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Types of Energy and Energy Transformation

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which types of energy are potential energies? (Check all that apply)

a)

Chemical

b)

Gravitational

c)

Thermal

d)

Radiant

e)

Elastic

2.

Which types of energy are kinetic? (Check all that apply)

a)

Nuclear

b)

Thermal

c)

Sound

d)

Radiant

e)

Chemical

3.

A rollercoaster that reaches the top of a hill is an example of (a)   energy.

4.

A person waiting to bungee jump off a ledge is an example of (a)   energy.

5.

When a paper airplane is thrown, it is an example of (a)   energy.

6.

Match the types of Energy.

a)

Gravitational Energy

1.

Stored in an object above ground.

b)

Elastic Energy

2.

Stored in an object that can be stretched or compressed.

c)

Chemical Energy

3.

Stored within bonds of atoms.

d)

Nuclear Energy

4.

Stored within the nucleus of atoms.

7.

When a soccer ball is kicked, it is an example of (a)   energy.

8.

Select all that are TRUE about Potential Energy.

a)

Includes Sound Energy

b)

Includes Elastic Energy

c)

Includes Thermal Energy

d)

Includes Nuclear Energy

9.

What is sound energy?

a)

An example of PE, because energy is stored in sound

b)

An example of KE, because energy is carried through vibrating waves

c)

An example of PE, because energy stored in an atom

d)

An example of KE, because energy travels through electromagnetic waves

10.

A pitcher is getting ready to throw a baseball. Before he throws the ball, it is an example of (a)   energy.

11.

Select all that are TRUE about Kinetic Energy.

a)

Includes Gravitational Energy

b)

Includes Radiant Energy

c)

Includes Electrical Energy

d)

Includes Nuclear Energy

12.

Match the types of Energy.

a)

Thermal Energy

1.

Motion of particles

b)

Sound Energy

2.

Motion of vibrating waves

c)

Radiant Energy

3.

Motion of electromagnetic waves

d)

Electrical Energy

4.

Motion of electrons through a wire

13.

What type of energy is being produced?

a)

Light Energy

b)

Mechanical Energy

c)

Sound Energy

d)

Electrical Energy

14.

What energy is produced by this object?

a)

Thermal

b)

Mechanical

c)

sound

d)

Light

15.

The energy something has because of its position, such as a roller coaster on top of a hill:

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Light Energy

c)

Sound Energy

d)

Heat Energy

16.

Which two types of energy are produced from this candle? Choose two answers.

a)

Sound energy

b)

Mechanical Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Light energy

17.

When you rub your hands together, this is an example of ________ energy. 

a)

Sound

b)

Light

c)

Thermal

d)

Mechanical

18.

What is energy?

a)

Force

b)

The ability to do work

c)

Electricity

d)

The ability to transform work

19.

 

Which type of energy is best seen in the picture?

a)

Chemical

b)

Sound

c)

Electrical

d)

Radiant

20.

What kind of energy does this device use?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Chemical

c)

Electrical

d)

Radiant

21.

What type of energy do we use to cook food?

a)

Radiant

b)

Electrical

c)

Nuclear

d)

Thermal

22.

When energy is released, it disappears.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Students build a circuit that has wires that connects a battery to a switch and a fan.

Which energy transformations happen when the students close the circuit and the blades of the fan begin to spin?

a)

Chemical to mechanical to electrical

b)

Electrical to chemical to mechanical

c)

Chemical to electrical to mechanical

d)

Mechanical to electrical to chemical

24.

A teacher rubbed a match against a piece of sandpaper. The match started to burn. Which statement best describes the energy changes that occurred?

a)

The chemical energy stored in the match changed to thermal energy and light energy

b)

The thermal energy stored in the match changed to light energy and chemical energy

c)

The light energy and thermal energy stored in the match changed to mechanical energy

d)

The light energy and thermal energy stored in the match changed to chemical energy

25.

Match the following

a)

Electrical Energy

1.

Electrical Outlet

b)

Chemical Energy

2.

Battery

c)

Mechanical Energy

3.

Movement

d)

Thermal Energy

4.

Heat

26.

Match the following

a)
1.

Chemical Energy

b)
2.

Thermal Energy

c)
3.

Light Energy

d)
4.

Mechanical Energy

27.

What energy transformations occur when a flashlight is turned on?

a)

Chemical energy to electrical energy to light energy

b)

Electrical energy to chemical energy to light energy

c)

Light energy to electrical energy to chemical energy

d)

Electrical energy to light energy to chemical energy

28.

What energy transformation occurs when a crock pot is plugged into an outlet and then the control knob is turned "on"?

a)

thermal to electrical

b)

mechanical to thermal

c)

electrical to thermal

d)

electrical to sound

29.

What type of energy is electrons flowing through a wire?

a)

Electrical energy

b)

Chemical energy

c)

Kinetic energy

d)

Mechanical energy

30.
Which of the following shows an energy transformation from chemical energy to electrical to light energy?
a)
A bolt of lightning lights the night sky.
b)
A candle glows brightly in the dark.
c)
A fire in a fireplace lights up a room.
d)
A battery causes a flashlight to shine.
31.
A hairdryer converts -- 
a)
electrical energy into chemical
b)
electrical energy into thermal
c)
chemical energy into mechanical
d)
thermal energy into mechanical
32.

What kind of energy is represented in the picture?

a)

Thermal

b)

Chemical

c)

Sound

d)

Kinetic

33.

What type of energy is stored in batteries or food?

a)

Potential energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Chemical energy

d)

Mechanical energy

34.

Energy that transfers heat is?

