Energy Vocabulary Review

A circuit is a _______.

• path for electricity to flow

• type of battery

• kind of resistor

• form of energy

What is electrical energy?

• Energy resulting from the flow of electric charge through a conductor

• Energy stored in chemical bonds

• Energy from the sun

• Energy from nuclear reactions

What is an electromagnet?

• A) A permanent magnet that cannot be turned off

• B) A magnet that can be turned on and off; the magnetic field is produced by electric current

• C) A magnet that uses water to create a magnetic field

• D) A magnet that is always on and uses no electricity

Fill in the blank: _______ is what is needed to do work or cause change.

• Energy

• Matter

• Force

• Mass

What type of energy transformation occurs in a battery powering a flashlight?

• A) Chemical to Mechanical

• B) Chemical to Light

• C) Electrical to Heat

Identify the energy transformation when food is consumed and used for cycling.

• A) Chemical to Electrical

• B) Chemical to Mechanical

• C) Electrical to Light

Fill in the blank: Electrical energy is transformed into _______ energy in a light bulb.

• Light

• Sound

• Thermal

• Mechanical

Fill in the blank: Light energy from the sun is transformed into _______ energy in plants.

• Chemical

• Thermal

• Electrical

• Mechanical

What is heat energy?

• Energy that causes a change in temperature of materials

• Energy that causes a change in color of materials

• Energy that causes a change in shape of materials

• Energy that causes a change in size of materials

Light Energy is the ______ that allows us to see.

• energy

• force

• matter

• wave