Energy Science Quiz

There are two categories of energy. potential energy (or stored energy) and ___________________?

• Food energy

• Electric energy

• Heat energy

• Kinetic energy

Which one is an example of potential energy?

• Batteries

• Falling rock

• Bouncing ball

• Lit up lightbulb

What does your body get its energy from?

• Sun

• Electricity

• Food

• Wind

Which is not a type of energy?

• Electrical

• Water

• Solar

• Heat

A rock falling down a mountainside is an example of what type of energy?

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?

• Potential
• Kinetic

Which of the following demonstrates the transfer of energy?

• A pot of water boiling on a stove

• A windmill standing still

• A burned out lightbulb

• A crane that is not moving

In an electric circuit, which is the energy source?

• The bulb

• The wire

• The battery

• The switch

What type of energy is demonstrated before the circuit is complete?

• Kinetic energy

• Potential Energy

A solar panel used to heat water is an example of _____________?

• Motion energy

• Electrical energy

• Erosion

• Energy transfer