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Energy Transfer- Generation Genius

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ability to make things happen is the definition of what word?

a)

Energy

b)

Power

c)

Force

d)

Motion

2.

The bike Dr. Jeff’s mom is riding uses a generator to convert energy to ______ energy, which is then used to charge BERT.

a)

Mechanical

b)

Electrical

c)

Thermal

d)

Chemical

3.

True or false: a generator PRODUCES energy.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

List two things that might spin a generator to produce electricity.

a)

Wind

b)

Water

c)

Steam

d)

Magnet

5.

Where does the energy in your home electrical outlets come from?

a)

Power plants

b)

Straight from the sun

c)

Batteries

d)

Electricity

6.

True or false: batteries store energy as chemical energy.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Explain how Dr. Jeff provides energy to make the singing fish work.

a)

By plugging it into an electrical outlet

b)

By using batteries

c)

By winding it up

d)

By using a solar cell with the light bulb

8.

What is an example of energy transfer by heat?

a)

Making toast in a toaster

b)

Playing music

c)

Turning on a light

d)

Riding a bike

9.

Zoe’s s’more maker is an example of transferring energy through:

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Electricity

d)

Lasers

10.

What does a solar cell do?

a)

Converts sunlight into electricity

b)

Stores energy in a battery

c)

Generates heat

d)

Produces sound

11.

True or False: Generators make energy.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What ways do power plants "produce" electricity?

a)

Burning coal

b)

Wind Turbines

c)

Water (dams)

d)

Powerlines

13.

Where Do you get your Energy? (Hint: 2 main categories)

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Sound

d)

Mechanical

14.

There are many different kinds of energy, such as light, sound, and ___________.

a)

Batteries

b)

Heat

c)

Sun

d)

Generator

15.

Energy ________ takes place when energy moves from one place to another.

a)

heat

b)

electricity

c)

transfer

d)

light

16.

__________ energy is the only form of energy we can see.

a)

Heat

b)

Electrical

c)

Sound

d)

Light

17.

________ energy is transferred when a sound wave travels from its source, like a drum, to another object.

a)

Light

b)

Heat

c)

Sound

d)

Electricity

18.

_______________ : Store energy and change it from one form to another

a)

Batteries

b)

Bert

c)

Generator

d)

Power Plants

19.

___________: The energy something has due to movement.

a)

Wind Energy

b)

Hydroelectrical Energy

c)

Motion Energy

d)

Solar Energy

20.

How does Dr. Jeff's mom transfer energy to Bert?

a)

sound energy from the speaker

b)

motion energy to pedal a bike

c)

electrical energy from the power plug

d)

light energy from the solar cells

21.

Why is the name "generator" a misnomer (a non-appropriate name)?

a)

Generators don’t actually generate energy.

b)

Generators make their own energy.

c)

Generators do not actually work.

d)

The word "generator" is silly.

22.

What is a device that converts electrical energy into heat?

a)

Singing Fish

b)

Lamp

c)

Radio

d)

Toaster

23.

What is a device that converts electrical energy into sound?

a)

Clock

b)

Radio

c)

Lamp

d)

Oven

24.

___________ power is energy from the Sun.

a)

Hydroelectricity

b)

Wind

c)

Solar

d)

Geothermal

25.

True or False: All objects have energy.

a)

True

b)

False