Forms of Energy

Name_____________________________ Per___
Directions: Match the energy form(s) to the description provided. A few questions may have
more than one answer.
_____________1. Falling rocks from the top of a mountain

(a) Mechanical

_____________2. Release of energy from the Sun

(b) Electrical

_____________3. Energy released from food after it is eaten

(c) Heat

_____________4. Batteries

(d) Radiant

_____________5. The energy that runs a refrigerator

_____________6. Nuclear fission reactors

(e) Chemical
(f) Nuclear

_____________7. The rumble of thunder from a storm

_____________8. Rubbing your hands together
_____________9. Gasoline
_____________10. Food before it is eaten
_____________11. Lightening

Transformation of Energy
Directions: Use the following forms of energy to fill in the table below: mechanical, electrical,
heat, radiant, chemical, nuclear, and sound. The first one has been done for you.

1.

Electric motor

2.

A battery that runs a moving toy

3.

A solar panel on the roof of a house

4.

A person lifting a chair

5.

A nuclear power plant

6.

A toaster

7.

A church bell

8.

Gasoline powering a car

9.

A light bulb

ORIGINAL ENERGY
FORM
electrical

FINAL ENERGY
FORM
mechanical

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Photosynthesis

Energy Transformations
Please identify the energy conversions in the following examples:
1. Plants convert____________energy to _________________energy.
2. When a match is lit, _____________energy converts to ______________and
_____________energy.
3. In the sun, ______________energy is converted to ____________ and _______________energy.
4. A windmill converts ____________energy to _______________energy.
5. A flashlight converts_______________energy to _____________energy.
6. A microwave converts ______________energy to _______________energy.
7. When you pedal a bicycle, you convert _________________energy to _______________energy.

Please give an example of the following energy conversions:

8. Chemical to heat________________________________________________________________
9. Chemical to mechanical__________________________________________________________
10.Chemical to light________________________________________________________________
11.Mechanical to heat_____________________________________________________________
12.Mechanical to light_____________________________________________________________
13.Mechanical to electromagnetic___________________________________________________
14.Nuclear to heat________________________________________________________________
15.Nuclear to electromagnetic______________________________________________________
16.Electromagnetic to heat__________________________________________________________
17.Electromagnetic to mechanical____________________________________________________
18.Heat energy to mechanical energy__________________________________________________

Using a descriptive paragraph, please identify and describe the energy

transformations in the following energy chain:

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