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Energy forms

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is energy?
a)
Fun stuff
b)
the ability to play
c)
the ability to do work
d)
the ability to play hard
2.
Thermal means______________.
a)
cold
b)
colder
c)
warm
d)
heat
3.
True or False:
Potential energy is the same as stored energy. 
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Hello there are only 2 choices.
d)
Go away 
4.
Kinetic energy is the energy of motion.
a)
No it is not
b)
Yes it is
c)
Hamburger
d)
Cheese
5.
Electrical energy is the flow of a charge through a ________________.
a)
insulator
b)
banana
c)
conductor
d)
foot
6.
T/F Mechanical energy is the sum of _______________energy and ______________ energy in a system.
a)
thermal and nuclear
b)
kinetic and chemical
c)
potential and  kinetic
d)
nuclear and radiant
7.
A baseball held by a pitcher has _____________energy.
a)
Kinectic
b)
Chemical 
c)
Potential
d)
Thermal
8.
The food you eat provides your body with ______________energy.
a)
nuclear 
b)
chemical
c)
heat 
d)
radiant
9.
Energy is the ability to cause_____________ and influences almost everything in life.
a)
opportunity
b)
change
c)
options
d)
noise
10.
What is energy?
a)
It is measured in watts
b)
It is the ability to do work
c)
It is power
d)
It is fluid motion
11.

The pizza that you eat has ___ energy.
a)
Chemical
b)
Electrical
c)
Kinetic
d)
Sound
12.

_____________________ is energy that comes from the sun.

a)

Nuclear Energy

b)

Chemical Energy

c)

Electrical Energy

d)

Solar Energy

13.

___________________ is energy in the form of heat

a)

Radiant Energy

b)

Mechanical Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Potential Energy

14.

___________________ is the ability to do work by movement of electric charge (electricity)

a)

Chemical Energy

b)

Potential Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Electrical Energy

15.

Video gaming systems, like Xbox and PlayStation, and TVs need to be plugged into a socket in order for them to work. Which type of energy provides power for these systems?

a)

Electrical

b)

Thermal

c)

Mechanical

d)

Solar

16.

Another word for Light Energy is ...

a)

Real Energy

b)

Radar Energy

c)

Radiant Energy

d)

Rational Energy

17.

Which type of energy is represented in the image?

a)

Sound

b)

Mechanical

c)

Electrical

d)

Magnetic

18.

Which is NOT an example of the use of mechanical energy?

a)

solar panels powering a building

b)

beating a drum

c)

pushing a shopping cart

d)

playing music on a piano

19.

What forms of energy does the sun give off?

a)

only radiant

b)

thermal and electrical

c)

thermal and radiant

d)

only thermal

20.

What types of energy can you find in this picture?

a)

Light and mechanical energy

b)

Thermal, light and mechanical energy

c)

Thermal and light energy

d)

Electrical, mechanical, thermal and light

21.

What types of energy does the toy oven use to bake the cakes?

a)

Light and sound

b)

Electrical and thermal

c)

Thermal and mechanical

d)

Mechanical and electrical

22.

What type of energy causes ice cream to melt?

a)

thermal/heat

b)

light

c)

sound

d)

electrical

23.

What type of energy do we use to cook food?

a)

mechanical

b)

light

c)

thermal

d)

sound

24.

What type of energy is being used when riding a bicycle?

a)

mechanical

b)

light

c)

thermal

d)

sound

25.
Heat is another name for-
a)
thermal energy
b)
magnetic energy
c)
electrical energy
d)
mechanical energy
26.
A candle makes heat and -
a)
ice
b)
electricity
c)
sound
d)
light
27.
This is a picture of a campfire.
What type of energy does the fire make to keep us warm?
a)
electrical
b)
sound
c)
heat
d)
light
28.
The illustration shows a lamp giving off light.
What form of energy does the lamp use to produce light?
a)
thermal
b)
light
c)
electricity
d)
mechanical
29.
What kind of energy?
a)
Thermal
b)
Electrical
c)
Mechanical
d)
Radiant
30.
What kind of energy?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Nuclear
d)
Mechanical
31.
What kind of energy?
a)
Radiant
b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)
Chemical
32.
What kind of energy?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
33.

Thermal energy is...

a)

Energy produced by a power source

b)

Energy that causes a change in temperature between materials

c)

Energy produced by a machine or moving part

d)

What is needed to do work

34.

________ is what is needed to do work

a)

Electrical energy

b)

Sound Energy

c)

Energy

d)

Mechanical energy

35.

What type of energy does a bicycle use?

a)

Electrical energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Sound energy

d)

Mechanical energy

36.

definition of energy

a)

the ability to do work

b)

the change from liquid to gas

c)

the movement of water on earth

d)

the change from gas to liquid

37.

energy associated with temperature of an object

a)

light

b)

heat

c)

electrical

d)

mechanical

38.

energy absorbed by plants during photosynthesis

a)

heat

b)

sound

c)

light

d)

electrical

39.

energy possessed by objects at rest

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

c)

electrical

d)

sound

40.
Energy causes ___________ to occur.
a)
change
b)
motion
c)
age
d)
laziness
41.

Energy from the sun is known as.........

a)

hydroelectric energy

b)

geothermal energy

c)

Radiant energy

d)

wind energy

42.
A car moving down the road is an example of
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
43.

The turkey is being cooked in the oven by _____ Energy.

a)

Thermal

b)

Solar

c)

Electrical

d)

None

44.

Mechanical energy is the sum of what two energies?

a)

Thermal and Radiant

b)

Chemical and Electric

c)

Potential and Kinetic

d)

Nuclear and Sound

45.

Energy can neither be created nor destroyed.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Which one is energy at rest?

a)

Kinetc energy

b)

Potential energy

47.

Which is energy in motion?

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Potential energy

48.

Potential energy + Kinetic energy = ____________

a)

Chemical energy

b)

Electrical energy

c)

Mechanical energy

d)

Thermal energy

49.

What form of energy is this?

a)

Electrical

b)

Mechanical

c)

Chemical

d)

Thermal

50.

What form of energy is stored in a battery?

a)

Chemical energy

b)

Light energy

c)

Mechanical energy

d)

Heat energy