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Forms of Energy:)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

How is thermal energy produced?

a)

When the rise in temperature causes molecules and atoms to vibrate quickly.

b)

When the rise in temperature causes molecules and atoms to vibrate quickly.

c)

Baking something in the oven or the warmth of a cover.

2.

What is another name for thermal energy?

a)

Kinetic energy.

b)

Potential Energy.

c)

Electric energy

d)

Light energy

3.

What is sound energy?

a)

Is electromagnetic waves made of tiny photons.

b)

Energy stored in an elastic band of a type of string.

c)

Sound energy travels through forms of waves and vibration.

d)

Movement of energy through vibrations and sound waves.

4.

What are some examples of chemical energy?

a)

burning wood

b)

baking a cake

c)

the sun

d)

light bulbs

5.

What are some examples of electrical energy?

a)

elastic band

b)

x-ray

c)

Lighting

d)

solar panels

6.

What is nuclear energy?

a)

Is nuclear atoms that split and generate electricity

b)

Is electromagnetic waves made of tiny photons.

c)

Is stored energy in an object due to the height compared to Earth.

d)

Is electricity or a moving object.

7.

How is radiant energy produced?

a)

When an object moves away from the Earth’s surface or the center of the Earth.

b)

The sun produces energy.

c)

The sun produces kinetic energy.

8.

What is an example of radiant energy?

a)

solar panels

b)

Lighting

c)

windmills

d)

lightbulbs

9.

What is light energy?

a)

Energy stored in an elastic band of a type of string.

b)

Movement of energy through vibrations and sound waves.

c)

Is electricity or a moving object.

d)

Is when the atoms heat up and make a photon.

10.

How is light energy formed?

a)

When an object's atoms heat up they produce photons that are tiny pieces of energy.

b)

Is electricity or a moving object.

c)

Energy that is stored and connected with atoms.

11.

How is chemical energy used?

a)

When an object's atoms heat up they produce photons that are tiny pieces of energy.

b)

Throwing a ball and catching it is a example.

c)

Some types of chemical energy is to keep us warm or in the food that we eat.

12.

In your own words explain nuclear fission.

a)

Stored energy in moving objects.

b)

The energy when atoms that split make electricity.

c)

Work causes objects to move.

13.

What is electrical energy?

a)

Is electricity or a moving object.

b)

Stored energy in moving objects.

c)

Movement of energy through vibrations and sound waves.

14.

What is light energy?

a)

Movement of energy through vibrations and sound waves.

b)

Stored energy in moving objects.

c)

Is when the atoms heat up and make a photon.

15.

What is motion energy?

a)

Movement of energy through vibrations and sound waves.

b)

Is when the atoms heat up and make a photon.

c)

Is electromagnetic waves made of tiny photons.

16.

What are some examples of motion energy?

a)

wind blowing a tree

b)

Northern lights

c)

a coil

17.

How does sound energy travel?

a)

From neutrons, protons and electrons that contain nuclei.

b)

When the rise in temperature causes molecules and atoms to vibrate quickly.

c)

Travels through forms of waves and vibration.

18.

What is elastic energy?

a)

Is stored energy in an object due to the height compared to Earth.

b)

Energy stored in an elastic band of a type of string.

c)

Movement of energy through vibrations and sound waves.

19.

What causes elastic energy?

a)

When an object moves away from the Earth’s surface or the center of the Earth.

b)

comes from neutrons, protons and electrons that contain nuclei.

c)

A force changing a shape as in pulling or stretching

20.

What causes gravitational energy?

a)

When an object moves away from the Earth’s surface or the center of the Earth.

b)

A force changing a shape as in pulling or stretching.

c)

When a force causes an object to move and make vibrations and sound waves.