Energy Vocabulary Quiz 1

The ability to do work or cause change is

• power.
• energy.
• potential.
• kinetic.

Kinetic energy is

• energy of motion.
• gravitational.
• energy that is stored.
• something that can be created.

What is done when a force moves an object?

• horsepower
• energy
• power
• work

Energy that is stored is called

• kinetic energy.
• thermal energy.
• potential energy.
• nuclear energy.

_____ is a type of stored energy that is dependent upon height.

• Elastic potential energy
• Mechanical potential energy
• Gravitational potential energy
• Chemical potential energy

______ energy is energy that is associated with the stretching and/or compressing of an object.

• Elastic potential
• Mechanical potential
• Gravitational potential
• Chemical potential

Electrical energy is

• energy that is carried by moving electric charges.
• energy associated with the motion or position of an object.
• potential energy stored in bonds holding chemical compounds together.
• the total energy of the particles in a substance or material.

This form of energy is associated with the motion and position of an object.

• Chemical Energy
• Electrical Energy
• Mechanical Energy
• Thermal Energy

Energy that is stored in chemical bonds that hold chemical compounds together is known as

• Electrical Energy.
• Chemical Energy.
• Thermal Energy.
• Kinetic Energy.

____ energy is the total energy of the particles in a substance or material.

• Elastic potential
• Mechanical
• Potential
• Thermal