Energy Test Review

What is energy?

• The ability to make things stop moving

• The ability to do work or cause change

• The amount of matter in an object

• The speed of an object

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Which of the following is an example of potential energy?

• A car moving down the street

• A book sitting on a shelf

• A person running

• A soccer ball being kicked

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What is kinetic energy?

• Energy stored due to position

• Energy that is not in use

• Energy of motion

• Energy that is created from food

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When does an object have the most potential energy?

• When it is moving quickly

• When it is at the highest point

• When it is at rest

• When it is at its lowest point

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Which of the following changes from potential energy to kinetic energy?

• A stretched rubber band stays stretched

• A rock at the top of a hill rolling down

• A car at rest on a flat road

• A balloon full of air sitting on a table

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What happens to the potential energy of an object as it moves downward?

• It increases

• It stays the same

• It decreases and changes into kinetic energy

• It is destroyed

What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?

• Energy can be created but not destroyed

• Energy can be destroyed, but not created

• Energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can only change form

• Energy stays the same no matter what

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Which of the following is an example of energy transforming from potential energy to kinetic energy?

• A stretched rubber band that stays stretched

• A roller coaster at the top of a hill starting to move downward

• A book resting on a table

• A light bulb being turned on

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Which of the following has the most potential energy?

• A rock on the ground

• A book on the floor

• A book on a shelf

• A person running

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Which of the following best describes energy transformation?

• Energy is created

• Energy changes from one form to another

• Energy is destroyed

• Energy stays the same

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