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Energy Conversion

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 2hrs 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A change from one form of energy to another is known as:

a)

energy conversion

b)

chemical energy

c)

solar energy

2.

Energy cannot be created or destroyed. It can only be changed from one form to another. This is known as the law of conservation of:

a)

mass

b)

energy

c)

temperature

3.

What energy conversion is taking place in this picture?

a)

solar energy to thermal energy

b)

thermal energy to chemical energy

c)

chemical energy to thermal and light energy

4.

What energy conversion is taking place in this picture?

a)

light energy to electrical energy

b)

electrical energy to light and thermal energy

c)

solar energy to light energy

5.

What is the energy conversion when you plug in a stereo to listen to music?

a)

electrical energy to mechanical energy

b)

chemical energy to thermal energy

c)

electrical energy to sound energy

6.

What is the energy conversion when you have a skateboard at the top of the hill and then it moves down?

a)

potential energy to kinetic energy

b)

kinetic energy to potential energy

c)

electrical energy to kinetic energy

7.

When a roller coaster stops, the energy is destroyed.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

A television converts electrical energy into:

a)

light energy

b)

sound energy

c)

light, sound and thermal energy

9.

What is the energy conversion when you add batteries to a flashlight to turn it on?

a)

chemical energy to light and thermal energy

b)

light energy to kinetic energy

c)

chemical energy to thermal energy

10.

When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?

a)

kinetic

b)

chemical

c)

heat

d)

electrical

11.

What kind of energy is represented in this picture?

a)

Heat

b)

Potential

c)

Nuclear

d)

Electrical

12.

What kind of energy is represented in the picture?

a)

Heat

b)

Chemical

c)

Sound

d)

Nuclear

13.
Which letter has the most gravitational potential energy?
a)
H
b)
E
c)
M
d)
Y
14.
A device that converts electrical energy to light energy.
a)
A blender
b)
A light bulb
c)
A bicycle
d)
A balloon
15.

What is the energy conversion when a wind turbine turns to provide energy to a power supply?

a)

electrical to potential

b)

potential to kinetic

c)

kinetic to electrical

d)

nuclear to heat

16.

What is the energy conversion when you plug in a fan and it spins?

a)

potential to kinetic

b)

potential to heat

c)

heat to electrical

d)

electrical to kinetic

17.

What is the energy conversion when you eat food for fuel to go for a run?

a)

chemical to nuclear

b)

kinetic to chemical

c)

chemical to kinetic

d)

potential to chemical

18.

What is the energy conversion when you plug in a stereo and listen to music?

a)

electrical to mechanical

b)

chemical to nuclear

c)

electrical to sound

d)

potential to sound

19.

What is the energy conversion when you burn wood for a fire?

a)

electrical to thermal

b)

light to kinetic

c)

chemical to thermal

d)

chemical to electrical

20.

What is the energy conversion when you put batteries in a flashlight to make it turn on?

a)

chemical to light

b)

light to kinetic

c)

chemical to thermal

d)

nuclear to light

21.

What is the energy conversion when you plug in a charger to charge a battery?

a)

electrical to light

b)

kinetic to potential

c)

thermal to chemical

d)

electrical to chemical

22.

What is the energy conversion when you have a skateboard at the top of the hill then move down?

a)

kinetic to potential

b)

potential to kinetic

c)

potential to thermal

d)

electrical to kinetic

23.

What is the energy conversion when a wind turbine turns to provide energy to a power grid?

a)

electrical to potential

b)

potential to kinetic

c)

kinetic to electrical

d)

nuclear to heat

24.

What is the energy conversion when you feel the warmth of the sun?

a)

nuclear to thermal

b)

nuclear to kinetic

c)

potential to nuclear

d)

light to nuclear

25.

What is the energy conversion when you plug in a fan and it spins?

a)

potential to kinetic

b)

potential to heat

c)

heat to electrical

d)

electrical to kinetic

26.

What is the energy conversion when you eat food for fuel to go for a run?

a)

chemical to nuclear

b)

kinetic to chemical

c)

chemical to kinetic

d)

potential to chemical

27.

What is the energy conversion when photosynthesis takes place as the sun makes a plant grow?

a)

electrical to chemical

b)

potential to nuclear

c)

chemical to potential

d)

light to chemical

28.

What is the energy conversion when you burn charcoal to cook food on a grill?

a)

thermal to chemical

b)

light to kinetic

c)

chemical to thermal

d)

chemical to nuclear

29.

What is the energy conversion when you use gasoline to make a car move?

a)

chemical to kinetic

b)

chemical to potential

c)

potential to light

d)

nuclear to kinetic

30.

What is the energy conversion when darkness goes away after a sunrise?

a)

potential to nuclear

b)

nuclear to potential

c)

nuclear to light

d)

chemical to nuclear

31.

What is the energy conversion when you burn natural gas to light a stove?

a)

chemical to kinetic

b)

electrical to thermal

c)

thermal to potenial

d)

chemical to thermal

32.

What is the energy conversion when water moves over a dam to power a city's energy grid?

a)

electrical to chemical

b)

kinetic to electrical

c)

nuclear to electrical

d)

kinetic to potential

33.

What are the energy conversions when the sun shines on a solar panel that provides energy to a home?

a)

nuclear to heat to electrical

b)

nuclear to light to electrical

c)

nuclear to electrical to light

d)

nuclear to light to potential

34.

The picture showing the energy conversion

Electrical → light

is:

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

Energy of motion is also called ______________ energy.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Chemical

c)

Thermal

d)

Electrical