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Types of Energy

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
2.
What kind of energy does this device use?
a)
Chemical
b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)
Chemical
3.
Wind turbines and windmills convert (or change) what energy to another?
a)
Kinetic to electric
b)
Gravitational potential to electric
c)
Mechanical to potential
d)
Thermal to sound
4.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum (or most) potential energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
5.
When a soccer ball is on a field, the energy it has just before being kicked is called
a)
kinetic energy
b)
potential energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
chemical energy
6.
The picture shows a microwave oven. As a microwave oven is operated, electrical energy is transformed into all of the following types of energy EXCEPT —
a)
solar
b)
light
c)
heat
d)
mechanical
7.
What type of energy is in this slingshot?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
8.
What kind of energy do scissors use?
a)
Thermal
b)
Electrical
c)
Mechanical
d)
Solar
9.

Stored energy

a)

radiant

b)

chemical

c)

potential

d)

kinetic

e)

sound

10.

Food

a)

radiant

b)

chemical

c)

potential

d)

kinetic

e)

sound

11.

Fuel

a)

radiant

b)

chemical

c)

potential

d)

kinetic

e)

sound

12.

heat

a)

thermal

b)

electrical

c)

sound

d)

kinetic

e)

potential

13.

Batteries

a)

radiant

b)

chemical

c)

potential

d)

kinetic

e)

sound

14.

Stretching an object

a)

radiant

b)

chemical

c)

potential

d)

kinetic

e)

sound

15.

travels in waves

a)

potential

b)

electrical

c)

sound

d)

kinetic

16.

Energy is the ability to do work or cause changes.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

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

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

c)

chemical

d)

sound

18.

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

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

c)

chemical

d)

sound

19.

Which of following are types of kinetic energy? Check all that apply.

a)

sound energy

b)

light energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

mechanical energy

e)

potential

20.

We receive ________ and heat energy from the Sun.

a)

sound

b)

mechanical

c)

light

d)

kinetic

21.

Vibrations produce _______ energy.

a)

chemical

b)

sound

c)

potential

d)

light

22.

What is an example of Electric Energy

a)

Apple

b)

Rubber Bands

c)

Car Battery

d)

Table

23.

Heat Energy is called:

a)

Radiant Energy

b)

Chemical Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Mechanical Energy

24.
What is the form of energy associated with visible light?
a)
light energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
kinetic energy
25.
What kind of energy is represented in this picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Potential
c)
Nuclear
d)
Mechanical
26.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
27.
A battery converts what type of energy to another?
a)
sound to kinetic
b)
light to heat
c)
mechanical to electrical
d)
chemical to electrical
28.
The purpose of the panels is to change solar energy into ____________.
a)
light energy
b)
electrical energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
mechanical energy
29.
What machine changes chemical energy into heat, light and sound energy
a)
blender
b)
firecracker
c)
lightbulb
d)
apple
30.
Which type of energy is this?
a)
kinetic energy
b)
potential energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
radiant energy