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Energy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Energy is . . .

a)

the ability to do work.

b)

the ability to rest.

c)

only available from nonrenewable resources.

d)

only available from renewable resources.

2.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

stored energy

b)

energy that is moving

c)

potential energy

d)

a monkey sitting in a tree

3.

What are the 2 forms of energy?

a)

time and money

b)

potential and time

c)

kinetic and time

d)

kinetic and potential

4.

Which is an example of potential energy?

a)

A car going down the road.

b)

A cow eating grass.

c)

A baseball pitched towards home plate.

d)

A banana hanging in a tree.

5.

Which is NOT a form of energy?

a)

Light

b)

Electrical

c)

Heat

d)

Sound

e)

Movement

6.

Heat energy is also known as . . .

a)

magnetic energy.

b)

thermal energy.

c)

cold energy.

d)

sound energy.

7.

What is the process of transferring heat by touching an object known as?

a)

insulator

b)

conductor

c)

sound waves

d)

circuit

8.

Choose the best materials to be used as conductors.

a)

metal

b)

stone

c)

silver

d)

cardboard

9.

Choose the best insulators.

a)

styrofoam

b)

paper

c)

wood

d)

glass

10.

Which form of energy is moved by an electrical current?

a)

Heat energy

b)

Light energy

c)

Sound energy

d)

Electrical energy

e)

Mechanical energy

11.

Electricity will not move through which type of current because not everything is connected?

a)

open

b)

closed

c)

sold

d)

free

12.

What are sources in which we can get electricity from?

a)

coal

b)

natural gas

c)

hydropower

d)

wind power

e)

solar power

13.

What is the only type of energy we can see?

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Heat

d)

Magnetic

14.

How fast does light travel?

a)

1 mile per hour

b)

1,860 miles per second

c)

186,000 miles per second

d)

186,000 miles per hour

15.

When light cannot travel through an object it is called

a)

transparent

b)

reflection

c)

opaque

d)

shadow

16.

Light energy is made up of . . .

a)

open circuits

b)

closed circuits

c)

photons

d)

electricity

17.

What type of objects allow SOME light to pass through?

a)

Translucent

b)

Photons

c)

Opaque

d)

Transparent

18.

The vibration of matter is what type of energy?

a)

Sound

b)

Light

c)

Heat

d)

Electrical

19.

What forms of matter do sound waves travel through?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

20.

How is sound measured?

a)

amps

b)

pounds

c)

miles

d)

decibels