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Energy #1

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Peter wraps his hands around a cup of hot tea. Which type of energy transfer is MOST responsible for the warmth Peter feels on his hands?

a)

Absorbtion

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

d)

Radiation

2.

Which choice is an example of conduction?

a)

The sun emits light. The light transfers through open space, and Earth receives some of this light.

b)

A person places a cold apple on a warm plate. Heat transfers from the warm plate to the cold apple.

c)

Hot air exists near Earth's surface. This hot air rises, and then colder air moves downward towards Earth's surface.

d)

A person fills a balloon with helium. The person releases the balloon, and it rises because it is less dense than the surrounding air.

3.

a closed path through which an electric charge flows

a)

Electrical Energy

b)

.Electromagnetic Energy

c)

Circuit

d)

Potential energy

4.

the transfer of heat through the collision of atoms, by direct contact

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Radiation

c)

Kinetic Energy

d)

Conduction

5.

the transfer of heat through the motion of liquids and gasses

a)

Conduction

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Radiation

d)

Convection

6.

the ability to do work and cause change

a)

Gravity

b)

Series circuit

c)

Energy

d)

Electrical Energy

7.

The energy of motion

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Energy

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Potential energy

8.

Energy cannot be created or destroyed it only changes form

a)

The Law of Conservation of Mass

b)

The Law of Conservation of Matter

c)

The Law of Conservation of Energy

d)

The Law of Conservation of Jelly Beans

9.

Energy involved in moving objects

a)

Mechanical Kinetic Energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Electrical Energy

d)

Chemical Potential Energy

10.

the heat transfer through electromagnetic waves

a)

Electrical Energy

b)

Radiation

c)

Chemical Potential Energy

d)

Electromagnetic Energy

11.

Energy that travels as vibrations through a medium

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Nuclear Energy

c)

Kinetic Energy

d)

Sound energy

12.

A measure of the number of particles and how fast they are moving, otherwise known as heat

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Radiation

c)

Kinetic Energy

d)

Electromagnetic Energy

13.

Energy is...

a)

The ability to make things move or dance.

b)

The ability to make things move or change.

c)

The ability to make non-living things move or change.

d)

The ability to make things cold or hot.

14.

Potential energy is...

a)

The energy stored in a toy or flashlight.

b)

The energy stored in an object or system.

c)

The energy not stored in an object or system.

d)

The energy stored in an object or water system.

15.

Kinetic energy is...

a)

The energy the object has because it is moving.

b)

The energy the object has because it is not moving.

c)

The energy the object has because it is still.

d)

The energy the system has because it is moving.

16.

Whenever something moves or changes it is because of..

a)

light

b)

system

c)

energy

d)

evidence

17.

When something is moving, it has..

a)

kinetic energy

b)

Liquid

c)

light energy

d)

Flight

18.

When a wind up toy is wound up but not released, it has...

a)

potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

no energy

d)

both kinetic and potential

19.

A wind up toy has no energy..

a)

when sitting still untouched

b)

when wound up

c)

when moving

20.

When a wind up toy is wound up and released, it has...

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

no energy

d)

both potential and kinetic energy

21.

A battery is an example of...

a)

potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

no energy

22.

A flying soccer ball is an example of...

a)

potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

light energy

23.

Select the picture showing Kinetic Energy

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

Select the picture showing potential energy

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

Select the picture showing potential energy

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

Select the picture showing kinetic energy

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.
Heat energy is 
a)
the transfer of particles.
b)
the transfer of metal.
c)
the transfer of thermal energy.
d)
the transfer of electrical energy.
28.
Chemical energy is 
a)
energy stored in particles of matter.
b)
energy stored.
c)
energy in an object in motion.
d)
None of the above.
29.
Electrical energy is the energy
a)
flowing from your heart.
b)
following the leader.
c)
flowing in electric circuits.
d)
flowing down a river.
30.
If you turn on a stove, what energy does it begin with?
a)
chemical
b)
mechanical
c)
electrical
d)
solar