WorksheetsEnergy and Waves
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is the definition of energy?
moving fast
stored stuff
power
The ability to do work.
What is another name for potential energy?
movement energy
stored energy
renewable energy
non renewable energy
What is kinetic energy?
movement energy
potential energy
stored energy
renewable energy
Which two of these things are examples of potential energy?
a car motor
firewood
battery
a fan
What type of energy transformation occurs when a hawk uses the energy from its food to fly?
kinetic energy to chemical energy
thermal energy to kinetic energy
chemical energy to kinetic energy
kinetic energy to thermal energy
Which object shows an energy transformation from electrical to kinetic?
At what point does the roller coaster have the highest amount of gravitational potential energy?
At the bottom of the first hill.
At the top of the third hill.
At the end of the ride.
At the top of the first hill.
If the speed of an object increases, what also increases?
potential energy
solar energy
static energy
kinetic energy
What is another name for heat energy?
radiation energy
thermal energy
cold energy
fire energy
When plants do photosynthesis, they convert the sun's energy into food. What energy transformation is occurring?
kinetic → chemical
chemical → light
light → chemical
heat → kinetic
What is the name for a disturbance caused by energy moving through a system in a recurring pattern?
Wave
Amplitude
Water
Speed
Many waves can only travel through substances that contain atoms, like the air or water. What is the name of these substances?
medium
middle
meridian
stuff
