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Forms of Energy BrainPOP Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is energy? Choose the best answer.

a)

Anything that radiates light or heat

b)

Anything that travels in the form of a wave

c)

Any object in motion

d)

Anything that can cause change

2.

Which of these objects has kinetic energy?

a)

A ball moving through the air

b)

A ball sitting on a table

c)

A ball buried underground

d)

A ball sitting on the edge of a cliff

3.

What is the difference between kinetic energy and potential energy?

a)

Potential energy is stored energy; kinetic energy is the energy of motion

b)

Kinetic energy is stored energy; potential energy is the energy of motion

c)

Potential energy has to do with chemistry; kinetic energy has to do with physics

d)

Kinetic energy has to do with chemistry; potential energy has to do with physics

4.

Which of the following objects has the most potential energy?

a)

A ball sitting on a table

b)

A ball resting on the ground

c)

A ball sitting on a mountaintop

d)

A ball that's been thrown into the air

5.

Molecules can have each of these forms of energy, except:

a)

Light energy

b)

Chemical energy

c)

Sound energy

d)

Kinetic energy

6.

When you lift an object, you're using ___ energy that was stored in your body.

a)

Mechanical

b)

Chemical

c)

Thermal

d)

Electrical

7.

The Sun is a source of ___ energy.

a)

Potential

b)

Electrical

c)

Mechanical

d)

Light

8.

Rubbing two object together generates ___ energy.

a)

Potential

b)

Light

c)

Thermal

d)

Chemical

9.

What do sound energy and thermal energy have in common?

a)

They both involve the movement of molecules

b)

They are both forms of potential energy

c)

They both release light

d)

They are both forms of chemical energy

10.

How do dams generate electricity?

a)

A capturing thermal energy from water

b)

By combining chemicals with water

c)

By evaporating water

d)

By harnessing mechanical energy from water