Types of Energy

Types of Energy

Multiple Choice

What is a joule?

• the units for work

• the units for energy

• the units for distane

• the units for mass

Multiple Choice

What is energy?

• The ability to do work.

• The ability to move an object.

• The ability to do work and move an object.

• The ability to do work or move an object.

Multiple Choice

What type of potential energy is contained in a bow string that is pulled back before releasing an arrow?

• Chemical

• Elastic

• Gravitational

• Nuclear

Multiple Choice

What is potential energy?

• Energy that has the potential to be strong.

• The energy of an object due to its position.

• The energy of an object due to its motion.

• Energy that is due to gravity.

Multiple Choice

What type of energy is in a piece of firewood?

• Nuclear

• Chemical

• Elastic

• Gravitational

Multiple Choice

Which scenario has the most gravitational potential energy (GPE)?

• A 60 kg man on a 30 m diving board.

• A 3000 kg airplane flying at 3000 m.

• A 60,000,000 kg cruise ship sailing on the ocean.

• A 7 kg hawk on the peak of Mt. Everest at 8850 m.

Multiple Choice

Why is a kinetic energy called the energy of motion?

• The particles or objects are moving.

• It is a type of energy that can make things move.

• The energy moves from one place to another.

• The energy moves in waves.

Multiple Choice

What kind of energy travels in waves?

• Electrical

• Chemical

• Thermal

• Radiant

Multiple Choice

Which type of energy is a measure of the movement of particles in an object?

• Sound

• Electrical

• Thermal

• Radiant

Multiple Choice

Electrical energy is:

• the movement of electrons.

• the vibrations in a medium.

• the heat of an object.

• the energy given off by the sun.

Multiple Choice

Mechanical energy is classified as:

• potential

• kinetic

• both potential and kinetic

• neither potential nor kinetic

Multiple Choice

Energy can be destroyed when it is lost as heat.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

If energy cannot be created nor destroyed, what can it do?

• It can change from one form to another.

• It can be harnessed and used up.

• It can be funneled into less dangerous forms.

• It can be make things move.

Multiple Choice

What is the formula for mechanical energy?

• $PE\ +\ KE$

• $\frac{1}{2}mv^2$

• $gravity\times mass\times height$

• $\frac{kg\times m^2}{s^2}$