Quiz about Energy

Question 1

What type of energy is in this picture?

Accepted Answer

Potential

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Kinetic

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Electromagnetic

Question 2

What form of energy?

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Sound (kinetic) energy

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Mechanical (kinetic) energy

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Chemical (kinetic) energy

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Sound (potential) energy

Question 3

What form of energy?

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Mechanical

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Thermal

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Electrical

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Radiant

Question 4

What kind of energy?

Accepted Answer

Chemical (potential) energy

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Thermal (kinetic) energy

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Chemical (kinetic) energy

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Mechanical (kinetic) energy

Question 5

What kind of energy?

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Electrical

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Radiant

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Thermal

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Chemical

Question 6

What form of energy is stored in the bonds between molecules of matter?

Accepted Answer

chemical energy

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heat energy

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kinetic energy

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mechanical energy

Question 7

the ability to do work

Accepted Answer

energy

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Matter

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photons

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potential energy

Question 8

Stored energy that results from the position or shape of an object is called...

Accepted Answer

Potential

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Thermal

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Kinetic

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Gravitational

Question 9

Lightning during a thunderstorm is an example of what form of energy?

Accepted Answer

Electrical (kinetic) energy

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Radiant (potential) energy

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Radiant (kinetic) energy

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Electrical (potential) energy

Question 10

Which of the followings are examples of thermal energy?

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boiling water, steam, heat from a flashlight

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a violin string plucked, talking, ringing telephone

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candle flame, light bulb light

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energy from the sun (fusion, energy from a nuclear power plant (fission)

Question 11

A baseball held by a pitcher has _____________energy.

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Potential

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Kinetic

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Chemical

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Thermal

Question 12

At what position does the rock have the greatest kinetic energy?

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E

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A

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B

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D

Question 13

This would be

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Nuclear (potential) energy

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Nuclear (kinetic) energy

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Chemical (kinetic) energy

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Chemical (potential) energy

Question 14

A battery converts what type of energy to another?

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chemical to electrical

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sound to kinetic

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light to heat

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mechanical to electrical

Question 15

The glow sticks produce light for a short amount of time. The light from the glow stick is a conversion from what to what?

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chemical to light

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thermal to light

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gravitational to potential

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radiant to electrical

Question 16

Wind turbines and windmills convert what energy to another?

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Kinetic to electric

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Gravitational potential to electric

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Mechanical to potential

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Thermal to sound

Question 17

What machine changes electrical energy into light and sound energy?

Accepted Answer

alarm clock

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battery

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lightbulb

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apple

Question 18

The purpose of the panels is to change solar energy into ____________.

Accepted Answer

electrical energy

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light energy

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chemical energy

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mechanical energy

Question 19

According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________.

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created, destroyed

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destroyed, destroyed

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created, saved

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lost, found

Question 20

The roller coaster cart has the most gravitational potential energy at position-

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W

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X

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Y

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Z

Question 21

Which energy conversion is taking place when you put gasoline in a car?

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chemical -> mechanical

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thermal -> electrical

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mechanical -> electrical

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mechanical -> electromagnetic

Question 22

The diagram below shows a hot air balloon rising. Propane gas tanks are seen at the bottom of the balloon. What energy transformations occur when propane gas is used to lift the balloon?

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Chemical to thermal to mechanical

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Mechanical to light to chemical

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Chemical to mechanical to thermal

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Thermal to chemical to light

Question 23

Which of the following is an example of a change of kinetic energy into gravitational potential energy?

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a person walking up a hill

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a person parachuting out of a plane

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a car racing around an oval track

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a person skiing down a hill

Question 24

As the velocity of an object decreases its KE will...

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decrease

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increase

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stay the same

Question 25

Which has a greater impact on KE?

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velocity

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mass

Question 26

As mass increases, KE ...

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increases

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decreases

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stays the same

Question 27

Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

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b. a tennis ball rolling across the court

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a. a car parked on a steep hill

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c. a picture hanging on the wall

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d. a piece of coal before it's burned

Question 28

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

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Potential

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Energy

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Friction

Question 29

Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.

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Height and mass

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Friction and movement

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Mass and Movement

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Height and Friction

Question 30

What kind of energy is in a person climbing a ladder?

Accepted Answer

Both

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Potential

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Kinetic

Question 31

When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?

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3

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1

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2

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4

Question 32

When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?

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1

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2

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3

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4

Question 33

Which of the following is an example of a change of kinetic energy into gravitational potential energy?

Accepted Answer

a person walking up a hill

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a person parachuting out of a plane

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a car racing around an oval track

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a person skiing down a hill

Question 34

What is the unit of measurement for kinetic energy

Accepted Answer

Joule

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Newton

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Watt

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Kilogram

Question 35

Choose the BEST answer that is an example of an energy transformation from potential energy to kinetic energy.

Accepted Answer

a swing swaying back and forth

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a ball rolling up a ramp

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a picture hanging on the wall

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a coat hanging on a hook

Question 36

A graph showing the kinetic energy and speed of a moving object is provided. Which of the following can be concluded from the graph?

Accepted Answer

Kinetic energy increases as speed increases

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Kinetic energy only changes when speed changes

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Speed is only related to the size of an object.

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All moving objects have the same kinetic energy.

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