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Unit 4: Energy RETEACH (6TH)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Energy transformations occur when...
a)
energy is created through conduction
b)
energy changes from one form to another
c)
two forces slide together that are touching
d)
a chemical reaction takes place
2.

What is the law of conservation of energy?

a)
Energy can be created from nothing.
b)
Energy is always lost in transformations.
c)
Energy can be destroyed but not created.
d)
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.
3.

​ (a)   is stored energy. ​ (b)   is energy of motion.

Choose from the below words
Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy
4.
According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________. 
a)
destroyed, destroyed
b)
created, saved
c)
created, destroyed
d)
lost, found
5.
The diagram shows a circuit with the bulb glowing. How does the energy change as it moves from inside the battery, along the wires, and through the light bulb?
a)

electrical → radiant → chemical → sound

b)

radiant → electrical → chemical → thermal

c)

chemical → electrical → radiant → thermal

d)

chemical → radiant→ electrical → gravitational

6.

Imagine you're exploring a dark cave and you switch on your trusty flashlight. What energy transformation of energy does the battery perform to light your way?

​ (a)   -->​ (b)   -->​ (c)   -->​ (d)  

Choose from the below words
Electrical
Radiant (light)
Chemical
Thermal
Gravitational
Elastic
7.

Energy stored in the bonds and molecules is what kind of potential energy?

a)

Chemical Energy

b)

Gravitational Energy

c)

Elastic Energy

8.

All of the following are potential energies.

Match the vocabulary word to their definition.

a)

Gravitational Potential Energy

1.

Energy stored due to an object's position in a gravitational field

b)

Chemical Potential Energy

2.

Energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds

c)

Elastic Potential Energy

3.

Energy stored when materials are compressed or stretched

9.

Which of these have potential energy?

a)

a rock rolling down a hill

b)

an archer's bow drawn back

c)

a car rolling along the road

d)

Rats crawling on the floor

10.

Match the types of energy.

11.

Which of the following is an example of potential energy?

a)

A soccer ball rolling across the field

b)

A boy jumping on a trampoline

c)

A girl roller-skating

d)

A child at the top of the slide

12.
Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?
a)
a. a car parked on a steep hill 
b)
b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
c)
c. a picture hanging on the wall 
d)
d. a piece of coal before it's burned 
13.

A toy car is traveling up a ramp. What happens to the energy as it goes up the ramp?

a)

Kinetic energy increases while potential decreases.

b)

Potential energy increases while kinetic decreases.

c)

Both potential and kinetic energy increases.

d)

Both potential and kinetic energy decreases.

14.

How does energy change?

a)

The cart has more kinetic energy at the top than when it is going down the hill.

b)

The cart has potential energy at the top while kinetic energy increases going down.

c)

The cart has potential energy that is lost going down the hill.

d)

The cart has kinetic energy at the top of the hill and no potential energy.

15.

Match

Categorize the following
Ball on top of a hill

Books on a shelf

A spring

Stretched out bow

Food

Battery

Gravitational Potential Energy
Elastic Potential Energy
Chemical Potential Energy
16.

If a wave has a greater frequency, what happens to number of waves per second?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

17.
Which wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
18.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
19.

What kind of wave is pictured?

a)

compressional wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

sound wave

d)

mechanical wave

20.

Which wave has the GREATEST energy?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

they are all of the same

21.

Which wave has the LEAST energy?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

they are all of the same

22.

True or False: The greater the frequency the greater the energy of the wave

a)
False
b)
True
23.

A transverse wave moves

a)
perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer
b)
parallel to the direction of energy transfer
c)
in a circular motion
d)
randomly in all directions
24.

A longitudinal wave moves

a)
perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer
b)
parallel to the direction of energy transfer
c)
in a circular motion
d)
randomly in all directions
25.

A longitudinal wave moves ​ (a)   to the movement of the wave. A transverse wave moves ​ (b)   to the movement of the wave.

Choose from the below words
parallel
perpendicular
circular
straight