Energy Notes

Multiple Choice

____ is the ability to do work or cause change.

• energy
• kinetic energy
• potential energy
• mechanical energy

Multiple Choice

Energy comes in two primary forms. These are...?

• endothermic, exothermic

• molecular, non-molecular

• thermal, mechanical

• potential, kinetic

Match

Match the type of energy to it's correct definition.

• Chemical Energy

• Gravitational Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Thermal

• Nuclear Energy

Energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds.

Energy possessed by an object due to its position in a gravitational field.

Energy that a body possesses due to its motion.

Energy that comes from the temperature of an object.

Energy released during nuclear reactions.

• Energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds.

• Energy possessed by an object due to its position in a gravitational field.

• Energy that a body possesses due to its motion.

• Energy that comes from the temperature of an object.

• Energy released during nuclear reactions.

Multiple Choice

A solar panel is used to collect energy from the Sun and change it into other forms of energy. The picture below shows some solar panels on the roof of a building.

Which form of energy is collected by the solar panels?

• Chemical Energy

• Radiant Energy

• Electrical Energy

• Mechanical Energy

Categorize

Options (16)

Jar sitting high on the shelf

Ball rolling down a hill

Book on a high table

Water in a dam

Stretched rubber band

Rock at the edge of a cliff

Elevated swing

Compressed spring

Snow on a mountain peak

Car driving on a highway

Person running in a race

Water flowing in a river

Wind blowing through trees

Train moving on tracks

Child swinging on a swing

Football being kicked

Label each of the following as potential or kinetic energy.

Potential Energy

Kinetic Energy

Multiple Choice

A trumpet uses _____ energy to make music.

• Sound

• Light

• Thermal

• Mechanical

Multiple Choice

What type of energy does the body receive after eating an apple?

• electrical energy

• mechanical energy

• thermal energy

• chemical energy

Multiple Choice

Stored energy is ?

• electrical energy
• kinetic energy
• potential energy
• mechanical energy

Multiple Choice

When a ball sits on top of a hill it has: 

• Potential Energy

• Light Energy

• Sound Energy

• Heat Energy