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Types of Energy Practice

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are examples of chemical energy?

a)

food

b)

batteries

c)

toasters

d)

rubberbands

e)

rubberbands

2.

Which types of energy could a fire produce? There is more than one answer.

a)

Thermal

b)

Kinetic

c)

Light

d)

Electrical

3.
Energy stored in the bonds between atoms
a)
chemical energy
b)
mechanical energy
c)
kinetic energy
d)
nuclear energy
4.

What type of energy do we get from the food we eat?

a)

light

b)

thermal

c)

chemical

d)

sound

5.

Which is the energy caused by the vibration of particles in a medium?

a)

chemical energy

b)

mechanical energy

c)

nuclear energy

d)

sound energy

6.
Kinetic energy + potential energy
a)
electrical energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
sound energy
d)
mechanical energy
7.

What type of energy is found in the nucleus of atoms?

a)

nuclear energy

b)

electric energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

sound energy

8.
The ability to do work
a)
energy
b)
kinetic energy
c)
potential energy
d)
mechanical energy
9.
What kind of energy is represented in this picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Potential
c)
Nuclear
d)
Mechanical
10.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
11.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
12.
What kind of energy does this device use?
a)
Chemical
b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)
Chemical
13.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum 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
14.

10. Lightning during a thunderstorm is an example of what form of energy?

a)

chemical

b)

electrical

c)

thermal

d)

nuclear

15.

What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

c)

chemical

d)

radical

16.

At which point of the roller coaster is potential energy the greatest?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

17.
What kind of energy is in a waving hand?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
18.

Which type of energy has to do with objects in motion?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

19.
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
20.
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
21.
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
22.
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
23.
What is the form of energy associated with visible light?
a)
light energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
kinetic energy
24.

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

a)

Sound Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Mechanical Energy

d)

All of the above

25.
The movement of energy through substances in longitudinal waves (vibrating matter) is called ___________ energy. 
a)
Heat
b)
Sound
c)
Electical
d)
Light