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WorksheetsPhysics 1.1 - Types of Energy
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
We want to see what happens to a ball after being kicked.
Can the ball be called the SYSTEM?
Yes.
No.
We want to see what happens to a ball after being kicked.
Is the ball the SURROUNDING?
Yes.
No.
We want to see how far a rubber band can stretch before breaking.
Can the rubber band be called the SYSTEM?
Yes.
No.
We want to see how far a rubber band can stretch before breaking.
Is the rubber band the SURROUNDING?
Yes.
No.
We want to how many times a basketball will bounce when dropped from different heights.
Is the basketball the SURROUNDING?
Yes.
No.
We want to how many times a basketball will bounce when dropped from different heights.
Is the SURROUNDING everything other than the basketball?
Yes.
No.
Scientists can't observe energy DIRECTLY.
Does this mean that they can't see energy by looking at it?
Yes.
No.
Scientists can't observe energy DIRECTLY.
Does this mean that a scientist can see energy by looking at it?
Yes.
No.
Scientists can only observe energy INDIRECTLY.
Does this mean that a scientist can see energy?
Yes.
No.
Scientists can only observe energy INDIRECTLY.
Does this mean that they can't see energy?
Yes.
No.
The sun shines light.
Is that sunlight a form of radiant energy?
Yes.
No.
The sun shines light.
Is that sunlight a form of MECHANICAL energy?
Yes.
No.
The fan in your bedroom is spinning.
Is the moving fan a form of MECHANICAL energy?
Yes.
No.
The fan in your bedroom is spinning.
Is the moving fan a form of RADIANT energy?
Yes.
No.
You are sitting around a warm campfire.
Is the heat from the fire a form of THERMAL energy?
Yes.
No.
You are sitting around a warm campfire.
Is the heat from the fire a form of MECHANICAL energy?
Yes.
No.
You need to charge your iPad, so you plug it in.
Is the power that charges your iPad a form of ELECTRICAL Kinetic energy?
Yes.
No.
You need to charge your iPad, so you plug it in.
Is the power that charges your iPad a form of SOUND energy?
Yes.
No.
The classroom is noisy, so you put on your headphones and listen to music.
Is that music a form of SOUND energy?
Yes.
No.
The classroom is noisy, so you put on your headphones and listen to music.
Is that music a form of THERMAL energy?
Yes.
No.
Kinetic Energy is the energy of MOTION.
Is a person jumping on a trampoline an example of KINETIC ENERGY?
Yes.
No.
Kinetic Energy is the energy of MOTION.
Is an empty water bottle an example of KINETIC ENERGY?
Yes.
No.
Kinetic Energy is the energy of motion.
POTENTIAL energy is the energy of POSITION.
Does that mean objects with POTENTIAL energy are not moving YET?
Yes.
No.
Kinetic Energy is the energy of motion.
POTENTIAL energy is the energy of POSITION.
Does that mean objects with POTENTIAL energy are moving too?
Yes.
No.
A rubber band is pulled back.
Does it have ELASTIC POTENTIAL energy?
Yes.
No.
A rubber band is pulled back.
Does it have MAGNETIC POTENTIAL energy?
Yes.
No.
A roller coaster drops from the top of the track.
There is energy stored in it that wants to pull it back down to the ground.
Is this energy GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL energy?
Yes.
No.
A roller coaster drops from the top of the track.
There is energy stored in it that wants to pull it back down to the ground.
Is this energy ELASTIC POTENTIAL energy?
Yes.
No.
There is energy stored in a battery.
The battery is not connected to anything.
Is that energy ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL energy?
Yes.
No.
There is energy stored in a battery.
The battery is not connected to anything.
Is that energy ELECTRICAL KINETIC energy?
Yes.
No.
The electrical potential energy in a battery becomes electrical kinetic energy when connected to a wire circuit.
Is this an example of energy being TRANSFORMED?
Yes.
No.
The mechanical energy in your leg causes a ball to roll when you kick it.
Is this an example of energy being TRANSFERRED?
Yes.
No.
The mechanical energy in your leg causes a ball to roll when you kick it.
Is this an example of energy being TRANSFORMED?
Yes.
No.
The electrical kinetic energy runs through a wire and into a light bulb, where it gives off radiant energy (light).
Is this an example of energy being TRANSFORMED?
Yes.
No.
The electrical kinetic energy runs through a wire and into a light bulb, where it gives off radiant energy (light).
Is this an example of energy being TRANSFERRED?
Yes.
No.
