Energy Transformations and Waves

What is an example of gravitational potential energy?

• A stretched rubber band

• A rollercoaster at the top of a hill

• A battery

• A boiling pot of water

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Which type of energy is known as heat?

• Sound

• Thermal

• Radiant

• Nuclear

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What type of energy is transferred by a vibrating drum or a plucked guitar string?

• Light energy

• Sound energy

• Thermal energy

• Electrical energy

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Gravitational potential energy is dependent on which two factors?

• Speed and time

• Mass and height

• Temperature and pressure

• Color and shape

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What is an example of elastic potential energy?

• A moving car

• A stretched rubber band

• A flowing river

• A burning candle

How does a battery store energy?

• In electrical bonds, released as chemical energy

• In chemical bonds, released as electrical energy

• In thermal bonds, released as light energy

• In mechanical bonds, released as sound energy

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What happens if different batteries are tested and one lasts the longest?

• It has less chemical potential energy

• It has more chemical potential energy

• It has the same chemical potential energy

• It has no chemical potential energy

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What does kinetic energy depend on?

• An object's mass and speed

• An object's position and shape

• An object's temperature and color

• An object's size and weight

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What happens during an energy transfer?

• Energy is created

• Energy is destroyed

• Energy is moved from one object to another

• Energy remains constant

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What happens to energy when bumper cars collide?

• Energy is destroyed

• Energy is transferred from one car to another

• Energy is created

• Energy disappears

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