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Types of Energy + Nutrition

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is energy?

a)

Anything that can cause change

b)

Anything that travels in the form of a wave

c)

Any object in motion

d)

Anything that radiates light or heat

2.

Which of these objects has kinetic energy?

a)

A ball sitting on the edge of a cliff

b)

A ball buried underground

c)

A ball moving through the air

d)

A ball sitting on a table

3.

What is the difference between kinetic energy and potential energy?

a)

Potential energy has to do with chemistry; kinetic energy has to do with physics

b)

Kinetic energy is stored energy; potential energy is the energy of motion

c)

Potential energy is stored energy; kinetic energy is the energy of motion

d)

Kinetic energy has to do with chemistry; potential energy has to do with physics

4.

Which of the following objects has the most potential energy?

a)

A ball resting on the ground

b)

A ball sitting on a mountaintop

c)

A ball placed in a bag.

d)

A ball that's been thrown into the air

5.

Molecules can have each of these forms of energy, except:

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Sound energy

c)

Chemical energy

d)

Light energy

6.

When you lift an object, you’re using ____ energy that was stored in your body.

a)

Thermal

b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Electrical
7.

The Sun is a source of _____ energy.

a)
Chemical
b)

Radiant

c)
Mechanical
d)
Electrical
8.

Rubbing two objects together generates _____ energy.

a)

Thermal

b)

Light

c)

Potential

d)

Chemical

9.

What do sound energy and thermal energy have in common?

a)

They are both forms of chemical energy

b)

They both release light

c)

They are both forms of potential energy

d)

They both involve the movement of molecules

10.

How do dams generate electricity?

a)

By combining chemicals with water

b)

By capturing thermal energy from water

c)

By evaporating water

d)

By harnessing the potential energy from water

11.

We know that the more mass and height an object has, the more potential energy they can produce. Which of these objects have more potential energy?

a)
A feather at the top of a building
b)
A car at the top of a hill
c)
A book on a table
d)
A pebble on the ground
12.

Which actions would increase the potential energy of a cup placed on a kitchen counter? Choose more than one answer.

a)

Fill the cup with water

b)

Slide the cup away from the edge

c)

Turn the cup upside down

d)

Place the cup somewhere higher

e)

Lift the cup over the counter

13.

Which of the following requires kinetic energy? Choose more than one answer.

a)

Sleeping

b)

Running

c)

Turning a doorknob

d)

Listening to music

e)

Kicking a football

14.

Which characteristics do kinetic objects have? Choose more than one answer.

a)

Depends on position

b)

Depends on speed

c)

Found in moving objects

d)

Relates to motion

e)

Found in objects at rest

15.

Where does a roller coaster have the most increasing potential energy?

a)

When it is on top

b)

When it is climbing up

c)

When it is rolling down

d)

When it is waiting for riders

16.

What elements makeup 95% of our body's weight?

a)

Nitrogen, carbon, and oxygen

b)

Carbon and oxygen

c)

Carbon and hydrogen

d)

Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen

17.

What is a calorie?

a)

A unit to measure how many proteins food has

b)

A unit to measure how much fat food has

c)

A unit to measure how many carbohydrates food has

d)

A unit to measure how much energy food has

18.

To build up muscles, you need to consume this macro nutrient:

a)

Protein

b)

Fat

c)

Carbohydrate

d)

Sodium

19.

Consuming too much of this nutrient could produce diabetes

a)

Sugar

b)

All of the others

c)

Glucose

d)

None of the others

20.

When you do a lot of exercise, you burn all the calories you consume. When you don't do much exercise, all you consume transforms into:

a)

Bones

b)

Water

c)

Muscles

d)

Fat