Energy Quiz

What is kinetic energy?

• stored energy

• the energy of motion

• atomic energy

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Who has more potential energy, a skier on top of a hill or a skier halfway down the hill?

• The skier on top of the hill.

• The skier halfway down the hill.

• They both have the same potential energy.

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What energy transformation occurs when a person hits a drum with a drumstick?

• electrical to light

• sound to electrical

• mechanical to sound

What form of energy causes an ice cube to melt?

• mechanical

• heat

• sound

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The diagram below shows a bulb and a wire attached to a battery. Why will the bulb light?

• The battery is out of energy.

• The bulb is out of energy.

• It is a closed circuit.

Which material is the best conductor of electricity?

• metal fork

• rubber boot

• plastic spoon

A toaster changes electrical energy to which type of energy?

• sound energy

• heat energy

• solar energy

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Abigail wonders what will happen if she puts a second bowling ball in the middle of the lane. Abigail releases the black bowling ball and hits the gray bowling ball that is sitting in the middle of the bowling lane. What do you predict will most likely happen?

• The black ball will transfer all of its energy to the gray ball. The gray ball will start to move.

• The black ball will transfer some of its energy to the gray ball. The gray ball will start to move.

• The black ball won't transfer energy to the gray ball, so the gray ball will not move.

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Select the nonrenewable resources from the options below.

• Coal

• Solar Energy

• Wind Energy

• Natural Gas

Nonrenewable resources need to be conserved because:

• They are abundant and easily replenished.

• They are limited and take millions of years to form.

• They are not used in modern technology.

• They are harmful to the environment.