6th grade Energy Quiz Study Set

Where do plants get energy?

• Other plants

• Soil

• The Sun

• What they eat

Answer explanation

Plants get energy from the Sun.

Where do animals get energy?

• The food they eat

• The Sun

• Their blood

• Exercising

Answer explanation

Animals get energy from the food they eat

What is the original source of all energy on Earth?

• Humans

• Nature

• Animals

• The Sun

Answer explanation

The Sun is the original source of all energy on Earth.

After you run a mile, what happens to the energy you use?

• It dis

• It gets transferred to another object, person, etc

• It stays in your body

• It shrinks

Answer explanation

Energy cannot disappear. When you do an activity, your energy gets transferred to another object, person, the air, etc. To get more energy, you need to eat more food.

Which is an example that explains how energy is transferred from one thing to another?  (there may be more than one correct answer)

• As cars drive, they transfer energy to the roads and the air.

• A child uses energy to kick a soccer ball

• Energy is transferred from the hamburger you ate to your body.

• While you do your homework, energy is transferred from your hand to the pencil to the paper.

Give an example of kinetic energy

• A football about to be kicked

• As cars drive, they transfer energy to the roads and the air.

• Riding a bicycle

• A parked car

Give an example of potential energy.

• Riding a bicycle

• A football about to be kicked

• Throwing a football

• Having a conversation

How does mass affect energy? (there may be more than one correct answer)

• When mass increases, energy increases.

• When mass decreases, energy decreases.

• When mass increases, energy decreases.

• When mass decreases, energy increases.

How does speed affect energy? (there may be more than one correct answer)

• When speed increases, energy increases.

• When speed increases, energy decreases.

• When speed decreases, energy decreases.

• When speed decreases, energy increases.

What is the equation for finding potential energy?

• ½ x Mass x Velocity2

• mass x gravity x height