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WorksheetsTypes of Energy Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Imagine you are in a factory. What would you call the process of designing, constructing, and operating the machines in that factory?
Building machines to make the factory work more efficiently
Constructing robots to automate the factory
Mechanical Engineering
Designing machines to improve the quality of life for factory workers
When a falcon catches a rabbit for its meal and then uses the energy from the rabbit to soar high in the sky, what type of energy transformation is taking place?
mechanical energy to chemical energy
thermal energy to mechanical energy
chemical energy to mechanical energy
mechanical energy to thermal energy
John is using an electric pencil sharpener in his office. What kind of energy transformation is happening inside the sharpener?
mechanical energy to electrical energy
electrical energy to mechanical energy
radiant energy to sound energy
chemical energy to mechanical energy
Which object shows an energy transformation from electrical to mechanical?
Imagine you have a lamp plugged into a wall socket in your living room. If the lamp is functioning correctly, which of the following energy transformations is taking place?
Chemical to light
Electrical to chemical
Electrical to light
Chemical to electrical
During a power outage, you have several items at home that can provide light and heat through the transformation of chemical energy into thermal and light energy. Which of these items would that be?
A tanning bed
A candle
A wind turbine
A solar calculator
In a concert, which instrument's operation would involve the energy transformation from mechanical energy to sound energy?
Switching on the stage lights
Operation of the concert's nuclear-powered generator
Rotation of the wind turbine outside the concert hall
The violinist playing his violin
You are observing a campfire. What kind of energy is being primarily produced?
Thermal
Chemical
Sound
Kinetic
A car moving at a high speed on a highway has ____________ energy.
Potential
Energy
Kinetic
Friction
A rock sitting at the edge of a cliff has __________ energy due to its position.
Potential
Kinetic
None of the above
All of the above
What kind of energy does a skateboard have when it is rolling down a hill?
Potential
Kinetic
In a power plant, energy can be _____________ or changed from one type to another.
destroyed
transferred
created
ignored
If a rock climber is at the top of the mountain waiting for the signal to start his descent, he has ____________, after the signal is given and he starts his descent, he has ___________ .
kinetic energy; potential energy
potential energy; friction
kinetic energy; gravity
potential energy; kinetic energy
A car is moving at a high speed on a highway. The __________ energy of the car is the energy of its motion.
Light
Sound
Kinetic
Chemical
You are sitting by a campfire. What kind of energy is the campfire primarily producing?
Thermal
Potential
Nuclear
Mechanical
