Energy Pretest

Which of the following is not a form of energy?

• light

• sound

• air

• electricity

Kinetic energy is the energy of

• motion

• potential

• gravity

• distance

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Which of the following is the best example of increasing an object's potential energy?

• rolling a bowling ball

• turning on a light bulb

• stretching a rubber band

• dropping a pencil

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Which of the following is a type of energy that is NOT involved in the human body's everyday processes?

• mechanical energy

• nuclear energy

• thermal energy

• chemical energy

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Which of the following describes the law of conservation of energy?

• Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

• Energy can only be released through transformation.

• When energy is conserved, it always changes form.

• Energy increases when it is transferred from one object to another.

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Energy that is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object is called

• temperature

• substance

• heat

• mechanical energy

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When energy transforms from one form to another, the total amount of energy in the system

• decreases

• increases

• is conserved

• drops to zero

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Which kinds of materials do not conduct heat well?

• insulators

• conductors

• metals

• radiators

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Energy and work are measured in

• newtons

• joules

• hertz

• kilograms

The breaking of _____________________ bonds in food releases energy for your body to use.

• thermal

• electromagnetic

• chemical

• electrical

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