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Energy Review

Total questions: 86

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

The ability to do work.

2.

Which is NOT a renewable energy source?

a)

coal

b)

wind

c)

solar

d)

water

3.

Which is a renewable energy source?

a)

coal

b)

oil

c)

wind

d)

gas

4.

Which of these things is an example of potential (stored) energy?

a)

a car motor

b)

firewood

c)

battery

d)

a fan

5.

Which of these things are examples of renewable energy sources?

a)

wind

b)

solar

c)

water

d)

oil

6.

Which of these energy sources come from inside the earth's crust?

a)

oil

b)

coal

c)

solar

d)

gas

7.

What is given off from energy?

a)

water

b)

heat

c)

smoke

d)

ash

8.

Click all of the things that are non-renewable energy sources.

a)

oil

b)

gas

c)

coal

d)

water

9.

Which of these is an example of kinetic energy?

a)

a bicycle

b)

a battery

c)

a solar panel

d)

firewood

10.

Food is an example of __________ energy.

a)

Kinetic (motion)

b)

Thermal

c)

Chemical

d)

Potential (stored)

11.

Melting ice cream is an example of _________________ energy.

a)

Thermal

b)

Potential

c)

Electric

d)

Kinetic

12.

Which has the most potential (stored) energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.

What is energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

The ability to do work.

14.

Students get their energy from

a)

food

b)

gasoline

c)

electricity

d)

sunlight

15.

A television gets its energy from ______?

a)

sunlight

b)

electricity

c)

food

d)

gasoline

16.

The ability to do work (move) is called...

a)

Matter

b)

Energy

c)

Weight

d)

Force

17.

True or False: Energy can be created.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

It is an example of _____________ energy

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Heat

19.

The toaster is an example of __________ energy.

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Heat

20.
A student created an electrical circuit, shown.

Which of the following statements is true about the circuit?

 
a)
The electrical circuit is working.
b)
The electrical circuit is open.
c)
The electrical circuit is complete.
d)
The electrical circuit is closed.
21.

Which form of energy is produced when a guitar string vibrates?

a)

Sound energy

b)

Electrical energy

c)

Chemical energy

d)

Light energy

22.

Which form of energy is produced when a lamp is switched on?

a)

Sound energy

b)

Electrical energy

c)

Chemical energy

d)

Light energy

23.
Sound is caused by? 
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
d)
air
24.
Would would best complete this circuit?
a)
A wire
b)
A switch
c)
A battery
d)
A light bulb
25.
this is the symbol for a _____?
a)
switch
b)
light 
c)
battery
d)
wires
26.

Which part can open and close a circuit?

a)

insulator

b)

conductor

c)

button

d)

switch

27.

What kind of energy is represented in this picture?

a)

Thermal and light energy

b)

Sound

c)

Electrical

d)

Mechanical

28.
All sound is made by ________.
a)
space
b)
squeaks
c)
beeps
d)
vibrations
29.
The ultimate source of energy is:
a)
The sky
b)
The sun
c)
Plants
d)
Movement
30.
In science, when one object runs into another we call it a _____________.
a)
crash
b)
hit
c)
strike
d)
collision
31.
To make a fair test or experiment you should change __________ variable(s) at a time.
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
32.
What is transferred at the instant the bat hits the ball?
a)
matter
b)
energy
c)
sound
d)
light
33.
As an object moves faster, it has more of what to transfer?
a)
weight
b)
density
c)
energy
d)
matter
34.
If you increase the weight of a moving object, the amount of energy it can transfer does what?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
none of these
35.

When you add hot soup to a cold bowl, ______ energy transfers from the soup to the bowl.

a)

motion energy

b)

light energy

c)

sound energy

d)

heat energy

36.

If a book is falling off a shelf, the book has ______ because it is changing its _________.

a)

energy of motion, position

b)

heat energy, speed

c)

stored energy, position

d)

energy transformation, evidence

37.

Playing a drum produces ________, which is a form of energy that you can hear.

a)

light

b)

sound

c)

heat

d)

stored energy

38.

energy is the ability to cause _______.

a)

motion

b)

position

c)

change

d)

evidence

39.

Energy can ______ from one object to another object.

a)

change

b)

transfer

c)

collide

d)

convert

40.

Heat, light and sound are examples of _________.

a)

energy

b)

position

c)

distance

d)

energy of motion

41.

A marble at the top of a ramp has ______, because at any moment it can move down the ramp.

a)

stored energy

b)

heat energy

c)

light energy

d)

collision energy

42.

_______ is a measure of how fast an object is moving.

a)

distance

b)

energy

c)

speed

d)

position

43.

When light energy is converted to heat energy, this is known as _______.

a)

energy transformation

b)

heat energy

c)

energy of motion

d)

model

44.

What evidence supports that heat and light energy are being used in this picture?

a)

the food feels warm

b)

you can hear the lamp working

c)

The fries are cold

d)

the lamp is plugged in.

45.

True or False: Energy is "produced" in a power plant.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Which type of energy is NOT given off by a fire?

a)

light

b)

electrical

c)

thermal

d)

sound

47.

What type of energy can be sensed by the eyes?

a)

sound

b)

thermal

c)

electrical

d)

light

48.

