Science 9 Name:
Intro to Energy Worksheet Date: Key
Block:
Part 1. The two basic types of energy
Directions: Determine the best match between basic types of energy and the description provided. Put the correct
letter in the blank.
______1.
B A skier at the top of the mountain (a) Kinetic Energy
B
______2. Gasoline in a storage tank (b) Potential Energy
A
______3. A race-car traveling at its maximum speed (c) Both forms of Energy
kinetic
______4. Water flowing
potential
from a waterfall before it hits the pond below
c
B
______5. A spring in a pinball machine before it is released
A
______6. A match burning
A A running refrigerator motor
______7.
Part 2. Definitions of Energy
Directions: Write down the definition for each of the following terms.
ENERGY: The ability to do work Energy cannotbe created nor destroyed
onlytransformed fromone type to another
KINETIC ENERGY:
An object or its atoms doing motion
POTENTIAL ENERGY:The storedenergy of an object or its atoms
Part 3. Forms of Energy Continued
Directions: Match the energy form(s) to the description provided. A few questions may have more than one answer.
You may use these options more than once.
A
_____________1. Falling rocks from the top of a mountain (a) Mechanical
CID
_____________2. Release of energy from the Sun (b) Electrical
E
_____________3. Energy used to throw a baseball (c) Heat
E
_____________4. Batteries (d) Solar
B
_____________5. The energy that runs a refrigerator (e) Chemical
FK
_____________6. Nuclear fission reactors (f) Nuclear
G
_____________7. The rumble of thunder from a storm (g) Sound
E
_____________8. Food before it is eaten
Part 4. Transformation of Energy
Directions: Use the following forms of energy to fill in the table below: mechanical, electrical, heat, solar, chemical,
nuclear, and sound. The first one has been done for you.
ORIGINAL ENERGY FINAL ENERGY FORM
FORM
1. Electric motor electrical mechanical
2. A battery that runs a moving toy
chemical mechanical
3. A solar panel on the roof of a house
solar radiant electrical
4. A nuclear power plant
nuclear heatlelectrical
5. Gasoline powering a car
chemical mechanical
6. A light bulb
electrical heatllight radiant
7. Photosynthesis
solar radiant chemical