Heat
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
The energy of motion is called
potential energy
kinetic energy
chemical energy
thermal energy
What two types of energy are you using when you play on a slide?
electrical and thermal
potential and sound
light and kinetic
potential and kinetic
Sound cannot travel through
water
metal
air
empty space
Which of these items is the best conductor of heat?
a metal fork
a wooden drawer handle
a solid plastic ladle
a foam plastic drink container
Which of the following is not a basic form of energy?
muscle
electrical
thermal
sound
Which statement about energy is true?
Energy is a wave.
Energy cannot travel through a vacuum.
Energy has the ability to cause motion.
Energy cannot change form.
A sound wave with a high frequency will also have a high
wavelength
volume
amplitude
pitch
Refraction occurs when a light wave
bends as it moves from one medium to another.
bounces back off an object or a surface.
is taken in by an object.
changes into heat.
Which type of energy is formed by vibrating objects?
light energy
sound energy
thermal energy
electrical energy
Which type of energy does moving water have?
electrical
kinetic
thermal
potential
A guitarist strums two strings of the same thickness on a guitar. The first string vibrates more quickly than the second string. What is true about the pitch of the strings?
The first string has a higher pitch than the second string.
The second string has a higher pitch than the first string.
The first string and the second string have the same pitch.
The pitch of the second string depends on the pitch of the first string.
Which is the best description of a sound wave when the pitch of the sound is very high?
It has a low frequency.
It has a high frequency.
It has no wavelength.
It has no frequency.
How do white light waves act when they enter a prism?
They are reflected.
they become raindrops.
They bend or refract.
They are absorbed.
Which of the following can act like a prism?
a radio
a raindrop
a piece of paper
a laser
How is heat transferred from the campfire to the people?
conduction
insulation
convection
radiation
Which of the following shows convection?
The sun warms your skin.
You rub your hands together quickly.
A metal spoon in soup becomes warm.
A mobile turns from a candle burning below it.
