Forms of Energy Vocab Quiz

Energy is the ability to...

• do work

• cause change

• both do work and cause change

• neither do work nor cause change

________________ Potential Energy is the energy stored between an object and Earth.

• Thermal

• Gravitational

• Chemical

This woman in this picture is showing an example of which form of energy?

• kinetic energy

• chemical energy

• thermal energy

• potential energy

All of the following is an example of potential energy EXCEPT:

• a book on a shelf

• a parked car

• an iPad sitting on a desk

• a person riding a bike

This image is shows an example of which form of energy?

• Elastic Potential Energy

• Radiant Energy

• Electric Energy

• Sound Energy

Work is the ______________ of energy due to a force that pushes that object in a specific direction.

• destruction

• creation

• transfer

• release

Energy carried by electromagnetic (light) waves is also known as...

• kinetic energy

• radiant energy

• electric energy

• nuclear energy

When you split or bond the nuclei of atoms, you are releasing which form of energy?

• sound energy

• thermal energy

• potential energy

• nuclear energy

Which of the following activities is an example of chemical energy?

• eating a snack

• taking a nap

• petting a dog

• singing a song

What form of energy does this picture best represent?

• kinetic energy

• gravitational potential energy

• electric energy

• thermal energy