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Energy Practice Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of energy?

a)

The ability to make things happen or cause change

b)

The force that pulls objects toward Earth

c)

The energy of motion

d)

The act of moving downward

2.

What is potential energy?

a)

The energy of motion

b)

Energy that is saved and ready to be used

c)

Stored energy that an object has because of its position or condition

d)

The force that pulls objects toward Earth

3.

What type of energy is stored when an object is lifted above the ground?

a)

Gravitational Potential Energy

b)

Motion Energy

c)

Kinetic Energy

d)

Stored Energy

4.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

Stored energy that an object has because of its position

b)

The energy of motion

c)

The force that pulls objects toward Earth

d)

Energy that is saved and ready to be used

5.

What is gravity?

a)

The force that pulls objects toward Earth

b)

The energy of motion

c)

The ability to make things happen or cause change

d)

The act of moving downward

6.

What does the term 'position' refer to?

a)

The force that pulls objects toward Earth

b)

Where an object is located, especially its height above the ground

c)

The energy of motion

d)

The act of moving downward

7.

What is stored energy?

a)

Energy that is saved and ready to be used

b)

The act of moving downward

c)

The energy of motion

d)

The force that pulls objects toward Earth

8.

What does 'transform' mean in the context of energy?

a)

To pull objects toward Earth

b)

To save energy for later use

c)

To change from one form into another

d)

To move downward

9.

What is motion?

a)

The ability to make things happen or cause change

b)

The energy of motion

c)

The act of moving

d)

The force that pulls objects toward Earth

10.

What is descent?

a)

The act of moving downward

b)

The energy of motion

c)

The force that pulls objects toward Earth

d)

The ability to make things happen or cause change

11.

Which of the following is an example of gravitational potential energy?

a)

A spring being compressed

b)

A car moving at high speed

c)

A book placed on a high shelf

d)

A ball rolling on the ground

12.

Which of the following best describes kinetic energy?

a)

Energy that is saved and ready to be used

b)

Energy that pulls objects toward Earth

c)

Energy of an object in motion

d)

Energy stored in an object due to its position

13.

What happens when energy is transformed?

a)

It disappears completely

b)

It remains in the same form

c)

It changes from one form into another

d)

It is destroyed

14.

Which of the following is an example of stored energy?

a)

A stretched rubber band

b)

A moving car

c)

A falling object

d)

A spinning wheel

15.

What force is responsible for pulling objects toward Earth?

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Gravity

c)

Potential Energy

d)

Motion

16.

Identify the type of energy

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Sound energy

c)

Mechanical energy

d)

Electrical energy

17.
What kind of energy is in a person climbing a ladder?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
18.
Kinetic energy is
a)
energy in motion
b)
stored energy
19.
Your marble roller coaster will have...
a)
kinetic energy
b)
potential energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
all answer choices
20.
Pushing the pedals to make your bicycle move is an example of ...
a)
Radiant Energy
b)
Mechanical Energy
c)
Electrical Energy
d)
Sound Energy
21.

What types of energy are there in the picture?

a)

Light energy

b)

Electrical energy

c)

Heat energy

d)

Kinetic energy

22.

These produce what kind of energy?

a)

heat

b)

solar

c)

light

23.
What kind of energy?
a)
Thermal
b)
Electrical
c)
Mechanical
d)
Radiant
24.
What kind of energy?
a)
Heat
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Atomic