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Energy Transfer

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What kind of energy is represented in this picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Potential
c)
Nuclear
d)
Mechanical
2.

A battery converts what type of energy to another?

a)

sound to kinetic

b)

radiant to heat

c)

mechanical to electrical

d)

chemical to electrical

3.

This form of energy could be represented by the movement of electrons within copper wires.

a)

Electrical

b)

Radiant

c)

Sound

d)

Mechanical

4.
If your cup of hot chocolate is really hot that means it has a lot of this type of energy.
a)
Chemical
b)
Thermal
c)
Electrical
d)
Potential
5.

True or False. Energy cannot be created or destroyed, rather it is transformed from one energy type to another.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What machine changes electrical energy into radiant and sound energy?

a)

battery

b)

lightbulb

c)

alarm clock

d)

apple

7.
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
8.

Identify the energy transfer

a)

electrical to chemical to radiant

b)

kinetic to potential

c)

chemical to electrical to radiant

d)

radiant to sound

9.

Identify the energy transfer

a)

mechanical to sound

b)

chemical to electrical

c)

sound to mechanical

d)

thermal to sound

10.

Identify the energy transfer

a)

chemical to nuclear

b)

radiant to electrical

c)

thermal to radiant

d)

electrical to radiant

11.

Identify the energy transfer

a)

radiant to electrical to chemical

b)

chemical to electrical to radiant

c)

electrical to chemical to radiant

d)

chemical to electrical to mechanical

12.

Identify the energy transfer

a)

mechanical to radiant

b)

chemical to kinetic

c)

electrical to mechanical

d)

radiant to thermal

13.

Identify the energy transfer

a)

chemical to radiant

b)

thermal to electrical

c)

chemical to thermal

d)

electrical to thermal

14.

Identify the energy transfer in this battery powered radio

a)

chemical to electrical to sound

b)

sound to electrical to chemical

c)

electrical to sound to chemical

d)

sound to thermal to electrical

15.

When you eat food, your body gains ___________ energy.

a)

electrical

b)

chemical

c)

thermal

d)

radiant

16.

Which of the following involves electrical energy being transferred into thermal energy?

a)

A heavy box being lifted off a table

b)

firecrackers exploding in the sky

c)

baking bread in the oven

d)

a wax candle burning

17.

A wind-up toy has a spring that stores energy when it is wound up gently. When the toy is released, elastic energy transfers into ____________ energy.

a)

electrical

b)

mechanical

c)

nuclear

d)

radiant

18.

Which type of energy is NOT given off by a fire?

a)

radiant

b)

electrical

c)

thermal

d)

sound

19.

Sydney went to her friend's house and pushed the button for the doorbell. What produced the sound she heard?

a)

The energy of her push sent an electric current into the air

b)

The energy from her push transformed directly into sound waves

c)

The force of her push OPENED a circuit and caused a hammer to hit a bell

d)

The force of her push CLOSED a circuit and caused a hammer to hit a bell.

20.

A player catches a moving ball. What happens to some of the ball's energy when it hits the player's mitt?

a)

It changes to radiant.

b)

It changes to electricity.

c)

It changes to sound.

d)

It is destroyed.

21.

What type of energy is this picture

a)

Pressure

b)

Elastic

c)

Electrostatic

d)

Chemical

22.

_____________ energy is transferred from the man to the lawnmower as he pushes it.

a)

Chemical

b)

Sound

c)

Radiant

d)

Mechanical

23.

You know your neighbor is mowing the yard because ________ energy is transferred to your ears.

a)

nuclear

b)

sound

c)

thermal

d)

mechanical