Type out your short answer for each form of energy. Ensure you are lettering your answer correctly.
Identify two uses for each of the types of energy listed below.
a. Mechanical _________
b. Electrical ___________
c. Sound ______________
d. Light _______________
e. Thermal ____________
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What was one thing you learned about the different forms of energy?
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Which is the best example of mechanical energy?
Couch
Tree
Sun heating earth
Boat sailing in water
Which does not use thermal energy?
Stove
Water heater
Screwdriver
Hot plate
Using the T-Chart above: Which of the following items belongs under Column Y?
Truck
Oven
Drum
Oil
Using the T-Chart above, answer the following: What should column Y be labeled?
Thermal energy
Sound energy
Electrical energy
Mechanical energy
When the fan is plugged into an electrical outlet and switched on, the fan blades rotate quickly.
Which statement best explains how the fan uses energy to cool the room?
Mechanical energy of the rotating blades moves air to create a breeze.
Electrical energy flowing through the fan lowers the thermal energy of the rotating blades.
Light energy transfers from the surroundings to the rotating blades
Electrical energy from the rotating blades destroys thermal energy in the air
Which statement best describes how playing a guitar transforms one form of energy into sound?
Mechanical energy is transformed into vibrations of the strings
Mechanical energy is transformed into heat
Electrical energy is transformed into mechanical energy
Eletrical energy is transformed into heat
Potential energy + Kinetic energy = _________?_______
Electrical energy
Sound energy
Mechanical energy
Sight energy
A student is asked to design a sleeve for a cup that will insulate thermal energy and not feel hot to the touch when the cup is filled with hot liquid.
The student has four materials to choose from. Which of these materials is most useful as an insulator?
copper sleeve
iron sleeve
aluminum sleeve
rubber sleeve
Energy of motion is _________________________
Sound energy
mechanical energy
light energy
eletrical energy
thermal energy
Energy produced by vibrations is ________________________
mechanical energy
thermal energy
electrical energy
light energy
sound energy
Energy related to the temperature of an object or a substance is _____________________________
electrical energy
thermal energy
light energy
mechanical energy
sound energy
Light energy is ____________
a form of energy which our eyes can detect
energy produced by vibrations
energy related to the temperature of an object or a substance
the ability to do work
energy that is absorbed or delivered by an electric current
Energy is _______________
the ability to see light
the ability to sense vibrations
the ability to do work
the ability to absorb electrical current and close a circuit
Select all that apply: energy that is absorbed or delivered by an electric circuit is called ___________
sound energy
electrical energy
Mechanical energy
Potential energy
Light energy
This is energy that is not moving. It is energy that is not causing any changes now.
Kinetic energy
Potential energy
This is energy due to motion
kinetic energy
potentional energy
Water flows through turbines in dams like the one shown below. The flowing water makes the turbines spin.
What type of energy is used to make the turbines spin in this type of dam?
Electrical energy
Light energy
Sound energy
Mechanical energy
You are standing still, and holding a basketball. The basketball is not moving. The basketball has:
potential energy
both kinetic and potential energy
no energy
kinetic energy
You are standing still, and holding a basketball. You drop the basketball. Before it touches the ground, the basketball has:
