G6 Energy Transformation Classwork

Electrical Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.

• Thermal
• Solar
• Electrical
• None

The purpose of the panels is to change solar energy into ____________.

• light energy
• electrical energy
• chemical energy
• mechanical energy

What type of potential energy does this spring have a lot of?

• Graviational

• Kinetic

• Elastic

• Chemical

Which type of potential energy does the skater have a lot of?

• Gravitational

• Chemical

• Thermal

• Sound

What kind of energy is represented in the picture?

• Thermal
• Chemical
• Sound
• Nuclear

A swing has potential energy if _____________.

• it is in motion
• it is swinging backward
• it is sitting still
• it is spinning

At what point does the roller coaster have the highest amount of potential energy?

• At the bottom of the first hill.

• At the top of the third hill.

• At the end of the ride.

• At the top of the first hill.

What energy transformations take place when a battery-operated radio is in use?

• Electrical to chemical to light
• Sound to chemical to mechanical
• Chemical to electrical to sound
• Light to electrical to thermal

Which type of energy transformation occurs when a flashlight shines?

• chemical → heat → electrical

• chemical → electrical → light

• heat → chemical → light

• chemical → electrical → chemical

A lamp that plugs into a wall socket draws energy which flows through a thin wire in the bulb causing it to glow. What energy transformations are taking place?

• chemical → light → electrical

• mechanical → sound → light

• heat → light → electrical

• electrical → heat → light