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ENERGY and Food Chain

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ability to do work (move) is called...

a)

Matter

b)

Energy

c)

Weight

d)

Force

2.

Which part is the conduction?

(a)  

3.

True or false: Energy cannot change from one type to another.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

True or False: Energy can be created.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Energy that is stored is called...

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

c)

Mechanical Energy

d)

Thermal Energy

6.

If you see a firefly, the characteristics for this are...

a)

produces heat

b)

produces light

c)

produces sound

7.

It is an example of _____________ energy

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Heat

8.

Which one is sound energy?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

In the guitar kinetic energy changes into .......... energy.

a)

sound

b)

heat

c)

potential

d)

electrical

10.
1. A student uses a mirror and a flashlight. What type of energy is the student exploring?
a)
light energy
b)
sound energy
c)
electrical energy
d)
mechanical energy
11.
Light travels
a)
around corners
b)
in a straight line
12.

If light hits something transparent , it will...

a)

make a shadow

b)

pass through

c)

stop

13.

What part of our body do we use to detect light?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Light travels as a ________ line.

a)
b)
c)
15.
Which makes a louder sound? 
a)
A Leaf Falling
b)
A Pillow Falling
c)
A Drum Falling
d)
A Feather Falling
16.
Which would make the softest sound?
a)
balloon popping
b)
hammer hitting a nail
c)
eraser hitting a chalkboard
d)
metal rod hitting a musical triangle
17.

Students built a solar oven using the basic design shown in the picture. To cook the marshmallows slowly the solar ovens capture energy from the Sun.

Each group used a different type of materials to build their ovens. After 1 hour in the sunlight, the teams measured the temperature of each oven. What a was the independent variable in this experiment?

a)

The different type of material

b)

The type of energy to cook the Marshmallows

c)

The time in the sunlight

d)

The design of the solar oven

18.
a)

light and thermal energy

b)

Electrical energy is transformed into light and thermal energy.

c)

Light energy is being created

d)

Electric energy is being destroyed

19.

In the evening/night, Anthony used a flashlight to go on a walk with his family. Sadly, he forgot to turn the flashlight off. In the morning, his father said, "The flashlight has a dead battery now. We need to replace it."

This means the energy that was stored in the battery -

a)

Disappered into nowhere

b)

Was destrogy

c)

Was changed into other forms of energy

d)

Was used to create a new forms of energy

20.

1. Which form of energy does a moving object possess?

a)

light energy

b)

sound energy

c)

mechanical energy

d)

chemical energy

21.

8. How does energy transform when strumming a guitar?

a)

electrical energy to light energy

b)

chemical energy to light energy

c)

chemical energy to sound energy

d)

mechanical energy to sound energy

22.

Which is an example of radiant or light energy?

a)

A book on a desk

b)

Someone eating a meal

c)

A dog

d)

The Sun

23.

Energy is...

a)

the temperature outside.

b)

when something moves.

c)

the ability to do work

d)

does not exist in our daily lives.

24.

The use of tools in the picture is (a)  

25.

Wind, water, geothermal solar and biomass are what types of energy sources?

a)

clean

b)

pollute

26.

What type of energy transformation occurs when a candle burns?

a)

Electrical energy is released as Heat energy

b)

Stored chemical energy is released as heat energy

c)

Kinetic energy is stored as chemical energy

d)

No transformation occurs

27.

Energy produced from the tool above is ...

a)

sound energy

b)

gravitational energy

c)

heat energy

d)

kinetic energy

28.

One of kind heat transfer based on the picture above is ...

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

chemical

29.

The energy that is the result of an electric charge is called ...

a)

heat energy

b)

electrical energy

c)

light energy

d)

sound energy

30.

Energy change of the thing above is from ... to ...

a)

electrical to heat

b)

electrical to light and chemical

c)

chemical to light and sound

d)

chemical to electrical

31.

The thing below that can not produce light energy is ...

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

When I picked up my cup of tea, I found that it was cold. Its store of ................................... energy had spread out into the surroundings.

a)

chemical

b)

thermal

c)

electricity

d)

heat

e)

light

33.

As I left the house, I switched off the radio so that no more energy was transferred to it by ...............................

a)

chemical

b)

thermal

c)

electricity

d)

heat

e)

light

34.
Stretching a rubber band is an example of...
a)
Potential energy
b)
Kinetic energy
c)
Mechanical energy
35.
Which of the following has potential energy?
a)
A roller coaster at the top of a hill
b)
A rolling marble
c)
A running dog
36.

Batteries store energy as chemical energy.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Mr. Picha came home after a long day at school. It was so late that it was already dark outside. Nobody was home and so Mr. Picha flipped a light switch to turn on some lights. What energy transfer is taking place?

a)

electrical to light

b)

electrical to chemical

c)

light to electrical

d)

electrical to mechanical

38.

To fall asleep at night, Mr. Picha listens to a sound machine making rain noise. What energy transfer is taking place?

a)

electrical to mechanical

b)

sound to light

c)

sound to chemical

d)

electrical to sound

39.