Identify the energy transfer

a)

mechanical to light

b)

chemical to kinetic

c)

electrical to mechanical

d)

kinetic to thermal

49.

Identify the energy transfer

a)

light to electrical to chemical

b)

chemical to electrical to light

c)

electrical to chemical to light

d)

chemical to electrical to solar

50.

Identify the energy transfer

a)

mechanical to sound

b)

chemical to electrical

c)

sound to mechanical

d)

thermal to sound

51.

A change in position

a)

Velocity

b)

Speed

c)

Position

d)

Acceleration

e)

Motion

52.

Any change in velocity

a)

Velocity

b)

Speed

c)

Position

d)

Acceleration

e)

Motion

53.

Tells you how the position of an object changes during a certain amount of time

a)

Velocity

b)

Speed

c)

Position

d)

Acceleration

e)

Motion

54.

A force is _________

a)

a change in position

b)

a velocity

c)

a push or pull

d)

a change in direction

55.

What makes a frisbee fall back to the ground?

a)

Acceleration

b)

Gravity

c)

Velocity

d)

Position

56.

A force that acts directly against the direction of motion.

a)

gravity

b)

force

c)

friction

d)

speed

57.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)

Potential (stored)

b)

Kinetic (energy of motion)

58.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)

Potential (stored)

b)

Kinetic (energy of motion)

59.

At which point is potential (stored) energy greatest?

a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
60.
North, south, east, west, right, left, up and down are all words used to describe _____.
a)
direction
b)
motion
c)
position
d)
speed
61.
Which runner is the slowest?
a)
Runner 1
b)
Runner 2
c)
Runner 3
d)
None of the runners
62.
Information that helps you figure out a problem
a)
evidence
b)
claim
c)
argument
d)
electrical energy
63.
a group of parts
a)
function
b)
energy 
c)
system
d)
evidence
64.
sun (solar), wind, coal, etc.
a)
The Design Cycle
b)
Design
c)
Renewable energy source
d)
energy sources
65.
Sun (solar), wind, water
a)
energy sources
b)
renewable energy sources
c)
The Design Cycle 
d)
design
66.

How does electrical energy travel?

a)

upstairs

b)

through wires

c)

on a train

d)

in a car battery

67.

Which form of energy does a solar panel use?

a)

thermal energy from a volcano

b)

light energy from the sun

c)

sound energy from a bomb

d)

chemical energy from eating food

68.

What type of energy does a roller coaster car at the top of a hill have?

a)

kinetic energy

b)

energy of motion

c)

heat energy

d)

potential energy

69.

The amount of kinetic energy an object has is related to its _______ & _______ .

a)

mass & speed

b)

heat & sound

c)

height & size

d)

name & looks

70.

The more friction between colliding objects, the ________ heat is produced.

a)

less

b)

slightest

c)

worst

d)

more

71.

Which force might help you slow down while riding your bicycle?

a)

inertia

b)

balanced forces

c)

newton

d)

friction

72.

Light travels in a _______ path.

a)

curvy

b)

bumpy

c)

straight

d)

orbital

73.

Why is there no sound in space?

a)

Space has too many particles for sound

b)

Space is a vacuum with not many particles to travel on

c)

Space is too cold for sound to travel

d)

Light cannot travel in space either

74.

How does sound energy travel?

a)

straight line

b)

in waves

c)

in beams

d)

in pulses

75.

The path in which an electrical current flows is what?

a)

circle

b)

circuit

c)

insulator

d)

conductor

76.

Which example shows how a light would be used to warm up fish in a fishtank?

a)

The light helps the fish see

b)

The light makes food for the fish

c)

The light does not help warm up the fish

d)

The light transfers thermal energy to the water

77.

A source of energy other than the burning of a fossil fuel is called ________.

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Non-renewable resources

c)

Renewable resources

d)

Alternative Energy

78.

Select ALL the examples of non-renewable resources

a)

Oil

b)

Wind

c)

Natural gas

d)

Hydropower

79.

_________ is the act of saving, protecting, or using resources wisely.

a)

Conservation

b)

Constraint

c)

Criteria

d)

Natural resources

80.

Which one is NOT an example of a fossil fuel?

a)

Oil

b)

Natural gas

c)

Nuclear energy

d)

Coal

81.

Something that is found is nature that is valuable to humans is called a ______________.

a)

Conservation

b)

Prototype

c)

Natural resource

d)

Insulator

82.

Hydroelectricity is produced from ________.

a)

Wind

b)

Sun

c)

Heat

d)

Water

83.

Geothermal energy is obtained from ________.

a)

Water

b)

Sun

c)

Earth's interior

d)

Wind

84.

What determines if a resource is renewable or non-renewable?

a)

How costly it is to replace

b)

If they pollute or not

c)

How long it takes to be replaced

d)

If they are an alternative energy source or not

85.

A type of renewable fuel made from living or once living things is called _____________.

a)

Prototype

b)

Biofuel

c)

Hydroelectricity

d)

Solar power

86.

How does natural gas affect living things and the earth?

a)

Natural gas will not run out

b)

Natural gas cleans the air because it's natural

c)

Natural gas causes pollution

d)

Natural gas is easy to replace