Forms of Energy

Forms of Energy

6th Grade Science

Open Ended

What is energy?

Multiple Choice

According to which law of energy, energy can't be created or destroyed?

• First law of motion
• The law of tacos
• Laws of Energy
• law of conservation of energy

Multiple Choice

Which of the following actions does not require mechanical energy to function?

• Sharpen a pencil.

• Riding a bike.

• Rotating a motor.

• Melting ice.

Multiple Choice

The measure of the force of gravity acting on an object is ─

• weight
• length
• volume
• mass

Multiple Choice

All of the following are examples demonstrating mechanical energy EXCEPT –

• an oven cooking food.
• a fan blowing out air. 
• a boy riding a bicycle.
• a girl writing with a pen.

Multiple Choice

Which statement best defines Mechanical Energy?

• Energy produced by a machine or moving part.

• Energy that is produced by an electrical current in a circuit.

• Energy from the sun.

• Energy that travels in waves due to vibrations.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of mechanical kinetic energy?

• Mowing the lawn

• Gasoline in a gas can

• Firework that has not been lit

• Food on a plate

Multiple Choice

1. Sources of radiant energy include .

• Running, a potato, and gasoline

• A microwave, fire, and water vapor

• People, coal, and a blender

• Stars, the Sun, and a lamp

Multiple Choice

Thermal energy that is transferred from one substance to another.

• heat

• temperature

• thermal energy

• radiation

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of chemical energy being changed into kinetic energy?

• Digested food giving you energy to jump.

• A battery giving a flashlight energy to light up.

• A hand hitting a drum making music.

• Two liquids mixed together and get hot.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of chemical energy?

• A glow stick

• A battery

• A rock about to fall off a cliff

• A burning match

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of chemical energy?

• A glow stick

• A battery

• A rock about to fall off a cliff

• A burning match

Multiple Choice

Which type of electricity is the most useful type of energy we use today?

• Static Electricity

• Proton Electricity

• Current Electricity

Multiple Choice

What is Static Electricity?

• build up of negatively charged electrons on a surface

• build up of neutrally charged electrons on a surface

• build up of positively charged electrons on a surface

Multiple Choice

Why is a battery important in an electrical circuit?

• As a source of energy.

• As a path for electricity to flow through.

• As a connector to connect all parts of a circuit.

Multiple Choice

A battery is 

• Electricity generated from water
• Electricity created from wind
• one or more cells that supply energy
• Can only be used once

Multiple Choice

a buildup of electric charges on an object

• static electricity

• electric force

• electrical circuit

• electric discharge

Multiple Choice

A device that makes electricity by using chemical reactions, stores energy until it is needed

• circuit

• battery

• insulator

• copper wire

Multiple Choice

A device that makes electricity by using chemical reactions, stores energy until it is needed

• circuit

• battery

• insulator

• copper wire

Multiple Choice

Nuclear energy uses _____ to turn turbines to power a generator.

• wind

• water

• steam

• solar

Multiple Choice

Why have scientists not begun to try and use fusion on Earth?

• Fusion requires too large of a power plant
• Fusion requires extremely cold temperatures not possible on Earth
• Fusion requires extremely hot temperatures that are not possible on Earth
• Fusion requires too much oxygen that we could not survive

Multiple Choice

What are the two major forces involved with nuclear energy?

• Fission and Fusion

• Alpha and Beta particles

• Gamma and Fission

• Radioactivity and Alpha Decay

Multiple Choice

What are the two major forces involved with nuclear energy?

• Fission and Fusion

• Alpha and Beta particles

• Gamma and Fission

• Radioactivity and Alpha Decay

Multiple Choice

What happens to the molecules inside bridges when temperature increases? Why are there joints in the structure?

• Molecules move more, joints prevent them from hitting each other

• Molecules move less, they shrink in size

• Molecules move more, joints allow them room to expand without breaking bridge

• Molecules are not affected by temperature

Multiple Choice

Cold things often have a _________ kinetic energy because_______

• lower; particles are moving around less

• lower; particles are moving around more

• higher; particles are moving around the same

• higher; particles do not move

Multiple Choice

What type of thermal energy transfer is occurring at point B?

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Kinetic

Multiple Choice

What type of thermal energy transfer is occurring at point C?

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Heat

Multiple Choice

What type of thermal energy transfer is occurring at point A?

• Radiation

• Convection

• Conduction

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

What type of thermal energy transfer is warming the man from the fire?

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Heat

Multiple Choice

How do you increase the kinetic energy of molecules?

• Decrease the temp

• change the energy input

• increase the thermal energy

• expand the molecules and increase the density

Multiple Choice

Thermal energy always moves from hot to cold.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Thermal energy always moves from hot to cold.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Where can you not hear sound?

• Lunch 
• Bathroom
• A vacuum
• Hallway

Multiple Choice

___ is a measure of the amount of sound energy that reaches your ears.

• echo
• pitch
• waves
• amplitude

Multiple Choice

___ is a measure of how high or low a sound is.

• pitch
• amplitude
• temperature
• length

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Sound is a kind of energy that travels in ___.

• waves
• currents
• wires
• groups

Multiple Choice

All sounds are made by ____ objects.

• warm
• cold
• reflecting
• vibrating

Multiple Choice

A sound's ___ is a measure of the distance from the tip of one wave to the next (how wide the waves are).

• amplitude
• wavelength
• pitch
• loudness

Multiple Choice

The height of a sound wave is called its:

• amplitude
• wavelength
• width
• pitch

Multiple Choice

I am an astronaut, floating in my spacesuit in outer space.  I see another astronaut, floating in her spacesuit.  I want to communicate with her.  Which method would be successful?

• shine a light in Morse code to represent letters
• shout at her
• make a loud bang
• run over to her

Multiple Choice

1.  Without matter, sound waves could not travel.

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

In which medium will sound travel fastest?

• air

• water

• glass

• salt water

Multiple Choice

In which medium will sound travel fastest?

• air

• water

• glass

• salt water