Types of Energy
What kind of energy powers a TV or a fan?
a) Mechanical energy
b) Sound energy
c) Electrical energy
d) Light energy
c) Electrical energy
What type of energy does a rolling ball have?
A) Kinetic energy
B) Potential energy
C) Electrical energy
D) Sound energy
A) Kinetic energy
Light bends through water or glass.
Is that:
reflection, refraction, absorption, transparent, translucent, or opaque?
refraction
What does a battery do in a circuit?
a. It blocks electricity
b. It absorbs energy
c. It provides electrical energy
c. It provides electrical energy
What is an energy source?
A) Where energy is made or comes from
B) Where energy is lost
C) Where energy disappears
D) Where energy is stored forever
A) Where energy is made or comes from
What kind of energy helps us see?
a) Mechanical energy
b) Light energy
c) Sound energy
d) Potential energy
b) Light energy
Which has the most potential energy?
A) A rock sitting at the top of a hill
B) A rock rolling down a hill
C) A rock at the bottom of a hill
D) A rock floating in water
A) A rock sitting at the top of a hill
Light bounces off a surface
Is that:
Reflection, refraction, absorption, transparent, translucent, or opaque?
Reflection
Which material is the best conductor of electricity (allowing electricity to flow through it)
a. Rubber
b. Glass
c. Aluminum Foil
d. Plastic
c. Aluminum Foil
What is an energy receiver?
A) Something that uses the energy
B) Something that creates energy
C) Something that blocks energy
D) Something that stops energy
A) Something that uses the energy
What kind of energy can we hear, and is created by vibrations?
a) Mechanical energy
b) Light energy
c) Sound energy
d) Potential energy
c) Sound energy
Which example shows kinetic energy?
A) A book on a shelf
B) A bird flying through the sky
C) A ball at the top of a ramp
D) A tree standing still in the forest
B) A bird flying through the sky
Light is taken in by an object
Is that:
Reflection, refraction, absorption, transparent, translucent, or opaque?
Absorption
What do we call the path that electricity follows?
a. battery
b. circuit
c. load
b. circuit
Which one is an example of an energy receiver?
A) The sun
B) A plant outside or in a window
C) A battery in a remote control
D) Gasoline
B) A plant outside or in a window
The plant receives energy from the sun to grow
What do we call energy that is being used and moving?
a) Kinetic energy
b) Mechanical energy
c) Potential energy
d) Electrical energy
a) Kinetic energy
When you stretch a rubber band, it stores what kind of energy?
A) Heat energy
B) Sound energy
C) Potential energy
D) Kinetic energy
C) Potential energy
Lets all light through
Is that:
Reflection, refraction, absorption, transparent, translucent, or opaque?
Transparent
What happens if there is a gap in the circuit?
a. The battery gets stronger
b. The load works better
c. The current moves faster
d. Electricity stops flowing
d. Electricity stops flowing
In a lamp, what is the source and what is the receiver?
A) Source: Light bulb, Receiver: Plug
B) Source: Wall, Receiver: Lamp cord
C) Source: Electricity, Receiver: Light bulb
D) Source: Table, Receiver: Switch
C) Source: Electricity, Receiver: Light bulb
What do we call energy that is stored and waiting to be used?
a) Kinetic energy
b) Mechanical energy
c) Potential energy
d) Electrical energy
c) Potential energy
When you hold a book high up, it has more _______.
A) Sound energy
B) Heat energy
C) Potential energy
D) Kinetic energy
C) Potential energy
Name or draw an object that is transparent (lets all light through), translucent (lets some light through), and opaque (blocks all light)
What are the two types of circuits we learned about?
a. copper and iron
b. big and small
c. parallel and series
c. parallel and series
Energy cannot be ________or ___, it can only be changed from one form to another.
created or destroyed