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Energy Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which form of energy DOES NOT have to move through matter? 

a)

sound

b)

light

c)

mechanical

d)

thermal

2.

What type of energy makes plants grow?

a)

light

b)

thermal

c)

mechanical

d)

sound

3.

What type of energy makes the blades of a wind turbine move?

a)

light

b)

mechanical

c)

sound

d)

thermal

4.

Without energy from the Sun, what might happen to life on Earth?

a)

It would be too hot for anything to survive.

b)

Animals would move to the equator (the middle of the earth) to survive.

c)

Only animals that can see in the dark would survive.

d)

 Plants and animals would die without light energy or thermal energy.

5.

What type of energy is causing the waterwheel to move?

a)

light

b)

sound

c)

thermal

d)

mechanical

6.

Almost all the energy on Earth comes from what source?

a)

water

b)

the moon

c)

electricity

d)

the sun

7.

What type of energy allows students to warm themselves by a campfire?

a)

light

b)

mechanical

c)

thermal

d)

sound

8.

What kind of energy makes a hot air balloon rise into the sky?

a)

electrical

b)

thermal

c)

mechanical

d)

light

9.

Why is light energy from the Sun important for life on Earth?

a)

It makes the world rotate.

b)

We need it to see the Moon and the planets at night.

c)

Plants need sunlight to make their own food, and animals depend on plants for food.

d)

It helps keep the land dry.

10.

What type of energy causes water in a pot to boil?

a)

sound

b)

light

c)

mechanical

d)

thermal