Year 7 Science · Unit 3 · Lesson 10

What Is Energy? Forms and Conservation

Foundation Worksheet

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Learning Goals

Match each energy form to its real-world example

Draw a line connecting each energy form on the left to its correct example on the right. Or write the matching letter in the "Your answer" column.

Energy formYour answerExample
KineticA. Coal stored in a power station ready to be burned
Gravitational PEB. A torch beam lighting up a dark room
Elastic PEC. A wind turbine spinning in the Hunter Valley
ChemicalD. Water held behind the Snowy Mountains dam wall
ThermalE. A rubber band stretched back, ready to be flicked
LightF. A cup of hot Milo warming your hands
ElectricalG. A thunderclap rattling the windows
SoundH. Current flowing through the power lines to your home

Fill the gap

Choose the correct word from the word bank to complete each sentence. Each word is used only once. Two words in the bank are distractors — they are not needed.

energy Joule kinetic potential conservation transform transfer force gravity

1. is defined as the capacity to cause change. It is measured in the unit called the (symbol: J).

2. A moving car has energy. Water stored behind a dam has energy because of its height.

3. The law of of energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed — it can only from one form to another.

4. When you push a book across a table, you energy from your body to the book.

1. A solar panel on an Australian rooftop absorbs sunlight and produces electricity. Name the energy transformation that is happening.

Recall 2 marks

2. A student says: "My phone battery is running out, so its energy is being destroyed." Is this correct? Explain using the law of conservation of energy.

Recall 2 marks

Wrap Up

In one sentence, what was the main idea of this lesson?