Science · Energy
Forms of Energy Quiz
Kinetic, potential, thermal, light, sound, electrical and chemical energy and how energy changes form.
- 🎓 Grades 4–5
- 🧪 Science
- 📐 4-PS3-2
- ❓ 20 questions
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What is energy?
- A The ability to do work or cause change
- B A kind of matter
- C A force of friction only
- D A type of rock
What is the energy of motion called?
- A Chemical energy
- B Potential energy
- C Kinetic energy
- D Nuclear energy
What is stored energy called?
- A Kinetic energy
- B Potential energy
- C Light energy
- D Sound energy
A ball sitting at the top of a hill has mostly…
- A Kinetic energy
- B Electrical energy
- C Potential energy
- D Sound energy
A stretched rubber band has…
- A No energy
- B Thermal energy only
- C Elastic potential energy
- D Light energy
What kind of energy is stored in food?
- A Sound energy
- B Light energy
- C Chemical energy
- D Magnetic energy
What kind of energy makes things warm?
- A Magnetic energy
- B Elastic energy
- C Thermal energy
- D Sound energy
What kind of energy do we use to see?
- A Elastic energy
- B Light energy
- C Sound energy
- D Chemical energy
What kind of energy travels as vibrations through air?
- A Light energy
- B Chemical energy
- C Sound energy
- D Nuclear energy
Which object changes electrical energy into sound?
- A A candle
- B A solar panel
- C A speaker
- D A battery
Which object changes chemical energy into light and heat?
- A A fan
- B A mirror
- C A burning candle
- D A speaker
What energy change happens in a solar panel?
- A Electrical to chemical
- B Light to electrical
- C Heat to sound
- D Sound to light
Where does nearly all of Earth's energy come from?
- A The sun
- B The oceans
- C The moon
- D The wind
Can energy be created or destroyed?
- A Only at night
- B Yes, all the time
- C No, it only changes form
- D Only by machines
A faster-moving car has…
- A No energy
- B Only potential energy
- C More kinetic energy
- D Less kinetic energy
When two cars collide, what energy is often given off?
- A Sound and heat
- B Only chemical
- C Magnetic
- D Only light
What happens to your hands when you rub them together?
- A They get warm
- B They get cold
- C They light up
- D They get wet
Which energy is stored in a battery?
- A Light energy
- B Kinetic energy
- C Chemical energy
- D Sound energy
A roller coaster car is fastest at the…
- A Bottom of the first big hill
- B Top of the first hill
- C Loading station
- D Start before it moves
What form of energy does a wind turbine use?
- A Kinetic energy of moving air
- B Chemical energy of coal
- C Light energy
- D Sound energy
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