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Energy Transformation & Conservation

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A television works by transforming electrical energy into what other kinds of energy?

a)

Light, thermal, and sound

b)

Thermal, chemical, and solar

c)

Sound, mechanical, and electrical

d)

Light, chemical, and mechanical

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.

These are examples of potential energy....

a)

A fire to cook food

b)

A stretched rubber band

c)

A moving car

d)

Burning fuel

4.

Wind is what type of energy?

a)

thermal

b)

mechanical

c)

radiant

d)

electrical

5.

Fusion of atoms is what type of energy?

a)

nuclear

b)

thermal

c)

sound

d)

electrical

6.

What two things does potential energy depend on?

a)

Heat & energy of on object

b)

Speed & height of on object

c)

Mass & speed of on object

d)

Mass & position of on object

7.

What two things does kinetic energy depend on?

a)

Heat & energy of on object

b)

Speed & height of on object

c)

Mass & speed of on object

d)

Mass & height of on object

8.

What is energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

The ability to do work.

9.

Energy can't be _____.

a)

transformed

b)

converted

c)

made or destroyed

d)

harnessed or produced

10.

A fire warms you by transferring _____ energy.

a)

potential

b)

thermal

c)

chemical

d)

nuclear

11.
Question Image

Match the correct terms + definitions related to the diagram:

a)

Convection

1.

Energy transfers - heat rises, cool sink

b)

Conduction

2.

Energy transfer with direct contact

c)

Radiation

3.

Energy Transfer by electromagnetic wave

12.
Question Image

Match the correct conservation of energy in the rollercoaster to their letter:

a)

A

1.

PE is MAX

b)

B

2.

PE & KE equal

c)

C

3.

KE is MAX

d)

D

4.

PE increasing

KE decreasing

13.
Question Image

Match the correct conservation of energy to the image:

a)

A

1.

PE is highest

b)

B

2.

KE increasing

PE decreasing

c)

C

3.

PE increasing

d)

E

4.

PE Low

KE high

14.

The stored energy in a battery can BEST be described as:

a)

kinetic

b)

nuclear

c)

thermal

d)

chemical

15.

True or False:

Energy Transfer: Energy moves from one object to another, but the form of energy stays the same.

a)

True

b)

False

16.
Question Image

Match the following

a)

Gravitational Potential Energy

1.

Energy stored because of position

b)

Chemical Potential Energy

2.

Energy stored in bonds

c)

Elastic Potential Energy

3.

Energy stored because the shape changed

17.

What is mechanical energy composed of?

a)

The sum of thermal energy and chemical energy in a system

b)

The sum of potential energy and the kinetic energy in a system

c)

The sum of nuclear energy and electrical energy in a system

d)

The sum of sound energy and light energy in a system

18.

How is energy transferred when a ball that has been thrown up starts to come back down?

a)

Potential energy is transferred into kinetic energy

b)

Kinetic energy is transferred into potential energy

c)

Kinetic energy is transferred into chemical energy

d)

Potential energy is transferred into thermal energy

19.

When is work being done according to the image?

a)

When an object moves by itself

b)

When a force is applied to an object and it does not move

c)

When a force is applied to an object and it moves in the direction of the force

d)

When an object moves in the opposite direction of the applied force

20.

How are changes in thermal energy typically indicated?

a)

Changes in color

b)

Changes in temperature

c)

Changes in shape

d)

Changes in size