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Energy and Electricity

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 10hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is kinetic energy?
a)

The energy of motion

b)

A combination of two types of energy

c)

Stored energy

d)

How far something goes in a specific time

2.
What is potential energy?
a)

The energy of motion

b)

A combination of two types of energy

c)

Stored energy

d)

How far something goes in a specific time

3.
What is mechanical energy?
a)

The energy of motion

b)

The ability to cause motion (kinetic and potential energy)

c)

Stored energy

d)

How far something goes in a specific time

4.
Your marble roller coaster will have...
a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

mechanical energy

d)

all answer choices

5.
Stretching a rubber band is an example of...
a)

Potential energy

b)

Kinetic energy

c)

Mechanical energy

6.
The more energy something has, the _______ work it can do.
a)

more

b)

less

7.

Drumming and playing the guitar are an example of:

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Light energy

c)

Sound energy

d)

Electrical energy

8.

The picture shows what type of transformation

a)

Electrical to mechanical

b)

light to electric

c)

electrical to light

d)

light to light

9.

What type of transformation is shown in the picture

a)

potential to kinetic

b)

kinetic to potential

c)

potential to light

d)

potential to sound

10.

What type of energy transfer is showed in the image

a)

potential to kinetic

b)

electrical to potential

c)

electrical to heat

d)

heat to electrical

11.

This circuit does not work. Which of these would allow the bulbs to light?

a)

Open the switch and then connect the two wires that are attached to the wood block

b)

Switch the positions of the two wires that are connected to the battery and then open the switch

c)

Move the switch closer in the circuit to the battery

d)

Connect the two wires that are attached to the wood block

12.

A string of lights with small bulbs is shown below. The bulbs are connected by wire that is covered in an insulator. When the lights are on, electricity travels in....

a)

a complete circuit

b)

a sound wave

c)

a light ray

d)

an incomplete path

13.

Why is electrical wiring usually made from copper?

a)

Because copper is shiny

b)

Because copper conducts electricity

c)

Because copper is not magnetic

d)

Because copper insulates electricity

14.

Some students built this circuit, but the bulb does not glow? Why doesn't the bulb glow?

a)

The battery is not charged.

b)

The bulb is not part of a complete circuit.

c)

The circuit does not have a switch.

d)

The bell uses most of the energy from the battery.

15.
A fifth grade class constructed this circuit.  Which of these objects most likely made the light glow when connected to points X and Y?
a)

plastic straw

b)

cotton string

c)

aluminum foil

d)

rubber eraser

16.
What is the power source for this circuit?
a)

Battery

b)

Electric socket

c)

Wires

d)

Magic

17.
A circuit in which energy can freely flow.
a)

Closed Circuit

b)

Free Circuit

c)

Open Circuit

d)

Energy Circuit

18.
Which part of the bulb gives off light? 
a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

19.
Lightbulbs use electricity to make light. What else do lightbulbs often give off?
a)

Food energy

b)

Heat Energy

c)

Solar Energy

d)

Wind Energy

20.

What are electrons?

a)

Negatively charged subatomic particles

b)

Positively charged subatomic particles

c)

Neutrally-charged subatomic particles

d)

Negatively charged atoms

21.

What is a current?

a)

A steady flow of electricity.

b)

A short burst of electricity.

c)

A wire along which electricity flows.

d)

A power source that supplies electricity.

22.

What might happen if wires weren't insulated?

a)

The power source would no longer provide a source of electrons.

b)

We'd be in danger of harm from electric shocks.

c)

Current electricity would become static electricity.

d)

The circuit would be broken.

23.

If you rub a balloon on your hair, it will stick to a wall.

Which of these objects develops a negative charge because of this rubbing action?

a)

wall

b)

your hair

c)

your hands

d)

balloon

24.

Tyra and Mark produced static electricity in two balloons.

Which of the following is the best reason why the balloons push each other apart?

a)

The balloons have magnetic charges

b)

The balloons have no charges

c)

The balloons have opposite charges

d)

The balloons have the same charge

25.

Annie classified some materials as insulators or as conductors. Which of the following materials did she list in the wrong column?

a)

air

b)

glass

c)

rubber

d)

saltwater

26.

Which would make the strongest electromagnet?

a)

A battery with 4 wire coils around a nail

b)

A battery with 6 wire coils around a nail

c)

A battery 10 wire coils around a nail

d)

A battery with 8 wire coils around a nail

27.

The space around a magnet where the force of the magnet can act is called-

a)

static electricity

b)

lightning

c)

a magnetic field

d)

resistance

28.

What force causes two metals to repel or attract?

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Magnetism

d)

Electricity

29.

Which of the following is the best example of static electricity?

a)

clothes getting stuck together in a dryer

b)

a light bulb turning on with a switch

c)

a doorbell ringing when it is pressed

d)

using a computer to search the internet

30.

What type of electric circuit only has ONE path for the electricity to flow?

a)

series

b)

parallel

c)

open

d)

none of the above

31.

Which is an example of static electricity?

a)

Neutrons are located in the center of an atom

b)

A light bulb turns on when the circuit is closed

c)

An electromagnet picks up metal objects

d)

a boy shocks his sister after sliding his feet across the carpet

32.

What is the build up of electrical charges in one place called?


a)

neutrons

b)

static electricity

c)

insulator

d)

conductor

33.
Ms Jo Jo rubbed two balloons with a piece of wool. What will happen when the balloons are brought near each other?
a)

The balloons will repel each other.

b)

The balloons will attract each other.

c)

The balloons will become positively (+) charged.

d)

The balloons will pop.

34.
What happens when you touch a metal doorknob after rubbing your shoes on the carpet?
a)

The doorknob sends a burst of electric current into your body

b)

Millions of electrons go from your finger into the doorknob

c)

The doorknob sends millions of electrons into your finger

d)

our finger becomes negatively charged

35.
Lightning is _____.
a)

a buildup of neutrons

b)

harmless

c)

a high-voltage electric current

d)

a large discharge of static electricity

36.
The girl's hair and the comb are attracting  one another.  The hair and the comb have
a)

opposite charges

b)

like charges

37.
The purpose of the panels is to change solar energy into ____________.
a)

light energy

b)

electrical energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

mechanical energy

38.
Electrical -> Mechanical -> Sound 
a)

A triple beam balance measuring an object’s mass

b)

A pencil sharpener plugged into a wall outlet

c)

A projector displaying a diagram on the screen

d)

A working flashlight used to light up a dark corner

39.
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)

thermal

d)

mechanical

40.
Which energy conversion is taking place when you put gasoline in a car?
a)

thermal -> electrical

b)

mechanical -> electrical

c)

chemical -> mechanical

d)

mechanical -> electromagnetic