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Science 5.1 (Some 5.2) Forms of Energy

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word GENERATE mean?

a)

to get rid of

b)

to create

c)

to increase

d)

to decrease

2.

Ms. Scott loves roller coasters, especially the Harold Potter one at Universal Studios. Where is her stored (potential) energy the greatest?

a)

As soon as the roller coaster starts being chained up the hill.

b)

At the top of the highest hill just before the first drop.

c)

At the bottom of the lowest dip.

d)

When the roller coaster hits the brakes hard at the end

3.

When sound vibrations are ____________ the pitch is __________

a)

slower; higher

b)

slower; louder

c)

faster; louder

d)

faster; higher

4.

When sound vibrations are slower, the pitch is

a)

louder

b)

softer

c)

lower

d)

higher

5.

Which one is energy being used to create change?

a)

A book on a shelf

b)

A rock at the top of a mountain

c)

A tree absorbing sunlight

d)

An electric toy sitting unused in the corner

6.

Tessann was paddling with Naissa on the lake in a canoe, it was a bright and clear day. They noticed they saw images of themselves and the canoe on the surface of the water. _________ was bouncing directly back off the surface of the water to create their ___________.

a)

Heat; refraction

b)

Heat; reflection

c)

light; refraction

d)

light; reflection

7.

Which of the following is NOT energy being used to create change?

a)

A wet towel on the floor

b)

Mr. Fulmer's electric fan turned on

c)

A mushroom absorbing nutrients from the soil

d)

Striking a match

8.

Which of the following show the use of chemical energy? Check all that apply....

a)

Hitting a baseball

b)

Eating an ice cream cone before recess

c)

A magnet pulling iron filings out of a mixture

d)

California forest fires filling the air with smoke

e)

A refrigerator plugged in

9.

Select all that are mechanical (kinetic) energy

a)

A skier going down the side of a ski slope in Colorado

b)

A book sitting on a shelf

c)

Mr. Furr showing you how to hula hoop

d)

An oven preheated to 350 degrees

e)

Your cell phone being used to play music

10.

Your ice cream cone melted 10 minutes after you bought it on the beach in July! What energy affected the ice cream the most?

a)

Mechanical (kinetic)

b)

Potential Chemical

c)

Light

d)

Heat (thermal)

11.

When light is BENT, we refer to that as _________

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

retention

d)

rumplestiltskin

12.

Mr. Fulmer rolled the kickball, and Jayden booted it into the woods and stared him down menacingly. What was the energy tranfer from the pitch Mr. Fulmer rolled to Jayden kicking it?

a)

mechanical to mechanical

b)

chemical to mechanical

c)

potential to wind

d)

mechanical to potential

13.

Like Paula Abdul and Kool Kat, "You take two step forward, I take two steps back. We come together it's opposites ____a____"

So + and -_____a____, whereas + and + ____b____.

a)

A repel; B split

b)

A attract; B repel

c)

A repel; B attract

d)

A split; B attract