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Forms and Uses of Energy Vocabulary Test

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Energy held or stored in chemical bonds that is released during a chemical reaction

a)

nuclear energy

b)

chemical energy

c)

light energy

d)

solar energy

2.

The bending of light rays as they move from one material into another material

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

opaque

d)

shadow

3.

Ability to do work and cause change

a)

work

b)

sound

c)

energy

d)

radiation

4.

Energy produced by sunlight

a)

energy flow

b)

energy transformation

c)

solar energy

d)

kinetic energy

5.

A material that allows most light to pass through

a)

opaque

b)

translucent

c)

conduction

d)

transparent

6.

The movement of heat/thermal energy between objects that touch each other

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

sound energy

7.

Stored energy that an object has because it is moving; it is also known as "energy in motion" and is part of mechanical energy

a)

potential energy

b)

mechanical energy

c)

kinetic energy

d)

energy flow

8.

A form of energy produced by vibrating objects

a)

sound energy

b)

light energy

c)

sound wave

d)

echo

9.

To pass through

a)

tranlate

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

d)

transmit

10.

A form of energy that travels in waves and CAN move through empty space where there is no air

a)

sound energy

b)

light energy

c)

convection

d)

conduction

11.

How high or low a sound is

a)

pitch

b)

echo

c)

volume

d)

decibel

12.

A glass bar that separates white light into the colors of the spectrum/rainbow

a)

shadow

b)

convex lens

c)

concave lens

d)

prism

13.

The movement of heat/thermal energy through liquids and gases in currents

a)

radiation

b)

convection

c)

conduction

d)

solar energy

14.

Done when a force moves an object through a distance

a)

energy

b)

echo

c)

work

d)

opaque

15.

The bouncing back of light rays from a surface

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

echo

d)

transmit

16.

A reflection of sound off of hard or solid surfaces

a)

pitch

b)

echo

c)

sound energy

d)

volume

17.

A shaded area that forms when an object blocks light

a)

opaque

b)

translucent

c)

transparent

d)

shadow

18.

Stored energy that an object has because of its position or shape-part of mechanical energy

a)

kinetic energy

b)

sound energy

c)

mechanical energy

d)

potential energy

19.

A change of one form of energy into another form of energy

a)

energy flow

b)

energy transformation

c)

energy

d)

work

20.

The movement of (heat/thermal) energy through space as waves

a)

radiation

b)

convection

c)

conduction

d)

energy flow

21.

A rapid back-and-forth movement that produces sound

a)

echo

b)

vibration

c)

sound wave

d)

volume

22.

A material that allows some light to pass through

a)

opaque

b)

transparent

c)

translucent

d)

prism

23.

How loud or soft a sound is

a)

echo

b)

vibration

c)

volume

d)

pitch

24.

The energy of moving particles in a substance; also known as heat energy

a)

thermal energy

b)

conduction

c)

convection

d)

radiation

25.

Vibrating air that carries sound

a)

convex lens

b)

pitch

c)

sound

d)

sound wave

26.

To take in

a)

transmit

b)

transfer

c)

absorb

d)

absolve

27.

The movement of energy from one place to another

a)

energy transformation

b)

energy flow

c)

energy

d)

vibration

28.

To show the difference

a)

delectable

b)

delineate

c)

dliberate

d)

differentiate

29.

A material that blocks most/all light from passing through

a)

opaque

b)

transfer

c)

translucent

d)

transparent

30.

A lens that is thinner in the center and thicker at the edges, a shape that bends light outward

a)

opaque lens

b)

translucent lens

c)

concave lens

d)

convex lens

31.

The energy an object has due to its motion or position

a)

mechanical energy

b)

sound energy

c)

light energy

d)

chemical energy

32.

Electromagnetic waves that you can see; includes all the colors of the rainbow (ROYGBIV)

a)

prism

b)

transparent

c)

translucent

d)

visible light spectrum

33.

A lens that is thicker in the center and thinner at the edges, a shape that bends light inward

a)

hand lens

b)

magnifying lens

c)

eyeglass lens

d)

convex lens