Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

-Energy Conservation and Transfer-

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

___ is what happens when two objects push or pull on one another

a)

Mechanically

b)

thermally

c)

electrically

2.

When a person touches a hot pan

a)

Radiation

b)

Convection

c)

Conduction

3.

What is a conductor?

a)

An object that DOES

NOT allow heat to pass

through it.

b)

A musical instrument

to play music and notes on.

c)

An object that

allows heat to pass

through it.

4.

What is an example of a insulator?

a)

A pot

b)

Aluminum

c)

A pot handle

d)

Spatula

5.

Give me an example of a conductor.

a)

Graphite

b)

Glass

c)

Plastic

6.

What type of wavelength on the electromagnetic spectrum

is normally associated with thermal cameras, and stuff like that.

a)

Ultraviolet (UV)

b)

Infrared

c)

Visible

d)

Gamma Rays

7.

What is the reason why leaves are green? (according to the electromagnetic spectrum)

a)

The leaf conducts green light and doesnt for the others.

b)

Chlorophyll

c)

It reflects all colored light except for green and it absorbs off green

d)

It absorbs all colored light except for green and it reflects off green

8.

What is an insulator?

a)

A material/object that does not allow heat energy to pass through it

b)

A material/object that does allow heat energy to pass through it

c)

An object that reflects light and does not absorb the light

d)

An object that absorbs light and does not reflect the light

9.

What would be the BEST insulator for copper/silver wires?

a)

Rubber

b)

Plastic

c)

Wood

d)

Glass

10.

What exactly is transmission when it comes to light?

a)

when the object put in another object looks slightly broken.

b)

When the light bounces off the object that the light is hitting at.

c)

When light is able to pass through the object without being refracted or scattered.

d)

When a certain object absorbs colors and then reflects another which makes it seem that color.

11.

Which wavelength has the highest energy and smallest wavelength?

a)
Infrared waves
b)
Radio waves
c)
Ultraviolet waves
d)
Gamma rays
12.

Which wavelength has the lowest energy and largest wavelength?

a)
Infrared waves
b)
Radio waves
c)
Ultraviolet waves
d)
Gamma rays
13.

what does ROY G BIV mean?

a)

Red, Yellow, Orange, Green, Blue, Violet, Indigo

b)

Red, Orange, Green, Yellow, Blue, Indigo, Violet

c)

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet

d)

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Indigo, Blue, Violet

14.

How does heat flow?

a)

Warmer to cooler objects

b)

Cooler to Warmer objects

c)

It does not flow at all.

15.

Energy is transferred by electromagnetic waves. -Radiation

T or F?

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Transmission is when light goes straight through an object/prism and does not change paths.

T or F?

a)
True
b)
False
17.

A Copper pot/pan is a Thermal Insulator

True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Rubber is the best insulator for wires.

T or F?

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Refraction is when an object looks bent when put in another object and actually gets bent.

T or F?

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The UV Index helps track Infrared waves and Ultraviolet waves,

True or False?

a)
True
b)
False
21.

What is another word for scattered?

a)

Reflected

b)

Refracted

c)

Transmitted

d)

Absorbed

22.

_____ when a warmer object is in contact with a cooler one.

a)

Thermally

b)

Mechanically

c)

Electrically

23.

Convection is

a)

Energy transferred by direct contact

b)

Energy transferred by the mass motion of molecules

c)

Energy transferred by electromagnetic radiation

24.

____ Energy is transferred through a material by the collisions of atoms within the material.

a)

Electrical

b)

Thermal

25.

Is a fork an insulator or a conductor?

a)
conductor
b)
insulator