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Energy forms and transformation

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  • What type of energy is produced by vibrating matter?
    Electrical energy
    Nuclear energy
    Gravitational energy
    Sound energy
  • What law states energy cannot be created or destroyed?
    Law of conservation of energy
    Law of gravity
    Law of motion
    Law of thermodynamics
  • What type of energy is stored energy?
    Potential energy
    Mechanical energy
    Sound energy
    Kinetic energy
  • What type of energy comes from moving electrons?
    Chemical energy
    Thermal energy
    Electrical energy
    Sound energy
  • What happens to total energy in a closed system?
    It stays constant
    It becomes matter
    It disappears
    It decreases slowly
  • What happens to kinetic energy as an object falls?
    It decreases
    It stays the same
    It disappears
    It increases
  • Which object has the greatest potential energy?
    A ball halfway up a hill
    A rolling ball
    A ball at the top of a hill
    A ball on the ground
  • What happens to kinetic energy when an object slows down?
    It decreases
    It disappears
    It increases
    It doubles
  • What happens to gravitational potential energy if height doubles?
    It halves
    It disappears
    It doubles
    It stays the same
  • What type of potential energy depends on height?
    Electrical energy
    Thermal energy
    Chemical energy
    Gravitational potential energy
  • What type of energy is the energy of motion?
    Chemical energy
    Kinetic energy
    Nuclear energy
    Potential energy
  • Why does a heavier object usually have more gravitational potential energy?
    Because it has more mass
    Because it moves faster
    Because it has more friction
    Because it produces heat
  • Which example shows mechanical energy?
    A moving car
    A nuclear reaction
    A book on a shelf
    A battery
  • What happens to potential energy as height increases?
    It stays the same
    It decreases
    It increases
    It disappears
  • What unit is used to measure energy?
    Watts
    Volts
    Amps
    Joules
  • What form of energy is stored in the nucleus of an atom?
    Thermal energy
    Sound energy
    Mechanical energy
    Nuclear energy
  • What energy transformation happens in a toaster?
    Electrical to thermal
    Sound to chemical
    Thermal to electrical
    Chemical to nuclear
  • What form of energy is stored in chemical bonds?
    Chemical energy
    Thermal energy
    Mechanical energy
    Sound energy
  • What two factors determine kinetic energy?
    Mass and speed
    Height and temperature
    Volume and density
    Mass and color
  • What is energy conversion?
    Stopping energy
    Changing one form of energy into another
    Destroying energy
    Creating energy
  • What type of energy comes from the motion of particles?
    Mechanical energy
    Thermal energy
    Nuclear energy
    Gravitational energy
  • What type of potential energy is stored in stretched rubber bands?
    Electrical energy
    Elastic potential energy
    Sound energy
    Gravitational potential energy
  • What energy transformation occurs when you ride a bike?
    Mechanical to chemical
    Sound to chemical
    Chemical to mechanical
    Electrical to nuclear
  • What form of energy comes from the sun?
    Mechanical energy
    Electromagnetic energy
    Chemical energy
    Sound energy
  • What type of energy does food store?
    Thermal energy
    Mechanical energy
    Chemical energy
    Electrical energy
  • What is energy?
    The movement of atoms
    The ability to move electrons
    Stored heat in matter
    The ability to do work
  • What form of energy travels as waves like light?
    Electromagnetic energy
    Mechanical energy
    Nuclear energy
    Chemical energy
  • Which form of energy is the sum of kinetic and potential energy?
    Nuclear energy
    Sound energy
    Mechanical energy
    Chemical energy
  • What type of energy do batteries store?
    Mechanical energy
    Chemical energy
    Nuclear energy
    Electrical energy
  • What happens to potential energy as an object falls?
    It increases
    It disappears
    It decreases
    It stays the same