Types of Energy

When a candle is lit, what form of energy is it producing?

• Light energy

• Sound energy

• Mechanical energy

• Nuclear energy

A skateboard sitting at the top of a ramp is an example of __________.

• Kinetic energy

• Thermal energy

• Potential energy

• Mechanical energy

What type of energy is produced by moving electric charges?

• Mechanical energy

• Thermal energy

• Electrical energy

• Chemical energy

What is another name for heat energy?

• Thermal energy

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

• Mechanical energy

What is the energy of moving particles in a substance called?

• Chemical energy

• Nuclear energy

• Thermal energy

• Kinetic energy

What is the energy called that is associated with the position and arrangement of atoms?

• Chemical energy

• Kinetic energy

• Thermal energy

• Nuclear energy

What type of energy is emitted by the sun and can travel through space?

• Thermal energy

• Nuclear energy

• Radiant energy

• Kinetic energy

What type of energy is associated with the motion of an object?

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

• Thermal energy

• Chemical energy

What type of energy is stored in a compressed spring?

• Kinetic energy

• Thermal energy

• Elastic potential energy

• Gravitational potential energy

What type of energy is produced by vibrations that travel through a medium?

• Light energy

• Nuclear energy

• Sound energy

• Thermal energy