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Potential energy

c)

Mechanical energy

d)

Kinetic energy

35.
According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________. 
a)
destroyed, destroyed
b)
created, saved
c)
created, destroyed
d)
lost, found
36.
Turning on a lamp is an example of energy transformation from electrical to 3 forms of energy. Which of these is NOT created by the lamp?
a)
radiant
b)
light
c)
heat
d)
chemical
37.
What two forms of energy are given off by a burning candle?
a)
heat and light
b)
mechanical and electrical
c)
nuclear and light
d)
potential and heat
38.

Energy cannot be ​ (a)   or ​ (b)   just ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
created
destroyed
transformed
39.

A cook will use an oven mitt to pick up a hot pan because cloth is a(n) ________ and keeps the heat from their hand.

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)

Light Transfer

d)

Heat transfer

40.

Match the following vocabulary terms to the definition

a)

Thermal Energy

1.

Heat

b)

Conductor

2.

Allows thermal energy to pass through

c)

Insulator

3.

DOES NOT allow thermal energy to pass

41.

What is the difference between a conductor and an insulator?

a)

An insulator allows electricity to flow through it easily and a conductor does not

b)

A conductor allows electricity to flow through it easily and an insulator does not.

c)

An insulator is magnetic and a conductor is not

d)

A conductor is magnetic and an insulator is not

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42.

Which one is NOT an Insulator?

a)
b)
c)
d)
43.

The foam cup and cardboard sleeve act as ______ for the hot coffee.

a)

Insulator

b)

Conductor

c)

Electricty

d)

Light

44.

Check all that would make a good conductor.

a)

Steel

b)

Winter jacket

c)

Water

d)

Aluminum

e)

Glass

45.

Convection Current

a)

A circular motion of air that causes wind and changes in weather

b)

The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.

c)

A type of heat transfer that occurs through the movement of fluids.

d)

The transfer of energy from one particle of matter to another within an object or between two objects that are in direct contact.

46.

Radiation

a)

A circular motion of air that causes wind and changes in weather

b)

The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.

c)

A type of heat transfer that occurs through the movement of fluids.

d)

The transfer of energy from one particle of matter to another within an object or between two objects that are in direct contact.

47.

Conductor

a)

Materials that do not conduct heat well.

b)

A material that conducts heat well,

c)

The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of a material by 1 kelvin.

d)

The expansion of matter when it is heated.

48.

Insulators

a)

Materials that do not conduct heat well.

b)

A material that conducts heat well,

c)

The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of a material by 1 kelvin.

d)

The expansion of matter when it is heated.

49.

Heat

a)

The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles in an object.

b)

Energy that is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object.

c)

A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.

d)

The heating of a substance that causes its particles to move more quickly.

50.

Kinetic Energy is the energy of _________

a)

thermal

b)

movement

c)

potential

d)

atoms

51.

Potential energy is the _________

a)

energy of movement

b)

same as kinetic energy

c)

stored energy inside of something

d)

potato

52.

Law of Conservation of Mass says...

a)

Energy is always created and destroyed

b)

Energy is only in hot things

c)

Energy can be destroyed easily

d)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed

53.

Dribbling a basketball is an example of

a)

potential energy

b)

stored energy

c)

temperature

d)

kinetic energy

54.

As temperature increases, molecules _____________

a)

move slower

b)

move the same

c)

move faster

d)

stop moving

55.
Heat transfer in the image.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
56.
Heat transfer in boiling water.
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
57.
The heat transfer in the image is by
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
58.
On a cold rainy day a baby is touching a cold window.  It feels so cold. Which way is the heat moving moving? 
a)
Cold is moving from the window to the hand.
b)
Heat is moving from the hand to the window.
c)
Heat doesn't move.
d)
It moves in currents
59.
Heat transfer in wind.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
60.
When you use a microwave, what is the main way that heat is transferred?
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
61.
The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north. What type of heat transfer is this?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
insulation 
62.
The baby chickens are kept warm from the heat lamps demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
63.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation 
64.

energy of motion

a)

thermal energy

b)

sondensation

c)

water vapor

d)

kinetic enetgy

65.

When heat is passed on by direct contact of particles, this occurs

a)

conduction

b)

condensation

c)

convection

d)

radiation

66.

Transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves is called

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

infrared proton rays (sounds cool, but I made it up so don't pick this one)

67.
The Electrical Energy of the stove is transferred to _____ Energy.
a)
Solar
b)
Thermal
c)
Potential
d)
Electrical
68.
Energy transformations occur when...
a)
energy is created through conduction
b)
energy changes from one form to another
c)
two forces slide together that are touching
d)
a chemical reaction takes place
69.

What kind of energy is being shown in the picture?

a)

Light

b)

Gravitational

c)

Potential

d)

Kinetic

70.

The rock has kinetic energy.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

Which is the best example of kinetic energy?

a)

A car sitting on top of a hill

b)

A skateboard on the sidewalk

c)

A wagon rolling down a hill

d)

A powerwheel parked in the yard

72.

Which position has the most kinetic energy?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

73.

When you eat pizza, chemical energy is transferred to _____ energy in your body.

a)

Solar

b)

Electrical

c)

Mechanical

d)

Chemical

74.

Which items would have this energy transformation: electrical energy -> thermal energy and light energy?

a)

toaster

b)

candle burning

c)

windmill turning

d)

Iron for your clothes

75.
Which items would have this energy transformation: kinetic energy -> sound energy?
a)
turning on a flashlight
b)
nuclear power plant
c)
windmill turning
d)
playing a violin
76.

Is the energy in a battery, chemical or electrical (Not connected to any devices)?

a)

electrical

b)

chemical

c)

thermal

d)

eolic

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