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Energy Vocabulary

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Substances that can be used as sources of energy

a)

Energy Sources

b)

don't pick me

c)

isn't it obvious?

2.

Resources that produce very little waste products and can be replaced in a relatively short amount of time

a)
Fossil fuels
b)
Hazardous materials
c)
Renewable resources
d)
Non-renewable resources
3.

Resources that exist in limited supply and are

used up faster than they can be replaced.

a)
Renewable resources
b)
Sustainable resources
c)
Infinite resources
d)
Non-renewable resources
4.

Power generated by harnessing the

energy from the movement of wind.

a)
Solar energy
b)
Wind energy
c)
Geothermal energy
d)
Hydroelectric energy
5.

Power produced by harnessing the energy

from the Sun’s rays.

a)
Hydropower
b)

Solar energy

c)
Geothermal energy
d)
Wind power
6.

Energy produced from the

movement of flowing water.

a)
Solar power
b)

Hydroelectric energy

c)
Wind energy
d)
Geothermal energy
7.

Energy produced from

recently living organisms

or their waste.

a)
Nuclear energy
b)
Geothermal energy
c)
Solar energy
d)

Biomass

8.

Energy that comes from

extreme heat within the Earth.

a)
solar energy
b)
wind energy
c)
geothermal energy
d)
nuclear energy
9.

A solid energy

resource produced

from plant remains.

a)
natural gas
b)
coal
c)
nuclear energy
d)
biomass
10.

An energy resource formed

from the remains of small

marine plants and animals

buried under heat and pressure.

a)

Oil

b)
Solar energy
c)
Geothermal energy
11.

A flammable gas

that occurs naturally

underground.

a)

oil

b)

gasoline

c)

natural gas

12.

Energy produced by

atomic reactions

through splitting the

nucleus of an atom.

a)

energy conservation

b)

natural gas

c)

hydropower

d)

nuclear energy

13.

the ability to do work

a)
Energy
b)
Power
c)
Force
d)
Mass
14.

energy changing from one form to another

a)
Energy generation
b)
Energy depletion
c)
Energy transformation
d)
Energy conservation
15.

stored energy or energy of position

a)
Potential energy
b)
Kinetic energy
c)
Thermal energy
d)
Chemical energy
16.

the energy of motion

a)
Chemical energy
b)
Kinetic energy
c)
Thermal energy
d)
Potential energy
17.

energy stored in the bonds of molecules

a)
Nuclear energy
b)
Mechanical energy
c)
Thermal energy
d)
Chemical energy
18.

energy stored in bending, twisting, or stretching of an object

a)
Kinetic energy
b)

Gravitational energy

c)

Elastic energy

d)
Thermal energy
19.

energy stored in magnetic fields

a)
Electric energy
b)
Kinetic energy
c)
Magnetic energy
d)
Thermal energy
20.

energy due to an object's height above the ground

a)
Thermal energy
b)
Kinetic energy
c)
Nuclear energy
d)

Gravitational energy

21.

energy in electric charges or fields

a)

Mechanical energy

b)

Nuclear energy

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Electrostatic energy

22.

energy of moving electrons or electric charges

a)
Electrical energy
b)
Mechanical energy
c)
Thermal energy
d)
Nuclear energy
23.

energy of heat and temperature

a)

mechanical energy

b)

thermal energy

c)

electrical energy

d)

electromagnetic energy

24.

energy of motion or position

a)

Chemical Energy

b)

Electrical Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Mechanical Energy

25.

energy that travels in waves

a)

sound energy

b)

hydropower

c)

mechanical energy

d)

electromagnetic energy

26.

energy from vibrations in matter

a)

law of conservation of energy

b)

nuclear energy

c)

sound energy

d)

electromagnetic energy

27.

energy cannot be created or destroyed, but can be transformed into other forms of energy.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Law of energy

c)

Newton's 2nd Law

d)

Law of conservation of energy

28.

The form of energy associated with the movement of atoms or molecules in a material

a)

heat

b)

cooling

c)

light

d)

waves

29.

the movement of thermal energy from one substance to another

a)

cold transfer

b)

heat transfer

c)

magnetic transfer

d)

wave transfer

30.

the transfer of heat from one substance to another through direct contact

a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convection
d)
Insulation
31.

the transfer of heat through currents caused by the warming and cooling of liquids or gases

a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Insulation
32.

the transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves

a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Insulation
33.

a material that allows electricity or heat to pass through easily

a)
Insulator
b)
Resistor
c)
Semiconductor
d)
Conductor
34.

a material that slows or stops the flow of energy and does not allow electricity or heat to pass through it

a)
Insulator
b)
Reflector
c)
Transmitter
d)
Conductor
35.

the point when substances have reached the same temperature and hear no longer flows between them

a)
Thermal resistance
b)
Thermal equilibrium
c)
Thermal expansion
d)
Thermal conductivity
36.

the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one degree

a)
Latent heat
b)
Heat transfer coefficient
c)
Thermal conductivity
d)

Specific heat

37.

disturbances that transfer energy from place to place

a)
Particles
b)
Fields
c)
Forces
d)
Waves
38.

a type of wave that moves the medium at a right angle to the direction in which the wave travels

a)
Mechanical wave
b)
Surface wave
c)
Transverse wave
d)
Longitudinal wave
39.

a type of wave that displaces the particles of the medium parallel to the direction in which waves travel

a)
Electromagnetic wave
b)
Surface wave
c)
Transverse wave
d)
Longitudinal wave
40.

a type of wave that is a combination of transverse and longitudinal waves

a)
Transverse wave
b)
Longitudinal wave
c)
Surface wave
d)
Electromagnetic wave
41.

the distance between two corresponding waves

a)
Amplitude
b)
Wavelength
c)
Phase Shift
d)
Frequency
42.

the maximum distance a wave moves away from the rest position

a)
Frequency
b)
Period
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
43.

the number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time.

a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Phase Shift
d)
Wavelength
44.

the distance a wave travels in one unit of time

a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
speed
d)
frequency
45.

the unit of measure for frequency

a)
newtons (N)
b)
hertz (Hz)
c)
watts (W)
d)
joules (J)
46.

represents a wave before a disturbance

a)

rest position

b)
transverse wave
c)
stationary wave
d)
longitudinal wave
47.

the material through which a wave travels-can be solids, liquids, or gases.

a)

cold

b)

heat

c)

medium

48.

the highest part of a transverse wave

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

compression

49.

the region of a longitudinal wave where the particles are closest together

a)

rarefaction

b)

compression

c)

trough

d)

crest

50.

the region of a longitudinal wave where the particles are furthest apart.

a)

rarefaction

b)

compression

c)

trough

d)

crest

51.

to reduce the amount of energy or energy resources used

a)

energy conservation

b)

energy usage

c)

energy hold

52.

the lowest part of a transverse wave

a)

trough

b)

crest

c)

rest position