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Science Week - What Is Energy

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we call a change from one form of energy to another?

a)

Energy change

b)

Energy transformation

c)

Energy creation

2.
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
3.
Stored energy is another name for ________________.
a)
kinetic energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
potential energy
d)
sound energy
4.

Choose the BEST answer that is an example of an energy transformation from potential energy to kinetic energy.

a)

a car driving on the road

b)

a picture hanging on the wall

c)

a swing swaying back and forth

d)

a coat hanging on a hook

5.
Kinetic energy is the _______________________.
a)
energy of something before being in motion
b)
energy when something is in motion
c)
energy released in a chemical reaction
d)
energy that gives off heat
6.

Mechanical energy is the ___________________________.

a)

energy built up before being in motion

b)

energy released in a chemical reaction

c)

energy of released motion

d)

sum or total kinetic and potential energy of an object

7.
According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________. 
a)
transformed, converted
b)
created, lost
c)
created, destroyed
d)
lost, found
8.
Think about the Law of Conservation of Energy.
Which of the following is NOT true?
a)
Energy cannot be destroyed.
b)
Energy cannot be created.
c)
Energy cannot be transformed.
d)
Energy can be transformed.
9.
On a roller coaster, where will the potential energy be greatest?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
10.
On a roller coaster ride, where will the kinetic energy be greatest?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
11.
What type of energy is stored in a battery?
a)
electrical
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
mechanical
12.
At what position would a cyclist have the most kinetic energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
F
13.
Microwaves, x-rays, ultraviolet rays, infrared waves, light waves are all examples of ____________.
a)
electrical energy
b)
electromagnetic energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
nuclear energy
14.
Look at the diagram. At which point does the ball have the maximum potential energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
15.
Look at the diagram. At which point does the ball have the maximum kinetic energy?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E
16.

___________________ is stored in a substance and released during a chemical reaction and a new substance is produced.

a)

Heat energy

b)

Light energy

c)

Radiant (Solar) energy

d)

Chemical energy

17.

___________ is a source of useable power to do work or cause change.

a)

Energy

b)

Kinetic energy

c)

Potential energy

d)

The Law of Conservation of Energy

18.
What kind of energy is in a person climbing a ladder?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
19.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
20.
 Energy from the sun is known as......... 
a)
hydroelectric energy
b)
geothermal energy
c)
solar energy
d)
wind energy
21.
The careful use of a resource is....
a)
recycling
b)
pollution
c)
depositing
d)
conservation
22.

What is a disadvantage of fossil fuels?

a)

Scientists guess that it will run out in the next 50 years

b)

There are no disadvantages

c)

It does not pollute the earth

23.

Name two examples of renewable energy?

a)

Coal and Nuclear

b)

Oil and Gas

c)

Solar Panels and Hydroelectric

24.

What are nonrenewable resources?

a)

Resources that can be replaced in a short amount of time.

b)

Resources that are used faster than they can be replaced.

c)

Resources that no one can use.

25.
What are renewable resources?
a)
Resources that can be replaced in a short amount of time
b)
Resources that are used faster than they can be replaced
c)
They can not be replaced
26.
What type of energy resource is wind?
a)
Nonrenewable
b)
Renewable
c)
Exhaustible 

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