Claxton prepares a plastic sheet to cover his pool on a hot summer morning. He covers the pool with a sheet of plastic that extends to the edges of the pool. He notices at the end of the day that the plastic sheet now goes 3 inches past the edge of the pool. Why has the size of the plastic sheet increased?

a)

because the weight of the air caused the plastic to expand

b)

because the heat of the sun caused the plastic to expand

c)

because the lower air pressure caused the plastic to expand

d)

because the higher air pressure caused the plastic to expand

40.

Which statement best explains how energy is transferred during evaporation and condensation.

a)

Liquid water loses energy during evaporation and then loses more energy during condensation.

b)

Liquid water absorbs energy from the sun during evaporation and then loses energy, forming clouds.

c)

Liquid water loses energy during evaporation and then absorbs energy from the sun, forming clouds.

d)

Liquid water absorbs energy from the sun during evaporation and then absorbs more energy from the clouds during condensation.

41.

Which statement best describes what will occur when hot soup is poured into a cold bowl?

a)

Heat energy from the cold bowl will flow into the soup.

b)

Heat energy in the soup will flow into the cold bowl.

c)

The cold bowl will prevent the soup from losing heat.

d)

The hot soup will remain warmer than the cold bowl.

42.

A railroad builder measures the length of a piece of metal train track and finds that it is a little shorter than when he measured it that afternoon. Why is the train track shorter?

a)

The temperature increased, causing the track to expand.

b)

The temperature decreased, causing the track to contract.

c)

The track's mass decreased, causing the track to expand.

d)

The track's mass increased, causing the track to contract.

43.

Canada can be extremely cold and snowy. How does a snowsuit allow a human to survive the cold of winter?

a)

A snowsuit is made of insulating materials that slow the movement of heat.

b)

A snowsuit is made of good conductors that move heat easily.

c)

A snowsuit is made to absorb all surrounding cold.

d)

A snowsuit is made to reflect all heat.

44.

How does a warm bottle of water become cold when it is placed in a glass of ice?

a)

by conduction

b)

by convection

c)

by radiation

d)

by evaporation

45.

Two types of energy spread out from the light:

.................................. energy, which we can see with our eyes, and ............................. energy which feels warm.

a)

chemical and heat

b)

chemical and light

c)

light and thermal

d)

electricity and heat

e)

light and heat

46.

I picked up my heavy basket and put it on the table. This increased the .................. energy of the bag.

a)

chemical

b)

electricity

c)

gravitational potential

d)

heat

e)

light

47.

I ate three slices of bread to make sure that I had a good store of ...................... energy in my body for the day ahead.

a)

chemical

b)

electricity

c)

gravitational potential

d)

heat

e)

light

48.

Reorder the following parts of a food chain.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
49.

Consumers are...

a)

Organisms that make their own food, use photosynthesis

b)

Organisms that can not make their own food, need to eat other organisms to get energy

c)

Organisms that eat decaying and dead matter

50.

Decomposers are...

a)

Organisms that make their own food, use photosynthesis

b)

Organisms that can not make their own food, need to eat other organisms to get energy

c)

Organisms that eat decaying and dead matter

51.

A herbivore is also known as...

a)

primary consumer

b)

secondary consumer

c)

tertiary consumer

52.

The third consumer in the food chain is called...

a)

primary consumer

b)

secondary consumer

c)

tertiary consumer

53.

The secondary consumer is a carnivore which means...

a)

a consumer that eats both plants and other animals

b)

a consumer that eats only plants

c)

a consumer that eats only other animals

54.

The second consumer in the food chain is called...

a)

primary consumer

b)

secondary consumer

c)

tertiary consumer

55.

What is a food chain?

a)

The flow of energy from one thing to another

b)

The way animals eat each other

c)

How the plants grow

56.

What is a decomposer?

a)
b)
c)
57.

Which type of consumer eats meat and plants?

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Omnivores

58.
An animal that eats only plants is an...
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
59.

What does a food web represent?

a)

All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.

b)

The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.

c)

A single pathway or energy flow between organisms.

d)

How carnivores get their food.

60.

Which of these following sentence is correct?

a)

Food web consist only one food chain

b)

Food chains inside the food web is not connected each other

c)

Food web consist of more than one food chain and all connected

d)

Food web only consist one predator

61.
What are animals called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Plants
62.

All food chains begin with a...

a)

grass

b)

producer

c)

consumer

d)

decomposer

63.

What is the breathing organ of animal in the picture?

a)

Gills

b)

Lungs

c)

Moist skin

d)

Spiracle

64.

Which of the following would be the most likely effect, if there were a sudden increase in the cricket population?

a)

There would be a decrease in the small bird population.

b)

There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.

c)

There would be a decrease in the mice population.

d)

There would be an increase in the grass/flowers population.

65.

Arrows in a food web represent...

a)

eating

b)

sunlight

c)

energy

d)

matter

66.
Which of these is true about this food web?
a)
The Owl gets its energy from the producer.
b)
The Lion gets its energy only from a wild cat.
c)
The Kite gets its energy from the goat.
d)
The Mouse is most likely to die, several ways.
67.
Which of the following is a producer?
a)

bush

b)

grasshopper

c)

Snake

d)

Fungi

68.
Recently, a family of bobcats moved into an area with a large rabbit population. What changes may occur in the ecosystem?
a)
The rabbit population may increase
b)
The rabbit population may decrease
c)
The rabbit population may increase first, then decrease
d)
The rabbit population will remain the same