Types of Energy

Which of the following describes an object with elastic potential energy?

• a cannon ball sitting at the bottom of a cannon

• an iceberg floating in ocean water that is 35°F

• a boulder teetering on the edge of a steep cliff

• a bed spring that is pushed together with a weight

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I hit a baseball. At which point along the baseball's path does it have the most gravitational potential energy?

• Point 1

• Point 2

• Point 3

• Point 4

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Carl drops four identical sandbags out of his hot air balloon, one immediately after the other. Which sandbag has the most gravitational potential energy at the moment shown in the image?

• Bag W

• Bag X

• Bag Y

• Bag Z

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Four children are playing on a slide at a park. They take turns going down the slide. The table below shows how much each child weighs. Based on the information in the table, which child has the greatest potential energy at the top of the slide?

• Child 1

• Child 2

• Child 3

• Child 4

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Match the types of energy.

a

b

c

d

e

f

radiant

electrical

mechanical

sound

thermal

chemical

Match the following types of energy

• Energy in waves

• Mechanical

• Motion

• Electrical

• Potential energy in food or fuel

• Chemical

• Heat

• Light

• Flow of electric charge

• Thermal

Match the energy type with its picture.

g

d

e

f

c

b

a

Chemical

Sound

Radiant

Mechanical

Potential

Nuclear

Thermal

Which of the following objects has kinetic energy?

• a book lying on a table

• an apple sitting on a desk

• a rock falling off a cliff

• a shirt folded on a chair

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What is the energy possessed by a body due to its motion called?

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

• Thermal energy

• Chemical energy

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What is the energy possessed by a body due to its position or shape called?

• Kinetic energy

• Thermal energy

• Chemical energy

• Potential energy

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