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5th Grade Energy Practice

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a battery?
a)
switch
b)
power source
c)
insulator
2.
A complete circuit has .......
a)
a motor in it
b)
a switch in it
c)
two bulbs in it
d)
no breaks in it
3.
A student began building a circuit to light a bulb.  What else does the student need to produce light?
a)
a battery that has energy
b)
a wire that is insulated
c)
a switch that is open
d)
another bulb of the same size
4.
This circuit has a battery, buzzer, and switch.
When the switch is closed the buzzer will sound because -
a)
the switch gives energy to the battery
b)
the buzzer is made of special plastic
c)
the wires are cooled by the surrounding air
d)
electricity can flow in a complete path
5.
Which of the following can work as an energy source?
a)
Battery
b)
Light bulb
c)
Wire
d)
All of them
6.
Batteries convert what type of energy into electricity?
a)
Chemical energy
b)
Mechanical energy
c)
Both
d)
Kinetic energy
7.
When all parts of the circuit are connected it is a ______ circuit. 
a)
open
b)
closed
8.
Which of these best completes the circuit?
a)
rubber band
b)
metal nail
c)
leather shoelace
d)
wooden toothpick
9.
Pick the correct sentence.
a)
This circuit will work because it is a closed circuit.
b)
Energy will freely flow in this circuit.
c)
This circuit will not work because there is no energy source.
d)
This circuit will not work because there is no switch.
10.
A material in which electrons are able to move easily
a)
Circuit
b)
Insulator 
c)
Resistance 
d)
Conductor 
11.
An example of a conductor is :
a)
a glass paperweight
b)
a plastic cap
c)
a metal screw
d)
a wooden handle
12.
What part of a circuit is this object?
a)
power source
b)
load
c)
pathway
d)
switch
13.
What are the components of a simple circuit?
a)
wires, switch, outlet
b)
battery, switch, motor
c)
wires, light bulb, motor
d)
wires, battery, light bulb
14.
Is this circuit open or closed?
a)
Closed
b)
Open
15.

Material that can carry electricity or heat is a

a)

reducer

b)

reconstruction

c)

conductor

d)

insulator

16.

Two brothers are playing bumper cars. Carl is driving car #6 in a straight line. William is coming up behind him in car #39. If William's car hits Carl's car, how will the energy of the two cars change?

a)

gain

b)

lose

c)

transfer

d)

no change

17.

Dana's car breaks down on a flat road. She has to move the car back to a service station. Dana pushes the car, and it moves slowly at first. The car moves faster as Dana pushes harder. What happens to the energy of the car as it moves faster?

a)

A. The energy of the car increases as its speed increases.

b)

B. There is no relationship between the energy of the car and its speed.

c)

C. The energy of the car decreases as its speed increases.

d)

D. The energy of the car remains the same as its speed increases.

18.
What is the form of energy associated with visible light?
a)
light energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
kinetic energy
19.
What is a form of energy that is the result of chemicals reacting to each other or to some action?
a)
light energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
kinetic energy
20.
What is energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor?
a)
electrical energy
b)
solar energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
potential energy
21.
What is the movement of an electric charge from one place to another?
a)
energy
b)
reflect
c)
refract
d)
electric current
22.
What is the ability to do work or cause change?
a)
reflect
b)
energy
c)
refract
d)
absorb
23.
What is 'to bounce off'?
a)
reflect
b)
refract
c)
attract
d)
repel
24.
What is the word used when light bends?
a)
reflect
b)
refract
c)
absorb
d)
repel
25.
What is the word for 'to take in'?
a)
reflect
b)
absorb
c)
refract
d)
opaque