Physics 1.5: 2.1 Energy and Forces

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of something with kinetic energy?

• Windmills

• A book sitting on a table

• A yoyo before it has been released.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of something with gravitational potential energy?

• Moving car on a flat road

• Running in place

• A child at the top of a slide

Multiple Choice

What kind of energy is produced by the vibration of this molecule?

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

Multiple Choice

What type of energy is causing this butter to melt?

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

Multiple Choice

In which position does a rubber band have more elastic energy?

• Held without being stretched

• Stretched to its full length

Multiple Choice

If a ball is released from the top of a ramp, what kind of energy will it have as it rolls down?

• kinetic energy only

• Gravitational potential energy only

• Both kinetic and gravitational potential energy

Multiple Choice

Which statement describes a difference between chemical and nuclear energy?

• Chemical energy is stored in molecules and nuclear energy is not.

• Chemical energy is stored within atoms and nuclear energy is stored in chemical bonds.

• Chemical energy is stored in chemical bonds and nuclear energy is stored within atoms.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following can be considered a form of kinetic energy?

• Gravitational potential energy

• Chemical energy

• Nuclear energy

• Sound energy

Match

Match the following

• Sound energy

• Chemical energy

• Electrical energy

• Heat energy

• Nuclear energy

Energy of air particles vibrating

Energy stored in the food you eat

Energy of moving electrons

Energy associated with a change in temperature

Energy stored within an atom's nucleus

• Energy of air particles vibrating

• Energy stored in the food you eat

• Energy of moving electrons

• Energy associated with a change in temperature

• Energy stored within an atom's nucleus

Multiple Choice

As a kite is flown through the air, what force keeps the kite from flying away into the atmosphere?

• Friction

• Tension

• Compression

Drag and Drop

The fundamental force that makes the planets move around the Sun is the ​ ​

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force. The ​

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force keeps two solid objects from moving through each other. An atomic nucleus is able to stay together because of the ​

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force.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

gravitational

electromagnetic

strong nuclear

weak nuclear

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a contact force?

• A parachute causing a skydiver to slow down

• A skydiver initially accelerating toward the ground

• Your hair standing up on end after you rub a balloon on your head

• A magnet on one side of a table pulling a paper clip from the other side of the table