Unit 4 Notes Check - Energy

________ - the ability to do work or the ability to cause a change.

Which type of energy will we focus on in this unit of physics?

• Mechanical

• Thermal

• Electromagnetic

• Nuclear

What is the energy a moving object has because of its motion?

What do we measure energy in?

• Meters

• Newtons

• Joules

• Kilowatts

If a jogger has a mass of 90kg and is moving at a speed of 3 m/s, what is the joggers kinetic energy?

If a car that has a mass of 1,000kg is moving at a rate of 30m/s, what is the cars kinetic energy?

• 450,000J

• 45,000J

• 900,000J

• 90,000J

What kind of energy is stored energy due to an object's position?

Which of the following is not a type of potential energy?

• Elastic

• Chemical

• Gravitational

• Explosive

Which type of potential energy is due to its ability or possibility of falling?

• Chemical

• Kinetic

• Elastic

• Gravitational

Which type of potential energy does a spring have?