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6th grade Energy Quiz Study Set

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where do plants get energy?

a)

Other plants

b)

Soil

c)

The Sun

d)

What they eat

2.

Where do animals get energy?

a)

The food they eat

b)

The Sun

c)

Their blood

d)

Exercising

3.

What is the original source of all energy on Earth?

a)

Humans

b)

Nature

c)

Animals

d)

The Sun

4.

After you run a mile, what happens to the energy you use?

a)

It dis

b)

It gets transferred to another object, person, etc

c)

It stays in your body

d)

It shrinks

5.

Which is an example that explains how energy is transferred from one thing to another?  (there may be more than one correct answer)

a)

As cars drive, they transfer energy to the roads and the air.

b)

A child uses energy to kick a soccer ball

c)

Energy is transferred from the hamburger you ate to your body.

d)

While you do your homework, energy is transferred from your hand to the pencil to the paper.

6.

Give an example of kinetic energy

a)

A football about to be kicked

b)

As cars drive, they transfer energy to the roads and the air.

c)

Riding a bicycle

d)

A parked car

7.

Give an example of potential energy.

a)

Riding a bicycle

b)

A football about to be kicked

c)

Throwing a football

d)

Having a conversation

8.

How does mass affect energy? (there may be more than one correct answer)

a)

When mass increases, energy increases.

b)

When mass decreases, energy decreases.

c)

When mass increases, energy decreases.

d)

When mass decreases, energy increases.

9.

How does speed affect energy? (there may be more than one correct answer)

a)

When speed increases, energy increases.

b)

When speed increases, energy decreases.

c)

When speed decreases, energy decreases.

d)

When speed decreases, energy increases.

10.

What is the equation for finding potential energy?

a)

½ x Mass x Velocity2

b)

mass x gravity x height

11.

What is the equation for finding kinetic energy?

a)

½ x Mass x Velocity2

b)

mass x gravity x height

12.

Is energy a biotic or abiotic factor?

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic