Energy, Heat, & Temperature

Energy is

• the temperature outside
• when something moves
• something that does not exist
• the ability to do work

Fill in the blanks: Energy cannot be ____________ or _______________.

What is kinetic energy?

• stored energy due to position
• energy of gravity
• energy due to motion

What is potential energy?

• stored energy due to position
• energy of gravity
• energy due to motion

What causes a pendulum to eventually slow down and stop swinging?

• Friction
• Kinetic Energy
• Weight
• Potential Energy

Which energy transformation takes place when wood is burned?

• nuclear energy to thermal energy
• thermal energy to electrical energy
• chemical energy to thermal energy
• mechanical energy to thermal energy

Fill in the blank: The total amount of ________________ is the same before and after any transformation.

What is thermal energy moving from a warmer object to a cooler object?

• density
• thermal energy
• heat
• temperature

What is the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object

• density
• thermal energy
• heat
• temperature

True or False: Heat is always transferred from warmer to colder

• True
• False