Potential energy includes all of the following EXCEPT
Gravitational (objects that could fall)
Nuclear (stored in the nucleus of an atom)
Chemical (energy stored in bonds)
Electrical (electrons moving through a wire)
The ______ states that when one form of energy is transformed to another, no energy is lost.
gravitational potential energy
electricity
law of conservation of energy
power
A ball dropped from lower height has less _____________ than when dropped from a higher height.
elastic energy
potential energy
chemical energy
kinetic energy
When is the swinging pendulum at its greatest speed?
in the middle
at the top
at the bottom
What energy is associated with compressing and stretching of an object?
gravitational potential energy
kinetic energy
nuclear energy
elastic potential energy
After a ball is dropped, its kinetic energy increases when its speed _____________.
increases
decreases
stops
inflates
Which type of energy travels through space in waves?
electrical energy
electromagnetic energy
chemical energy
sound energy
What type of potential energy is stored in the bonds of your food and gasoline?
Nuclear
Electrical
Thermal
Chemical
What has the greatest effect on an object's kinetic energy?
Doubling its mass
Doubling its speed
You can't change it's kinetic energy
Elastic potential energy is _____ the further a rubber band is stretched.
increased
decreased
stays the same
What energy transformation happens when you toast bread?
chemical energy to electrical energy
electrical to chemical energy
electrical energy to thermal energy
nuclear energy to electrical energy
What happens when the kinetic energy of an object rubs together and creates friction?
it becomes nuclear energy
it doesn't do anything
it becomes thermal energy
it becomes potential energy
What type of energy is released during the fusion or fission of atoms?
Radiant
Thermal
Chemical
Nuclear
The total potential & kinetic energy in an object are equal to what other kind of energy?
Mechanical
Thermal
Nuclear
Electromagnetic
