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Forms of Energy Check-in

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Stored energy is called ______ energy.
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Pacific
d)
Safe
2.

Thermal energy always flows...

a)

cool to warm

b)

warm to cool

c)

back and forth whenever it wants

d)

inside to outside

3.
What is the form of energy associated with visible light?
a)

electromagnetic energy

b)
thermal energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
kinetic energy
4.

What is energy made available by the flow of electrons through a conductor?

a)
electrical energy
b)
solar energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
potential energy
5.

Heat Energy is called:

a)

Radiant Energy

b)

Chemical Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Potential Energy

6.
Stored energy is called ______ energy.
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Pacific
d)
Safe
7.
Energy stored in the bonds of atoms and molecules is __________ potential energy.
a)
Chemical  
b)
Elastic
c)
Nuclear
d)
Gravitational
8.

Which of the following is NOT an example of chemical energy?

a)

A glow stick

b)

A battery

c)

A rock about to fall off a cliff

d)

A burning match

9.

A battery transforms:

a)

Chemical energy into electrical energy

b)

Chemical energy into kinetic energy

c)

Electrical energy into chemical energy

d)

Electrical energy into kinetic energy

10.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
11.

What is the form of energy associated with waves that we cannot detect with our eyes (like xrays and microwaves)?

a)

electromagnetic energy

b)
thermal energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
kinetic energy
12.
What is energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor?
a)
electrical energy
b)

electromagnetic energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

thermal energy

13.

Heat Energy is called:

a)

Radiant Energy

b)

Chemical Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Mechanical Energy

14.

A slingshot that has been pulled back, but has not been let go.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

15.

A bobsled is moving at its greatest speed around the final turn.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

16.

What kind of energy is represented by this picture?

a)

electromagnetic

b)

magnetic

c)

nuclear

d)

electrical

17.

What kind of energy is shown here?

a)

electrical

b)

thermal

c)

chemical

d)

nuclear

18.
Which is the best example of kinetic energy?
a)
a car parked on a steep hill 
b)
a tennis ball rolling across the court
c)
a picture hanging on the wall 
d)
a piece of coal before it's burned 
19.

What object can change electrical energy into electromagnetic energy?

a)
A candle
b)
A fire
c)
A lamp
d)
A radio
20.
How are electromagnetic waves different from other waves? 
a)
They have very short wavelengths 
b)
They transmit energy instead of matter 
c)
They can travel through empty space
d)
They can change direction by reflection 
21.

What type of energy is stored in wood?

a)

Thermal

b)

Kinestic

c)

Chemical

d)

Electrical