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Energy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which tool can measure temperature?

a)

Rule

b)

compass

c)

pan balance

d)

thermometer

2.

Light and heat can change matter. What will happen to an ice cube if you leave it in a sunny spot?

a)

The ice cube will stay the same.

b)

The ice cube will grow in size.

c)

The ice cube will turn into light.

d)

The ice cube will turn into liquid.

3.

How are sound and light energy similar?

a)

Sound and light are both kinds of energy.

b)

Sound and light can travel through solids.

c)

Both sound and light waves help you hear.

d)

Both sound and light waves can be seen.

4.

What will happen if you add heat to an ice cube?

a)

It will change from a solid to a liquid.

b)

It will change from a liquid to a gas.

c)

It will change from a liquid to a solid.

d)

It will stay the same.

5.

What helps our eyes to see?

a)

Light that reflects off an object.

b)

Sounds that bounce off an object.

c)

Heat that comes from an object.

d)

Energy that moves.

6.

All of the following objects produce or transmit sound energy EXCEPT -

a)

a guitar

b)

a radio

c)

a telescope

d)

a horn

7.

A thermostat controls the temperature. What does TEHRMO mean?

a)

fix

b)

home

c)

control

d)

heat

8.

How can you take heat away from water?

a)

boil it

b)

put it in the freezer

c)

measure it

d)

weigh it

9.

What might the temperature be outside on a hot summer day?

a)

0 degrees Fahrenheit

b)

13 degrees Faahrenheit

c)

90 degrees Fahrenheit

d)

150 degrees Fahrenheit

10.

Which object is a source of light?

a)

a ball

b)

a pencil

c)

a notebook

d)

a campfire

11.

What is the BIGGEST source of light?

a)

sun

b)

light bulb

c)

candle

d)

flashlight

12.

Which example shows that heat can change an object?

a)

riding a bike down a hill

b)

watching a video in slow motion

c)

baking an apple pie

d)

drawing a picture of the sun

13.

Which object is a source of NATURAL light?

a)

lamp

b)

lightbulb

c)

flashlight

d)

sun

14.

What type of energy does a heater produce to keep a house warm in cold weather?

a)

light energy

b)

mechanical energy

c)

sound energy

d)

thermal energy

15.

A television gives us information through sound energy and what other kind of energy?

a)

light energy

b)

wind energy

c)

mechanical energy

d)

nuclear energy

16.

What type of energy bounces off of a mirror and allows you to see your reflection?

a)

sound energy

b)

mechanical energy

c)

light energy

d)

thermal energy

17.

Which is FALSE?

a)

Sound waves can bounce off of things.

b)

Sound waves can be seen all around us.

c)

Sound waves can travel through air.

d)

Sound waves can travel through solids.

18.

A group of students are on a camping trip. Two students begin to rub sticks together to make a fire. What is the best explanation for what is happening?

a)

Friction is causing heat.

b)

Convection is causing heat.

c)

Friction is causing shadows.

d)

Convection is causing prisms.

19.

Look at the picture. What is happening to the pencil?

a)

Light is creating shadows and making he pencil look broken.

b)

Light is turning the pencil into a prism and is making te pencil look broken.

c)

Light is reflecting through the glass and is making he pencil look broken.

d)

Light is refracting through the glass and is making the pencil look broken.

20.

On a cold day, Jamie rubs her hands together while waiting or the bus outside. Why does she do this?

a)

Jamie is causing he air around her to warm up.

b)

Jamie is keeping busy because she is bored.

c)

Jamie is causing friction which creates heat.

d)

Jamie is causing radiation to warm her hands.