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types of energy

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is energy from the sun?
a)
electrical energy
b)
solar energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
potential energy
2.
What is the ability to do work or cause change?
a)
reflect
b)
energy
c)
refract
d)
absorb
3.

A seesaw is an example of what type of simple machine?

a)

wheel and axle

b)

lever

c)

wedge

d)

pulley

4.

This machine is made of a solid bar and has a fixed point called a fulcrum

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Wheel

d)

Axle

5.

What is a pulley used for?

a)

to lift a load using a rope that goes around a wheel ad is tied to the load

b)

it has a solid bar and you place the object at the base of one and push on the opposite end to lift an object

c)

It has a flat slanted surface to, sometimes called a ramp

d)

to dig a hole in the ground

6.

Another name for a ramp is an

a)

inclined plane

b)

wheel

c)

plane

d)

pulley

7.

Push and Pull are examples of

a)

Force

b)

Velocity

c)

Friction

d)

Strength

8.
a)

Wedge

b)

Inclined Plane

c)

Lever

d)

Screw

e)

Wheel and Axle

9.
a)

Wedge

b)

Inclined Plane

c)

Lever

d)

Screw

e)

Wheel and Axle

10.

can be fixed or movable, can change the direction of force or decrease the effort force, the more you use the less force you need.

a)

Wedge

b)

Inclined Plane

c)

Lever

d)

pulley

e)

Wheel and Axle

11.

Ice tongs are a .....

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Inclined plane

12.

A well uses a .....

a)

Pulley

b)

Inclined plane

c)

Lever

13.

Slides are ......

a)

Pulleys

b)

Inclines planes

c)

Levers

14.

How many types of simple machines are there ?

a)

4

b)

7

c)

2

d)

6

15.

What is this ?

a)

saw

b)

shovel

c)

wedge

d)

screw

16.
Which energy uses water held behind a dam?
a)
Geothermal
b)
Hydroelectric
c)
Nuclear
d)
Solar
17.
What is hydroelectric power?
a)
electricity produced by flowing water
b)
wind power
c)
energy from the sun
18.
What are the two types of resources?
a)
Renewable and Non-renewable
b)
Wearable and Non-wearable
c)
Usable and Non-usable
d)
Useful and Non-useful
19.

Coal is..

a)

A non-renewable source of energy

b)

A renewable source of energy

20.

Sunlight is..

a)

A non-renewable source of energy

b)

A renewable source of energy

21.

What type of source do you need in this powerplant?

a)

Wind

b)

Sunlight

c)

Natura gas

d)

Petroleum

22.

What type of source do you need in this power plant?

a)

Coal

b)

Sunlight

c)

Uraium

d)

Wind

23.

Nonrenewable energy sources.

a)

Can not be quickly replaced.

b)

Can be quickly replaced.