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Energy

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the type of energy

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Sound energy

c)

Mechanical energy

d)

Electrical energy

2.
What is energy?
a)
Energy doesn't exist
b)
It is the capacity to burn coal
c)
It is the ability to do work or to produce transformations
d)
It is a property of the matter used to meassure forces
3.
The ability to move something or cause a change in matter is .....
a)
energy
b)
opaque
c)
heat
d)
light
4.

The Sun produces ______ and ______ energy

a)

thermal, light

b)

chemical, sound

c)

kinetic, light

5.

Which statement best defines Mechanical Energy?

a)

Energy produced by a machine or moving part.

b)

Energy that is produced by an electrical current in a circuit.

c)

Energy from the sun.

d)

Energy that travels in waves due to vibrations.

6.
What energy do you produce riding your bike? __________
a)
Sound Energy
b)
Mechanical Energy
c)
Light Energy
d)
Electrical Energy
7.
Jason climbs a ladder to hang lights on his house.  What type of energy does he use?
a)
Electrical Energy
b)
Mechanical Energy
c)
Thermal Energy
d)
Sound Energy
8.
All of the following are examples demonstrating mechanical energy EXCEPT –
a)
an oven cooking food.
b)
a fan blowing out air. 
c)
a boy riding a bicycle.
d)
a girl writing with a pen.
9.

What is energy?

a)

The pivot point allowing a lever to move

b)

A push or a pull

c)

Measurement of weight

d)

The ability to move or allow something to move

10.

What is the main source of heat and light energy?

a)

sun

b)

fire

c)

moon

11.

What is the energy that allows us to see things around us?

a)

heat

b)

light

12.

What is the energy that let us feel warm?

a)

heat

b)

light

13.

True or false?

Heat is a source of energy.

a)

false

b)

true

14.

True or false?

Light is not a source of energy.

a)

True

b)

False

15.
Rubbing your hands together is a way of producing heat.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
What is the main light and heat source?
a)
sun
b)
rain
c)
light bulb
17.

How does light travel

a)

As a wave in a wavy line

b)

As a wave in a straight line

c)

As a beam in a wavy line

d)

As a bean in a straight line

18.

The measure of heat transfer is called

a)

Temperature

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Heat energy

d)

Heat transfer

19.
A rapid back and forth movement?
a)
Echo
b)
Vibrate
c)
Pitch
d)
Amplitude
20.
All sounds are made by ____ objects.
a)
warm
b)
cold
c)
reflecting
d)
vibrating
21.
You hear sound when the ___ inside your ear vibrates.
a)
eardrum
b)
skin
c)
blood
d)
bones
22.
What can sound NOT travel through?
a)
solids
b)
liquids
c)
gases
d)
space
23.

A computer uses what type of energy to operate?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Light

c)

Electric

d)

Sound

24.

Electrical Energy is all EXCEPT

a)

Fireplace

b)

blender

c)

computer

d)

tv

25.

The picture shows what type of transformation

a)

Electrical to mechanical

b)

light to electric

c)

electrical to light

d)

light to light

26.

What type of energy transfer is showed in the image

a)

heat to light

b)

electrical to sound

c)

electrical to heat

d)

heat to electrical

27.

Which sea creature can produce significant amounts of electricity?

a)

Turtle

b)

Crocodile

c)

Eel

28.

You have just turned on a fan.

What type of energy is this?

a)

Electric

b)

Light

c)

Sound

d)

Heat

29.
A material that transfers energy easily.
a)
insulator
b)
heat
c)
conduction
d)
conductor
30.
What is a insulator?
a)
a material that slows the transfer of heat
b)
a material that transfers heat easily
c)
a material that is fluffy
d)
a material that is temperature controlled
31.
What is a conductor?
a)
a material that slows the transfer of heat
b)
a material that transfers heat easily
c)
a material that is fluffy
d)
a material that is temperature controlled
32.
What is the BEST example of a conductor? 
a)
A wooden block
b)
A ceramic mug
c)
A glass cup
d)
A metal bowl
33.
A jacket is a good example of an . . .
a)
Insulator
b)
Investigator
c)
Conductor
d)
Interrogator
34.
True or False: An insulator is a type of material that allows heat to escape from an object quickly.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Which is NOT an insulator.
a)
Wool
b)
Plastic
c)
Iron
d)
Glass
36.
Rubber is a insulator.
a)
true
b)
false
37.
Mittens help keep your hands warm in winter because
a)
they are colorful
b)
they are fuzzy
c)
they are conductors
d)
they are insulators