Energy Test

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What is renewable energy?

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Energy that is collected from resources that are naturally replenished, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat.

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What is nonrenewable energy?

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Energy that comes from sources that will run out or will not be replenished in our lifetimes, such as oil, coal, and natural gas.

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What is energy?

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The ability to cause change.

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What is kinetic energy?

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The energy an object possesses due to its motion.

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What is potential energy?

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The energy stored in an object due to its position or state.

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What does the law of conservation of energy state?

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.

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What is an example of kinetic energy?

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A tennis ball rolling across the court.

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What is an example of potential energy?

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A car parked on a steep hill.

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What type of energy transformation occurs when baking cookies?

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Electrical to thermal.

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What is thermal energy?

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The total energy of all the particles in an object, related to temperature.