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