Physical Science S.L.O.

The ability to do work or cause change is called?

• velocity
• energy
• transfer
• friction

What type of energy does a spinning turbine have?

• electrical energy
• thermal energy
• nuclear energy
• mechanical energy

An example of something that stores chemical energy is ?

• lightning
• a microwave
• light
• a match

What type of energy transformation is taking place when natural gas is used to heat water?

• chemical energy into thermal energy
• thermal energy into mechanical energy
• mechanical energy into electromagnetic energy
• electromagnetic energy into chemical energy

How would you calculate an object's mechanical energy?

• add its kinetic and potential energies
• multiply its kinetic and potential energies
• subtract its kinetic energy from its potential energy
• subtract its potential energy from its kinetic energy

Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom is called?

• Electromagnetic energy
• Nuclear energy
• Mechanical energy
• Chemical energy

The energy associated with motion is called?

• elastic potential energy
• gravitational potential energy
• nuclear energy
• kinetic energy

Visible light is an example of?

• chemical energy
• electrical energy
• electromagnetic energy
• nuclear energy

Moving water can be used to produce electricity because?

• All forms of energy can be transformed into other forms.
• Energy can be transformed into power.
• Potential energy can be transformed into kinetic energy.
• Chemical energy can be transformed into mechanical energy.

When you rub your hands together on a cold day, you use friction to transform...?

• Mechanical energy into thermal energy.
• Thermal energy into nuclear energy.
• Nuclear energy into electrical energy.
• Electrical energy into electromagnetic energy.