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Forms of Energy

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This diagram shows what happens in a power station that produces electricity from burning coal. The hot steam causes the turbine to spin. The spinning of the turbine shows that the turbine has which type of energy?
a)
Light
b)
Thermal
c)
Electrical
d)
Mechanical
2.
A battery provides _____ energy. When a battery is connected to a light bulb with wires, a closed circuit is formed.
a)
potential
b)
mechanical
c)
electrical
d)
circuit
3.
______ are forms of energy that are released when you burn a log.
a)
Heat and light
b)
Chemical and physical
c)
Motion and sound waves
d)
Solar and electricity
4.
What type of energy gives the Sun its power and is also used to make electricity?
a)
thermal energy
b)
chemical energy
c)
nuclear energy
d)
gravitation energy
5.
Which of the following can store energy?
a)
battery
b)
wire
c)
plastic
d)
rubber
6.
Plants convert solar energy into _____ energy and store it until it is needed.
a)
chemical
b)
heat
c)
light
d)
nuclear
7.
Cats store energy as chemical energy in their bodies. When will a cat use the chemical energy?
a)
only during the winter
b)
only at night
c)
When it moves to Cleveland
d)
whenever it is needed
8.
How is energy stored in a remote controlled car?
It is stored as ______.
a)
heat energy from the sun
b)
electricity from a power plant
c)
chemical energy in gasoline
d)
chemcial energy in a battery
9.
Which form of energy is stored until an atom is split?
a)
chemical
b)
nuclear
c)
motion
d)
light
10.
What type of energy does your body use to walk, run, and lift things?
a)
chemical energy
b)
light energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
nuclear energy