Energy Stores and Transfers Quiz

What type of energy is stored in food and fuels?

• Gravitational potential energy

• Thermal energy

• Chemical energy

• Kinetic energy

Where is thermal energy stored?

• In compressed springs

• In hot objects

• In moving objects

• In food

What type of energy is stored in moving objects?

• Chemical energy

• Thermal energy

• Kinetic energy

• Elastic potential energy

What is gravitational potential energy?

• Energy stored due to the position of an object in its gravitational field

• Energy stored in moving objects

• Energy stored in hot objects

• Energy stored in food

Which object will have more gravitational potential energy?

• A book on the highest shelf

• A book on the lowest shelf

• A book on the middle shelf

• A book on the floor

What type of energy is stored in a compressed spring?

• Elastic potential energy

• Kinetic energy

• Thermal energy

• Chemical energy

What happens to the chemical energy store of the fuel when heating water on a fire?

• It stays the same

• It disappears

• It increases

• It decreases

According to the law of conservation of energy, what must be true during energy transfers?

• Total energy before must be more than total energy after

• Total energy before must be less than total energy after

• Total energy before must be zero

• Total energy before must equal total energy after

Where does most wasted energy end up being stored?

• In the chemical energy store of the fuel

• In the thermal energy store of the surroundings

• In the elastic potential energy store of the spring

• In the kinetic energy store of the water

What happens to the surroundings when wasted energy is transferred to them?

• They stay the same

• They cool down

• They disappear

• They heat up