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Energy Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The transfer of (heat/thermal) energy through direct contact (touch).

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

sound energy

2.

The transfer of (heat/thermal) energy through a liquid or air (a fluid)

a)

radiation

b)

convection

c)

conduction

d)

solar energy

3.

When a force moves an object

a)

energy

b)

echo

c)

work

d)

opaque

4.

Simple machines reduce the amount of force, not work.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The transfer of (heat/thermal) energy through space

a)

radiation

b)

convection

c)

conduction

d)

energy flow

6.

What type of energy is in this picture?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Elastic Potential

c)

Electromagnetic

7.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
8.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
9.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
10.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both potential and kinetic energy
d)
none of the above
11.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both potential and kinetic energy
d)
none of the above
12.

________________ is energy due to the motion (kinetic) and position (potential) of an object.

a)

Energy

b)

Mechanical Energy

c)

Chemical Energy

d)

Radiant Energy

13.

_____________ is the energy that is associated with the motion of particles in a substance.

a)

Mechanical Energy

b)

Chemical Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Electrical Energy

14.

__________________ is energy flowing in an electric circuit.

a)

Electrical Energy

b)

Mechanical Energy

c)

Chemical Energy

d)

Radiant Energy

15.

_______________ is energy which is transferred through electromagnetic waves, such as visible light, ultraviolet light, or X-rays.

a)

Mechanical Energy

b)

Chemical Energy

c)

Electrical Energy

d)

Radiant Energy

16.

___________________ is energy that is stored within the chemical bonds in matter.

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Electrical Energy

c)

Chemical Energy

d)

Mechanical Energy

17.

_________________ is energy stored in an object as the result of its vertical position or height.

a)

kinetic energy

b)

gravitational potential energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

elastic potential energy

18.

_________________ is energy stored until the force is removed and the object springs back to its original shape, doing work in the process.

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

mechanical energy

c)

radiant energy

d)

elastic potential energy

19.

The _________________ states that energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can be changed from one form to another; it can be transformed from one form of energy to another; and the total amount of energy never changes.

a)

energy transformation

b)

kinetic energy

c)

Law of Conservation of Energy

d)

radiant energy

20.

An____________________ is an electrical device that provides a path for electrical currents to flow.

a)

Electrical Circuit

b)

Law of Conservation of Energy

c)

Magnetism

d)

Electromagnet

21.

___________________ is the force of attraction or repulsion of magnetic materials.

a)

Electrical Circuit

b)

Electromagnet

c)

Magnetism

d)

Law of Conservation of Energy

22.

__________________ are formed when a wire in an electric circuit is wrapped around an iron core, producing a magnetic field.

a)

Law of Conservation of Energy

b)

Electromagnet

c)

Magnetism

d)

Electrical Circuit

23.

A ______________________ produces an electric current when a coil of wire wrapped around an iron core is rotated near a magnet; converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.

a)

Generator

b)

Turbine

c)

Simple Electric Motor

d)

Satellite

24.

A ___________________________ converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.

a)

Turbine

b)

Simple Electric Motor

c)

Generator

d)

Electromagnet

25.

_________________ occurs when a force is used to move an object.

a)

Work

b)

Newton

c)

Insulator

d)

Conductor

26.

___________________ are materials that easily carry heat or electric currents.

a)

Work

b)

Newton

c)

Conductors

d)

Insulators

27.

A _________________ is a unit of measure for force.

a)

work

b)

conductor

c)

insulator

d)

Newton

28.

_____________________are materials that are poor carriers of heat or electric currents.

a)

Conductors

b)

Work

c)

Insulators

d)

Newton

29.

A ____________________ is a tool used to measure newtons (force).

a)

Spring Scale

b)

Newton

c)

Conductor

d)

Insulator

30.

A _____________________ is a device that reduces the amount of effort force needed to do work by increasing the distance that the force is applied.

a)

work

b)

Simple Machine

c)

conductor

d)

lever

31.

A _________________ is a rigid bar or board that is free to move around a fixed point called a fulcrum.

a)

Simple Machine

b)

Fulcrum

c)

Load

d)

Lever

32.

________________________ measures how well a machine converts input energy, work, and power into output energy, work, and power.

a)

Mechanical Efficiency

b)

Inclined Plane

c)

Pulley

d)

Simple Machine

33.

A _____________ is a grooved wheel with a rope running along the groove.

a)

Effort Force

b)

Mechanical Efficiency

c)

Pulley

d)

Work

34.

An ________________________ is a sloping surface (like a ramp) that reduces the amount of force required to lift an object/load.

a)

Pulley

b)

Inclined Plane

c)

Slope

d)

Effort Force

35.

______________________ is where force is being applied.

a)

Effort Force

b)

Mechanical Efficiency

c)

Pulley

d)

Fulcrum

36.

A __________________ is what you are trying to lift.

a)

Lever

b)

Fulcrum

c)

Load

d)

Pulley

37.

A ___________________ is a fixed point in a lever that may be placed at different locations along a bar.

a)

Simple Machine

b)

Lever

c)

Fulcrum

d)

Pulley

38.

An electrical circuit must be a ________, ________ path

a)

broken, complete

b)

smooth, broken

c)

rough, proton

d)

complete, unbroken

39.

An electric circuit with one path for an electric current.

a)

Series Circuit

b)

Parallel Circuit

c)

Open Circuit

d)

Closed Circuit

40.

An electric current with more than one path for an electric current

a)

Series Circuit

b)

Parallel Circuit

c)

Open Circuit

d)

Closed Circuit

41.

Two or more simple machines working together.

a)

Simple Machine

b)

Lever and fulcrum

c)

Compound/Complex machine

d)

Insulator and conductor