wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Types of Energy

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the form of energy associated with visible light?
a)
light energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
kinetic energy
2.
What is the form of energy that is created using heat?  This form of energy makes particles of matter move faster.
a)
light energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
kinetic energy
3.
What is a form of energy that is the result of chemicals reacting to each other or to some action?
a)
light energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
kinetic energy
4.
What is energy of motion?
a)
light energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
kinetic energy
5.
What is energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor?
a)
electrical energy
b)
solar energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
potential energy
6.

What energy is caused by nuclear fusion in the sun?

a)
electrical energy
b)

nuclear energy

c)
mechanical energy
d)
potential energy
7.
What is the energy something has because of its position?
a)
electrical energy
b)
solar energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
potential energy
8.
What is the ability to do work or cause change?
a)
reflect
b)
energy
c)
refract
d)
absorb
9.
What is it called when objects move away from each other?
a)
attract
b)
repel
c)
refract
d)
absorb
10.

This type of energy is related to the movement of light.

a)

Nuclear Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Radiant Energy

d)

Electrical Energy

11.

In nature, lightning is one form of this type of energy

a)

Chemical Energy

b)

Radiant Energy

c)

Nuclear Energy

d)

Electrical Energy

12.

Natural gas and coal are two sources of this type of energy

a)

Chemical Energy

b)

Radiant Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Nuclear Energy

13.

This type of energy is created when the nuclei of atoms are split or fused

a)

Radiant Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Nuclear Energy

d)

Mechanical Energy

14.

Another name for Thermal Energy is...

a)

Heat energy

b)

Solar energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Cold energy

15.

This type of energy comes from tiny charged particles

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Electrical Energy

c)

Solar Energy

d)

Nuclear Energy

16.

We receive ________ and heat energy from the Sun.

a)

sound

b)

mechanical

c)

light

d)

kinetic

17.

Vibrations produce _______ energy.

a)

chemical

b)

sound

c)

potential

d)

light

18.

Fuel

a)

radiant

b)

chemical

c)

potential

d)

kinetic

e)

sound

19.

What type of energy do these appliances use?

a)

Solar

b)

Wind

c)

Electrical

d)

Sound

20.
What is energy?
a)
The ability to cause a change
b)
A force
c)
Electricity
d)
The ability to transform work
21.
Sound travels through solids.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Energy produced by vibration
a)
Sound Energy
b)
Thermal Energy
c)
Light
Light Energy
23.
Which uses a form of sound energy? 
a)
table 
b)
headphones
c)
water 
d)
lamp 
24.
What type of energy might wake you up in the morning? 
a)
light
b)
electrical 
c)
sound 
d)
heat
25.
Rapid movement back and forth
a)
Laser 
b)
Vibration
c)
Pitch
d)
Solar
26.

Sounds travels through the air in ...

a)

lumps

b)

waves

c)

strings

d)

groups

27.
An object that does not vibrate cannot produce
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
heat
d)
electricity
28.
Sound is a form of? 
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
29.
In which medium will sound travel slowest?
a)
air
b)
water
c)
glass
d)
salt water
30.

What type of energy transformation occurs, when a hawk eats a mouse and then uses the energy from the mouse to fly?

a)

mechanical energy to chemical energy

b)

thermal energy to mechanical energy

c)

chemical energy to mechanical energy

d)

mechanical energy to thermal energy

31.
Which of the following energy transformations occur when a lamp that is plugged into a wall socket is functioning correctly?
a)
Chemical to light
b)
Electrical to chemical
c)
Electrical to light
d)
Chemical to electrical
32.

The roller coaster cart has the most kinetic energy at position-

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

33.
A hairdryer converts -- 
a)
electrical energy into chemical
b)
electrical energy into thermal
c)
chemical energy into mechanical
d)
thermal energy into mechanical
34.

Which items would have this energy transformation: electrical energy -> thermal energy?

a)
toaster
b)
candle burning
c)
windmill turning
d)
Iron for your clothes
35.

Which items would have this energy transformation: mechanical energy -> sound energy?

a)

turning on a flashlight

b)

nuclear power plant

c)

wind turbine turning

d)

playing a violin

36.

What kind of energy is represented in the picture?

a)

Thermal

b)

Chemical

c)

Sound

d)

Kinetic

37.

What energy transformation occurs as howler monkeys loudly call to each other in the forest?

a)

Chemical --> Sound

b)

Chemical --> Thermal

c)

Sound --> Chemical

d)

Mechanical --> Chemical

Similar Resources on Wayground

Human Body

32 questions

Human Body

quiz

Worksheet

•

4th Grade

Matter Review

32 questions

Matter Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

4th - 5th Grade

Science DPM 2 Review 2019

35 questions

Science DPM 2 Review 2019

quiz

Worksheet

•

4th Grade

Science Review for the Year

35 questions

Science Review for the Year

quiz

Worksheet

•

4th Grade

Matter

36 questions

Matter

quiz

Worksheet

•

3rd - 5th Grade

Benchmark Review

42 questions

Benchmark Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

4th - 8th Grade

Halloween Science

38 questions

Halloween Science

quiz

Worksheet

•

4th - 8th Grade

4th Grade Pass the Energy, Food Chains

34 questions

4th Grade Pass the Energy, Food Chains

quiz

Worksheet

•

1st - 5th Grade