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Types of Energy

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What kind of energy does this device use?
a)
Chemical
b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)
Chemical
2.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum (or most) 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
3.
When a soccer ball is on a field, the energy it has just before being kicked is called
a)
kinetic energy
b)
potential energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
chemical energy
4.
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
5.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
6.
What kind of energy do scissors use?
a)
Thermal
b)
Electrical
c)
Mechanical
d)
Solar
7.

Stored energy

a)

radiant

b)

chemical

c)

potential

d)

kinetic

e)

sound

8.

Food

a)

radiant

b)

chemical

c)

potential

d)

kinetic

e)

sound

9.

wires

a)

Thermal

b)

Electrical

c)

Sound

d)

Kinetic

e)

Potential

10.

Energy of motion

a)

radiant

b)

chemical

c)

potential

d)

kinetic

e)

sound

11.

Fuel

a)

radiant

b)

chemical

c)

potential

d)

kinetic

e)

sound

12.

Batteries

a)

radiant

b)

chemical

c)

potential

d)

kinetic

e)

sound

13.

Stretching an object

a)

radiant

b)

chemical

c)

potential

d)

kinetic

e)

sound

14.

Energy from the sun

a)

radiant

b)

chemical

c)

potential

d)

kinetic

e)

sound

15.

What type(s) of energy does a fridge contain?

a)

Sound Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Mechanical Energy

d)

All of the above

16.

Which 2 types of energy does the object in the image use?

a)

Electric and Thermal

b)

Nuclear and Elastic

c)

Chemical and Mechanical

d)

Sound and Elastic

17.
What is energy from the sun?
a)
electrical energy
b)
solar energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
potential energy
18.
When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?
a)
kinetic
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
radiant
19.

All of the kinetic energy due to random motion of the particles that make up an object; heat energy

a)

thermal

b)

electric

c)

potential

d)

nuclear

20.

Energy that travels in waves (electric and magnetic properties) - such as sunlight, xrays, and microwaves

a)

Electric

b)

Mechanical

c)

Electromagnetic

d)

Kinetic

21.

The potential energy of motion PLUS the kinetic energy of motion

a)

kinetic

b)

potential

c)

mechanical

d)

chemical

22.

Stored up energy of motion

a)

kinetic

b)

potential

c)

mechanical

d)

energy

23.

The ability to do work or cause change

a)

kinetic

b)

potential

c)

matter

d)

energy

24.

energy of motion

a)

kinetic

b)

potential

c)

mechanical

d)

electromagnetic

25.

If a cotton ball and a brick are both held 30 feet above the ground, which object has more gravitational potential energy?

a)

the cotton ball, because it has more mass

b)

the cotton ball, because it has less mass

c)

the brick, because it has more mass

d)

the brick, because it has less mass

26.

The energy stored in a bow right before you release the arrow is called ______________________________

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

elastic potential energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

kinetic energy

27.

Which type of energy is the energy of motion?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

28.

Which type of energy is stored energy?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

29.

A roller coaster at the top of a hill (before it goes down) has ________ energy.

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Heat

d)

Sound

30.

A roller coaster rolling down a hill has ________ energy.

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Light

d)

Sound

31.

Ryan rubs two sticks together quickly. When he stops rubbing the sticks, he notices that they are warm where he rubbed them. What type of energy has been produced?

a)

Sound energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Light energy

32.

What is the main type of energy shown by a person running?

a)

Electrical

b)

Mechanical

c)

Sound

d)

Chemical

33.

What is the type of energy when someone is speaking?

a)

Thermal

b)

Kinetic

c)

Sound

d)

Chemical

34.

What is the type of energy when you use an oven?

a)

Thermal

b)

Elastic

c)

Sound

d)

Chemical

35.

What is the type of energy that comes out of a power socket?

a)

Sound

b)

Light

c)

Electrical

d)

Potential

36.

Thermal energy, which is energy of moving particles, is an example of ______

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Potential energy

37.

Mechanical energy, which is energy of moving objects, is an example of ______

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Potential energy

38.

Thermal energy, which is energy of moving particles, is an example of ______

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Potential energy

39.

The sum of potential and kinetic energy

a)

Mechanical Energy

b)

Elastic Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Electrical Energy

40.

____________ is the ability to cause change.

a)

Energy

b)

Matter

c)

Static

d)

Mask

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