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