Unit 6 - Energy Transformation - Review

When would an object have maximum elastic potential energy (EPE)?

• Just before it is stretched, bent or comressed
• When it is stretched, bent, or compressed to it's fullest
• When it is very high up in the air
• Just before it hits the ground or at it's lowest point while still moving

When would an object have maximum gravitational potential energy (GPE)?

• Just before it is stretched, bent or comressed
• When it is stretched, bent, or compressed to it's fullest
• When it is very high up in the air
• Just before it hits the ground or at it's lowest point while still moving

When would a falling object have maximum kinetic energy?

• Just before it is stretched, bent or comressed
• When it is stretched, bent, or compressed to it's fullest
• When it is very high up in the air
• Just before it hits the ground or at it's lowest point while still moving

Which of these is a correct list of common objects that show elastic potential energy (EPE)?

• Food or Fuel Source
• Food or Rubber Band
• Fuel Source or Spring
• Rubber Band or Spring

What kind of energy does a battery have?

• Potential
• Kinetic
• Electrical
• Thermal

If it is a fuel source, or a food, or a battery, or it can be burned to produce a flame, then it must have _________ energy.

• Chemical Potential
• Elastic Potential 
• Nuclear Potential
• Gravitational Potential

What do we call the energy of motion?

• Potential Energy
• Kinetic Energy
• Thermal Energy
• Electrical Energy

Kinetic energy is _____________ energy.

• Stored
• Released

Potential energy is _____________ energy.

• Stored
• Released

What energy transformation occurs in a battery operated fan?

• Chemical → Potential → Mechanical
• Chemical → Electrical → Mechanical
• Electrical → Chemical → Mechanical
• Electrical → Mechanical → Potential