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Worksheets5th Grade Science Energy Quiz
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is mechanical Energy?
Energy used to power something electrically
Energy used to make things warmer
Movement used to do something (push, pull)
A wind up toy duck uses what kind of energy?
Mechanical Energy
Electrical Energy
Light Energy
What are the forms of energy?
MELTS-
M - Mech
E - Elec
L - Lighting
T- Tan
S- Sound
MELTS-
M - Mechanical
E - Electrical
L - Light
T- Thermal
S- Sound
MELTS-
M - Manual
E - Elementary
L - Lighting
T- Tom Tom
S- Stopping
What kind of energy does a hot plate use? (choose more than 1 answer if needed)
Electrical
Light
Thermal
What kind of energy does an alarm clock use?
Electrical
Sound
Mechanical
Light
What kind of energy does a stop watch use?
Mechanical
Electrical
Light
thermal
What kind of energy does a music box use?
Sound energy
electrical
Mechanical
thermal
Select the options that are mechanical energy (select all that apply)
pedaling a bike
cooking
pulling a bow and arrow
flipping a light switch on
Thermal energy is transferred from a warmer substance to a.....
hotter substance
cooler substance until temperature is the same.
substance that is the same temperature
How is thermal energy transferred? Check all that apply
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Thermal energy transferred by touching something. Heat transfers from a hotter object to a cooler object
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Touching the stove with your hand is an example of ....
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves is ...
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Sun heating up the Earth is an example of ...
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Campfire is an example of .....
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Heat Transfer through the movement of a fluid (air or water) is called....
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
A fan transfers heat as an example of....
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Light energy travels in a _________ ____________ when passing through air.
upside down
curved path
straight line
Opaque is a surface that ....
passes light
blocks light
refracts light
If light hits an opaque surface, the light is
reflected
refracted
transmitted
If an object is transparent, it lets light.......
be transmitted (pass through)
refracted (bent)
reflected (bounce back)
Reflect means to....
bounce back
pass through
bend light
Refraction means to ....
bounce back
bend light (sometimes showing colors)
absorb
A Transparent surface allows....
allows all light to pass through (refracts & bends light a bit)
blocks light (and reflects light)
blocks partial light
A translucent surface passes....
all light (like glass)
no light
part of light (like a plastic)
Object that allows light to pass through
mixture
Medium
opaque
Examples of a medium include
air
plastic wrap
water
Light travels in a straight line unless
hits an object and start performing differently
it is in a vacuum like space
When light hits an opaque smooth surface, it _________
passes light
refracts light
reflects light
Light ______bounces off objects in the same angle in which the incoming light hit the object.
always
sometimes
never
After hitting an object, light will bounce off in the _______ direction of the incoming light.
opposite
same
any and all directions
Light ______off a mirror.
bounces
passes through
absorbs
If a pencil is placed in a cup of water, why does it look broken?
Light is traveling through different mediums (air and water) and it refracts (or bends) the light differently
the pencil is broken
water bends the pencil
You are a kitty cat trying to catch a fish in your owner's fish tank. What causes you to see the fish at the apparent position rather than the real position?
the fish is in the spot it looks like it is in
the fish tank is opaque and make the fish move to a new place
the light is traveling through different mediums (air and water). The bending of light causes things to look like they are in different positions,
Water in a plastic back make letters look....
larger and broken
smaller and perfect
smaller and broken
