wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

8.2a.Energy.15MCQ

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the units of energy?

a)

Watts

b)

Joules

c)

Degrees centigrade

d)

Newtons

e)

Metres per second

2.

How many energy stores are there?

a)

8

b)

9

c)

10

d)

11

e)

12

3.

Which is not an energy store?

a)

Solar

b)

Chemical

c)

Nuclear

d)

Thermal

e)

Kinetic

4.

How many energy pathways are there?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

e)

10

5.

Which is not an energy pathway?

a)

Mechanical work done

b)

Electrical work done

c)

Heating

d)

Kinetic

e)

Radiation

6.

What type of pathway generates heat by friction?

a)

Mechanical work done

b)

Electrical work done

c)

Heating

d)

Kinetic

e)

Radiation

7.

Everything in the Universe is either matter (has mass) or what?

a)

Particles

b)

Stars

c)

Weight

d)

Energy

e)

Space

8.

What does renewable mean?

a)

Can use it again

b)

Will not run out

c)

Does not release carbon dioxide

d)

Will burn for a long time

e)

Used quicker than it is made

9.

Over what time period are fossil fuels made?

a)

Days

b)

Years

c)

Hundreds of years

d)

Thousands of years

e)

Millions of years

10.

Which two are not fossil fuels?

a)

Coal

b)

Bio-fuel

c)

Nuclear

d)

Gas

e)

OIl

11.

Other than the fossil fuels name one more non-renewable fuel.

a)

Geothermal

b)

Bio-fuel

c)

Nuclear

d)

Hydroelectric

e)

Batteries

12.

Which fuel is not burnt to use its energy store?

a)

Coal

b)

Bio-fuel

c)

Nuclear

d)

Gas

e)

Oil

13.

What pollutant is released when we burn fuels?

a)

Global warming

b)

CO2

c)

CO2

d)

Co2

e)

CO2

14.

Which energy resource uses the chemical energy store in material from recently living organisms?

a)

Crude oil

b)

Bio-fuel

c)

Hydroelectric

d)

Natural gas

e)

Horsepower

15.

Which is the correct mnemonic for the energy stores and energy transfers?

a)

MRS GREN

b)

Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain

c)

Rich Men In Vegas Use X-ray Glasses

d)

CUB SURCAR

e)

8 KG CEMENT 4 MR HE