Quiz about Energy Vocabulary

Question 1

The ability to do work or cause change

Accepted Answer

energy

Answer

matter

Answer

heat

Answer

conduction

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

potential energy

Answer

kenetic energy

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gravitational energy

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mechanical energy

Question 3

Potential energy that is related to an object's height

Accepted Answer

gravitational energy

Answer

potential energy

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elastic energy

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thermal energy

Question 4

The potential energy associated with objects that can be stretched or compressed

Accepted Answer

elastic energy

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kenetic energy

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electrical energy

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convection

Question 5

The energy an object has due to its motion

Accepted Answer

kenetic energy

Answer

potential energy

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thermal energy

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radiant energy

Question 6

The form of energy associated with the position and motion of an object

(potential energy + kenetic energy = __________)

Accepted Answer

mechanical energy

Answer

gravitational energy

Answer

Law of Conservation of Energy

Answer

radiant energy

Question 7

the total kinetic energy of the atoms and molecules within a substance

Accepted Answer

thermal energy

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electromagnetic (radiant) energy

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kenetic energy

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chemical energy

Question 8

The energy of electric charges

Accepted Answer

electrical energy

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nuclear energy

Answer

Law of Conservation of Energy

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elastic energy

Question 9

Potential energy stored in the chemical bonds that hold chemical compounds together.

Accepted Answer

chemical energy

Answer

conduction

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convection

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electrical energy

Question 10

Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom.

Accepted Answer

nuclear energy

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kenetic energy

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potential energy

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sound energy

Question 11

A form of energy that travels through space as waves (sunlight, x-rays, microwaves)

Accepted Answer

Electromagnetic (radiant) energy

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electrical energy

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conduction

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convection

Question 12

The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.

Accepted Answer

radiation

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conduction

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convection

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energy

Question 13

The transfer of heat by the movement of currents within a fluid.

Accepted Answer

convection

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conduction

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radiation

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electromagnetic (radiant) energy

Question 14

The transfer of heat from one particle of matter to another by direct contact.

Accepted Answer

conduction

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electrical energy

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sound energy

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convection

Question 15

According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be __________ or ___________.

Accepted Answer

created/destroyed

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warm/cold

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saved/used

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high/low

Question 16

a kind of kinetic energy with the ability to make types of light visible to human eyes

Accepted Answer

light energy

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Radiation

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conduction

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thermal energy

Question 17

the material through which waves travel

Accepted Answer

medium

Answer

substance

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space

Answer

light

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