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Energy Quiz

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is a way society is dependent on energy?

a)

Transportation

b)

Communication

c)

Healthcare

d)

All of the above

2.

Which of these describes 'stored energy'?

a)

Sound energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Potential energy

d)

Kinetic energy

3.

What type of energy does a moving object have?

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Chemical energy

c)

Potential energy

d)

Nuclear energy

4.

What type of energy is locked away in different kinds of substances and is often released by burning?

a)

Chemical energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Mechanical energy

d)

Electrical energy

5.

Energy that describes the natural force of attraction created by an object that draws other objects toward itself is:

a)

Nuclear energy

b)

Elastic energy

c)

Gravitational energy

d)

Magnetic energy

6.

Energy of motion, often associated with machines is:

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Potential energy

c)

Chemical energy

d)

Thermal energy

7.

Energy contained in an elastic material that has been stretched or compressed from its original shape

a)

Nuclear energy

b)

Chemical energy

c)

Elastic potential energy

d)

Gravitational energy

8.

The movement of electrons from one atom to another in a conductor

a)

Nuclear energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Chemical energy

d)

Electrical energy

9.

Heat energy that occurs as the atoms of a material become more active

a)

Electrical energy

b)

Chemical energy

c)

Nuclear energy

d)

Thermal energy

10.

Energy that is related to heat energy that comes from the sun

a)

Solar energy

b)

Geothermal energy

c)

Wind energy

d)

Hydro energy

11.

Sound energy is a form of potential energy

a)

False

b)

True

12.

Energy produced when matter vibrates

a)

Nuclear energy

b)

Electrical energy

c)

Sound energy

d)

Thermal energy

13.

Energy that occurs as atoms of certain materials are split or forced together

a)

Electrical energy

b)

Nuclear energy

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Chemical energy

14.

Renewable energy sources will eventually be used up and cannot be replaced

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which of this is a nonrenewable energy source?

a)

Solar energy

b)

Wind energy

c)

Coal

d)

Hydro energy

16.

Which two factors does potential energy depend on?

a)

mass

b)

speed

c)

height

d)

volume

17.

Energy is the ability to do work or cause changes.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Match the following terms to the picture that matches them best:

a)
1.

Nuclear

b)
2.

Chemical

c)
3.

Thermal

d)
4.

Electrical

e)
5.

Electromagnetic

19.

Which type of energy is stored in a stretched rubber band?

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Elastic Potential Energy

d)

Chemical Energy

20.

What energy type is required to make this tool work?

a)

Thermal

b)

Light

c)

Sound

d)

Mechanical

21.

Energy related to the motion of an object is

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

22.

Match the following images with the correct type of Energy:

a)

1.

Gravitational Potential

b)

2.

Elastic Potential

c)

3.

Kinetic

d)

4.

Thermal

e)

5.


Sound