Science Energy

Which of the following is an example of potential energy?

• A cat running

• A person swimming

• An apple falling off a tree

• A stretched spring

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What energy transformation does this picture show?

• Chemical to mechanical

• Chemical to thermal

• Nuclear to mechanical

• Electrical to thermal

When an energy source is renewable, this means that it –

• Can be replaced

• Cannot be replaced

• Is new to Earth

• Was just discovered

When you fill up your car with gasoline, what are you putting in your car?

• Biofuel

• Fossil Fuel

• Renewable energy

• Geothermal energy

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___________ is the sum of an object's kinetic and potential energy.

• Mechanical Energy

• Thermal Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Potential Energy

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A person flips a switch to turn on a lamp. Instantly, light is produced. What is one other form of energy that the person should expect to observe from the lamp?

• Sound

• Nuclear

• Thermal

• Chemical

A mass hanging from a spring moves up and down. The mass stops moving temporarily each time the spring is extended to its fullest at position 2 and each time it returns to its tight coil at position 4.

Which answer choice best describes the type of energy the spring has at Position 1?

• Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Both Potential and Kinetic Energy

• Neither Potential nor Kinetic Energy

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The _______ theory of matter states that all particles that make up matter are constantly in motion.

• Direction

• Velocity

• Thermal

• Kinetic

A student put a cube of butter on a metal rod. Then he placed the other end of the rod in a beaker of hot water. The setup for the investigation is shown below.

The butter melted in ten minutes. What type of energy did the metal rod conduct to the butter?

• thermal

• mechanical

• electromagnetic

• electrical

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Which BEST explains why the air closest to the bulb was warmest?

• The bulb was insulated.

• The bulb gave off light.

• The bulb radiated heat.

• The bulb conducted electricity.

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