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Types of Energy Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Imagine you are in a factory. What would you call the process of designing, constructing, and operating the machines in that factory?

a)

Building machines to make the factory work more efficiently

b)

Constructing robots to automate the factory

c)

Mechanical Engineering

d)

Designing machines to improve the quality of life for factory workers

2.

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?

a)

mechanical energy to chemical energy

b)

thermal energy to mechanical energy

c)

chemical energy to mechanical energy

d)

mechanical energy to thermal energy

3.

John is using an electric pencil sharpener in his office. What kind of energy transformation is happening inside the sharpener?

a)

mechanical energy to electrical energy

b)

electrical energy to mechanical energy

c)

radiant energy to sound energy

d)

chemical energy to mechanical energy

4.

Which object shows an energy transformation from electrical to mechanical?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

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?

a)

Chemical to light

b)

Electrical to chemical

c)

Electrical to light

d)

Chemical to electrical

6.

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)

A tanning bed

b)

A candle

c)

A wind turbine

d)

A solar calculator

7.

In a concert, which instrument's operation would involve the energy transformation from mechanical energy to sound energy?

a)

Switching on the stage lights

b)

Operation of the concert's nuclear-powered generator

c)

Rotation of the wind turbine outside the concert hall

d)

The violinist playing his violin

8.

You are observing a campfire. What kind of energy is being primarily produced?

a)

Thermal

b)

Chemical

c)

Sound

d)

Kinetic

9.

A car moving at a high speed on a highway has ____________ energy. 

a)

Potential 

b)

Energy

c)

Kinetic

d)

Friction

10.

A rock sitting at the edge of a cliff has __________ energy due to its position. 

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

None of the above 

d)

All of the above 

11.

What kind of energy does a skateboard have when it is rolling down a hill?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

12.

In a power plant, energy can be _____________ or changed from one type to another.

a)

destroyed

b)

transferred

c)

created

d)

ignored

13.

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 ___________ .

a)

kinetic energy; potential energy

b)

potential energy; friction

c)

kinetic energy; gravity

d)

potential energy; kinetic energy

14.

A car is moving at a high speed on a highway. The __________ energy of the car is the energy of its motion.

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Kinetic

d)

Chemical

15.

You are sitting by a campfire. What kind of energy is the campfire primarily producing?

a)

Thermal

b)

Potential

c)

Nuclear

d)

Mechanical