Types of Energy

What is the term for the ability to do work, or exert a force causing movement of an object?

• gravity

• energy

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The energy of motion, observable as a movement in an object or particles is called:

• Kinetic Energy

• Potential Energy

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Subatomic means:

• smaller than an atom

• larger than an atom

What is the measure of average kinetic energy?

• Speed

• Temperature

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As temperature increases, kinetic energy increases.

• True

• False

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Energy that is stored in an object due to its position or condition is called:

• Transfer Energy

• Potential Energy

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What describes the transfer of thermal energy between molecules within a system?

• Thermal Energy

• Electrical Energy

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The three ways that heat is transferred are:

• Gravity, electricity, and wind

• Radiation, conduction, and convention

Sources of radiation include:

• rain and snow

• sun and fire

The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves is called:

• Convection

• Radiation

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