ICP Energy Vocab Practice

Kinetic energy is the kind that can be transferred to other objects during collisions. Check all examples of kinetic energy.

• A bowling ball sitting on a rack

• A volleyball player spiking a volleyball

• A baseball bat swinging at a ball

• A bowling ball rolling down the alley

• A quarterback BEFORE he throws a ball

At an object's highest point, it has NO _________ energy

• Gravitational

• Kinetic

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

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

Which of the following devices transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy?

• An e-reader
• a fan
• a manual pencil sharpener
• ipod

What kind of energy is represented in this picture?

• Thermal
• Potential
• Nuclear
• Mechanical

What kind of energy does a marble at the top of a hill have?

• gravitational potential

• chemical potential

• kinetic

• thermal

Energy can be exchanged for _______

• matter

• other forms of energy

• work

• all of these

What kind of energy does this device use?

• Chemical
• Electrical
• Thermal
• Chemical

Muscles operate to push the pedals on a bicycle causing the wheels to turn. What type of energy being represented?

• mechanical

• physical

• thermal

• chemical

Fill in the blank.

The higher up an object is, the _________ gravitational energy it has

• More

• Less