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Types of Energy

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

__________ is the ability to do work to cause change.

a)

energy

b)

a job

c)

gravity

d)

work

2.

A ball falling through the air has ________ energy.

a)

kinetic

b)

potential

c)

light

d)

thermal

3.

What units is energy measured in?

a)

joules (J).

b)

grams (g).

c)

Newtons (N).

d)

meters per second (m/s).

4.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
5.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
6.
What is energy?
a)

The ability to do work to cause a change

b)
A force
c)
Electricity
d)

The ability to transform forces

7.

A car at the top of the drop on a roller coaster has ________ energy.

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

c)

heat

d)

sound

8.

A car rolling down the drop of a roller coaster has ________ energy.

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

c)

light

d)

sound

9.

_______ energy is stored energy due to an objects position or shape.

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Light

d)

Sound

10.

Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?

a)

A rock at the top of a hill.

b)

Water falling down a waterfall.

c)

A pencil sitting on a desk.

d)

A backpack on the ground.

11.

Energy can be defined as the ability to _______.

a)

hold your position

b)

do work to cause change

c)

heat up

d)

stay the same

12.

_________ energy is the energy of motion.

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Thermal

d)

Sound

13.

Energy is measured in ___________.

a)

Mass

b)

Grams

c)

Joules

d)

Liters

14.

Which of the following is an example of potential energy?

a)

rowing a boat down a river

b)

a child running up a hill

c)

a car driving down the highway

d)

a water bottle sitting on a table

15.
What kind of energy is in flowerpot sitting on a windowsill?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)

thermal

d)

light

16.
What kind of energy is in a person running?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)

light

d)

thermal

17.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)

chemical

d)

light

18.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
19.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)

chemical

d)

light

20.
Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?
a)

a car parked on a steep hill 

b)

a tennis ball rolling across the court

c)

a picture hanging on the wall 

d)

a piece of coal before it's burned 

21.
Which is an example of potential energy?
a)
a roller coaster speeding down a hill
b)
the pulled back string on an archers's bow
c)
releasing the strings on a guitar
d)
an electric current lighting a light bulb
22.
What kind of energy is in an acorn hanging from an oak tree?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)

Light

d)

sound

23.
What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)

thermal

d)

sound

24.

What is potential energy?

a)

The stored energy of an object due to its position or condition.

b)

The energy that an object has due to its motion.

c)

The energy an object has due to its speed.

d)

The energy an object has due to its volume.

25.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

The stored energy of an object due to its position or condition.

b)

The energy that an object has due to its motion.

c)

The energy an object has due to its speed.

d)

The energy an object has due to its volume.

26.

What is energy?

a)

Something that takes up space.

b)

The ability to make something change due to work.

c)

Anything that has mass.

27.

Energy stored because of an objects position or shape is what type of energy?

a)

potential energy

b)

light energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

kinetic energy

28.

Energy due to position or shape is ________ energy.

a)

kinetic

b)

thermal

c)

potential

d)

electrical

29.

Holding a marble at the top of a ramp

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

30.

A slinky moving down a set of stairs

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

31.

A boy standing on top of a slide

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

32.

Dominos stand up on the floor

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

33.

A girl sliding down a slide

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

34.

Kinetic Energy is

a)

energy that matter has because of its position

b)

energy that matter has because of its motion

35.

A marble rolling down a ramp

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

36.

Dominos falling in a line

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

37.

Energy that matter has because of its position

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

38.

A car parked in a garage

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

39.

A ball being thrown on a playground

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

40.

A school bus leaving the school

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

41.

A basketball player dribbling down the court has what type of energy?

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

42.

A quarterback throwing a football to the wide receiver. The ball has what type of energy?

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

43.

Determine whether the following example is Potential Energy (PE) or Kinetic Energy (KE):


a book sitting on a desk

a)

PE

b)

KE

44.

Determine whether the following example is Potential Energy (PE) or Kinetic Energy (KE):


a baseball thrown by a pitcher

a)

PE

b)

KE

45.

Determine whether the following example is Potential Energy (PE) or Kinetic Energy (KE):


a cat running along a fence

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy