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Types of Energy

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which forms of energy are present as an arrow flies through the air? Choose ALL that apply.

a)

kinetic

b)

gravitational

c)

elastic

d)

thermal

2.

Which of the following is an example of thermal energy?

a)

bowling ball hitting pins

b)

blowing into a whistle

c)

hang gliding in a canyon

d)

rubbing your hands together

e)

bouncing on a trampoline

3.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
4.

Which of the following is an example ELECTRICAL ENERGY?

a)

a phone charger

b)

dog swimming

c)

burning fire

d)

battery

5.

Which of the following has the greatest amount of thermal energy?

a)

steam

b)

ice

c)

boiling water

d)

room temperature water

e)

ice water

6.

Pulling on a bow string is an example of __________ energy.

a)

kinetic

b)

gravitational

c)

elastic

d)

thermal

e)

sound

7.

True or false: Throwing a football is an example of kinetic energy.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

A rubber band has this type of potential energy:

a)

Chemical

b)

Nuclear

c)

Gravitational

d)

Elastic

9.

Moving electrons is an example of which form of energy?

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Electrical energy

c)

Chemical energy

d)

Mechanical energy

10.
What kind of energy?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Nuclear
d)
Mechanical
11.

Which kind of kinetic energy is a rolling ball?

a)

mechanical

b)

nuclear

c)

radiant

d)

thermal

12.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
13.
When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?
a)
kinetic
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
radiant
14.
What kind of energy does this device use?
a)
Chemical
b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)
Chemical
15.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
16.
A battery converts what type of energy to another?
a)
sound to kinetic
b)
light to heat
c)
mechanical to electrical
d)
chemical to electrical
17.
The glow sticks produce light for a short amount of time. The light from the glow stick is a conversion from what to what?
a)
thermal to light
b)
gravitational to potential
c)
radiant to electrical
d)
chemical to light
18.
Wind turbines and windmills convert what energy to another?
a)
Kinetic to electric
b)
Gravitational potential to electric
c)
Mechanical to potential
d)
Thermal to sound
19.
Work is:
a)
A transfer of energy by a force to move and object
b)
Something you get paid for
c)
Something you take home
d)
Makes you sweat
20.
What machine changes electrical energy into light and sound energy?
a)
battery
b)
lightbulb
c)
alarm clock
d)
apple
21.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
22.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
23.
Energy that is stored in bonds between atoms is:
a)
Mechanical energy
b)
Chemical energy
c)
Kinetic energy
24.
Energy caused by the movement in the particles of matter. It is a form of kinetic energy.
a)
Nuclear energy
b)
Sound energy
c)
Light energy
d)
Thermal energy
25.
Energy that comes from the nucleus of an atom. A form of potential energy.
a)
chemical energy
b)
Nuclear energy
c)
Sound energy
d)
Electrical energy
26.
According to which law of energy, energy can't be created or destroyed?
a)
First law of motion
b)
The law of tacos
c)
Laws of Energy
d)
law of conservation of energy
27.
The purpose of the panels is to change solar energy into ____________.
a)
light energy
b)
electrical energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
mechanical energy
28.

We receive ___________ energy from the Sun.

a)

thermal and light

b)

heat and chemical

c)

light and sound

29.

Objects with a __________ temperature have particles that are vibrating faster.

a)

higher

b)

lower

30.

The rock at the top of the hill has what type of energy?

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

c)

light

d)

sound

31.

You push a baby in a stroller. What kind of energy describes the work you have done?

a)

sound

b)

light

c)

mechanical

d)

electric

32.
The picture shows a microwave oven. As a microwave oven is operated, electrical energy is transformed into all of the following types of energy EXCEPT —
a)
solar
b)
light
c)
heat
d)
mechanical
33.
What kind of energy do scissors use?
a)
Thermal
b)
Electrical
c)
Mechanical
d)
Solar
34.

Energy stored in a flexed or compressed object is...

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

mechanical energy

c)

kinetic energy

d)

elastic potential energy

35.

Energy of motion is...

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

mechanical energy

c)

kinetic energy

d)

elastic potential energy

36.

Potential energy due to gravity is...

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

mechanical energy

c)

kinetic energy

d)

elastic potential energy

37.

Energy in the form of waves that can move through space is...

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

electromagnetic energy

c)

sound energy

d)

elastic potential energy

38.

Kinetic energy + potential energy is...

a)

electrical energy

b)

thermal energy

c)

sound energy

d)

mechanical energy

39.
Which object requires only mechanical energy to perform its main function?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
40.
The toy oven shown uses a lightbulb to bake small cakes. What types of energy does the toy oven use to bake the cakes?
a)
Light and sound
b)
Electrical and thermal
c)
Thermal and mechanical
d)
Mechanical and electrical
41.
Three different objects that use the same source of energy are shown. What is the energy source for these objects?
a)
Light energy
b)
Mechanical energy
c)
Sound energy
d)
Electrical energy
42.

What type of energy causes ice cream to melt?

a)

Thermal

b)

Light

c)

Sound

d)

Electrical

43.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
44.
What happens to particles as they heat up?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
45.

What form of energy does the sun give?

a)

Sound and thermal

b)

Light and thermal

c)

Mechanical and light

d)

Thermal and mechanical

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