Questions: Forms of Energy: Heat, Light, and Sound

Question 1

What form of energy do you feel when you hold your hands near a campfire?

• A. Sound energy
• B. Light energy
• C. Heat energy
• D. Kinetic energy

Answer: (C)

The warmth you feel near a campfire is heat energy. The fire also produces light energy, but the warmth on your hands is heat.

Question 2

Sound is produced by vibrations.

• T. True
• F. False

Answer: True

Every sound is created by something vibrating. The vibrations travel through the air as waves and reach your ears.

Question 3

Name one object that gives off both light energy and heat energy at the same time.

Model answer: The Sun (also acceptable: a campfire, a light bulb, a candle).

Many energy sources produce more than one form of energy. The Sun gives off tremendous amounts of both light and heat.