PS 04.2 TB Describing Energy

Match the following concepts with their descriptions: Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy, Thermal Energy.

• Kinetic Energy

• Energy due to motion

• Potential Energy

• Energy related to temperature

• Thermal Energy

• Energy stored in an object

Which of the following is a form of kinetic energy?

• Chemical energy

• Thermal energy

• Nuclear energy

• Gravitational energy

Explain how you classify different forms of energy and provide examples for each type.

The energy stored in an object due to its position is called ________ energy.

Match the following forms of energy with their examples:

• Kinetic energy

• Battery

• Thermal energy

• Boiling water

• Chemical energy

• Moving car

• Potential energy

• Stretched spring

The energy that is stored in the bonds of chemical compounds is known as (a)   .

• Kinetic energy

• Chemical energy

• Thermal energy

• Nuclear energy

What is the term for the ability to do work or cause change?

• System

• Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Potential Energy

Fill in the blank: The energy possessed by an object due to its motion is called _________.

Match the following types of potential energy with their descriptions:

• Gravitational potential energy

• Energy stored when an object is stretched or compressed

• Chemical potential energy

• Energy due to an object's position above the ground

• Elastic potential energy

• Energy stored in chemical bonds

The energy stored in an object due to its position is known as (a)   .

• Kinetic Energy

• Elastic Potential Energy

• Potential Energy
• Chemical Potential Energy