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Energy

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

The ability to do work.

2.

What is potential energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

non renewable energy

3.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

potential energy

c)

stored energy

d)

renewable energy

4.

What is NOT a renewable energy source?

a)

coal

b)

wind

c)

solar

d)

water

5.

Which is NOT a non-renewable energy source?

a)

coal

b)

oil

c)

wind

d)

gas

6.

Which of these things is an example of potential energy?

a)

a car motor

b)

firewood

c)

battery

d)

a fan

7.

Click all of the things that are non-renewable energy sources.

a)

oil

b)

gas

c)

coal

d)

water

8.

Two factors that determine work are

a)

force

b)

acceleration

c)

mass

d)

distance

e)

velocity

9.

units of force are

a)

newtons

b)

grams

c)

joules

d)

meters

10.
What kind of energy is represented in this picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Potential
c)
Nuclear
d)
Mechanical
11.
What kind of energy does this device use?
a)
Chemical
b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)
Chemical
12.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
13.
Energy that is stored in bonds between atoms is:
a)
Mechanical energy
b)
Chemical energy
c)
Kinetic energy
d)
Nuclear energy
14.
Energy that comes from the nucleus of an atom. A form of potential energy.
a)
chemical energy
b)
Nuclear energy
c)
Sound energy
d)
Electrical energy
15.
According to which law of energy, energy can't be created or destroyed?
a)
First law of motion
b)
The law of tacos
c)
Laws of Energy
d)
law of conservation of energy
16.
Heat energy is also called
a)
electrical energy
b)
chemical energy
c)
light energy
d)
thermal energy
17.
What type of energy includes both kinetic and potential energy?
a)
mechanical energy
b)
chemical energy
c)
heat energy
d)
sound energy
18.

Potential energy depends on ____________ & ______________.

a)

mass, speed

b)

mass, position

c)

speed, position

d)

mass, weight

19.

Kinetic energy depends on _____________ & _____________.

a)

mass, speed

b)

mass, position

c)

mass, weight

d)

speed, distance

20.

When energy changes from one form to another, we call it a _______________.

a)

transformation

b)

creation

c)

expiration

d)

compilation

21.
Elastic potential energy is the ability to stretch or _________
a)
pull
b)
straighten
c)
compress
d)
stretch
22.
Which bowling ball has LESS kinetic energy
a)
8 m/s
b)
10 m/s
c)
they have the same amount of enery
d)
none of these
23.

Which has the greatest gravitational potential energy?

a)

a horse

b)

a semi truck

c)

a human

d)

a baby

24.
Can energy be created or destroyed?
a)
Yes
b)
No
25.
What energy transformations take place when a battery-operated radio is in use?
a)
Electrical to chemical to light
b)
Sound to chemical to mechanical
c)
Chemical to electrical to sound
d)
Light to electrical to thermal
26.
In energy transformations, "wasted energy" usually takes what form?
a)
heat
b)
chemical energy
c)
light
d)
sound waves
27.

The picture showing the energy conversion

Chemical → heat

is:

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.

The picture showing the energy conversion

Chemical → kinetic

is:

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

The picture showing the energy conversion

Light → chemical

is:

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

The picture showing the energy conversion

Electrical → light

is:

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.

Fossil fuels are found

a)

in desert army bases

b)

near river banks

c)

deep within the earth

d)

at mountain tops

32.

Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?

a)

coal

b)

oil

c)

wood

d)

natural gas

33.

Oil is made from

a)

dead plant and animal remains

b)

sedimentary rocks

c)

magma and lava

d)

water

34.

Hydroelectric power is electricity created by

a)

water

b)

the sun

c)

burning coal

d)

burning wood

35.

Solar energy comes from

a)

the sun

b)

the moon

c)

water

d)

coal

36.

One danger of nuclear power plants is that

a)

atomic bombs are not dangerous

b)

the waste material is radioactive

c)

water creates pollution

d)

atoms are difficult to find

37.

What is sound energy?

a)

The energy of moving electrons; anything that you plug in

b)

One of the two types of energy; motion

c)

The energy when an object or substance vibrates; produces noise

d)

Electromagnetic energy that travels in waves and gives off light

38.
What is the energy transformation?
a)
Kinetic to Mechanical and Electrical
b)
Chemical to Thermal and Electromagnetic (light)
c)
Electromagnetic to Chemical and Electrical
d)
Kinetic to Sound and Chemical
39.
What is the energy transformation?
a)
Electromagnetic to Electrical
b)
Mechanical to Electrical
c)
Electrical to Thermal
d)
Kinetic to Sound
40.

_________ energy is the energy an object possesses because of its motion.

a)

Mechanical (KE)

b)

Mechanical (PE)

c)

Sound

d)

Electrical