Forms of Energy Worksheet

Use this forms of energy worksheet before you teach the law of conservation of energy! Students will practice identifying the main form of energy in 24 diagrams of things like an oven, a spring, an x-ray machine, etc. They will also extend their thinking as they read short passages about the sun and the human body to identify forms of energy in each.

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Forms of Energy Included:

1. Electrical
2. Chemical
3. Thermal
4. Elastic
5. Gravitational
6. Radiant
7. Nuclear
8. Sound
9. Mechanical

Teacher Notes:

• This forms of energy worksheet does not teach the forms of energy – it reviews them.
• This resource is not editable.
• An answer key is included.
• A link to the Google Slides version is provided in the downloadable PDF.
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Related Standards:

• NGSS MS-PS2-2: Plan an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
• NGSS MS-PS3-1: Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass and speed of an object.
• NGSS MS-PS3-5: Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.