Energy Pretest

Which of the following is not a form of energy?

• light

• sound

• air

• electricity

How can you increase your power when staking shoe boxes in a closet?

• Spend more time stacking the boxes.

• Stack fewer boxes per minute.

• Slowly stack the boxes on a lower shelf.

• Stack the boxes more quickly.

An object is in motion if

• its position changes relative to its surroundings.

• energy is applied to the object.

• a force is applied to it.

• it loses energy.

Kinetic energy is the energy of

• motion

• potential

• gravity

• distance

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Which of the following is the best example of increasing an object's potential energy?

• rolling a bowling ball

• turning on a light bulb

• stretching a rubber band

• dropping a pencil

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In the process of fusion, nuclear energy is

• absorbed when a nucleus splits.

• released when a nucleus splits.

• released when nuclei join.

• absorbed when nuclei switch places.

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Which of the following is a type of energy that is NOT involved in the human body's everyday processes?

• mechanical energy

• nuclear energy

• thermal energy

• chemical energy

Which of the following describes the law of conservation of energy?

• Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

• Energy can only be released through transformation.

• When energy is conserved, it always changes form.

• Energy increases when it is transferred from one object to another.

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What is the total energy of all of the particles in an object called?

• chemical energy

• thermal energy

• potential energy

• nuclear energy

Energy that is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object is called

• temperature

• substance

• heat

• mechanical energy

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