Quiz about Energy Transformations

Question 1

Energy causes ___________ to occur.

Accepted Answer

change

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motion

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age

Question 2

What type of energy is in this picture?

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Elastic Potential

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Gravitational Potential

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Chemical Potential

Question 3

When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy does the sun energy become?

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chemical

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kinetic

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thermal

Question 4

What form of energy?

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Sound energy

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Mechanical energy

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Chemical energy

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Light energy

Question 5

What kind of energy is released by the fire?

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Thermal energy

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Chemical energy

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Nuclear energy

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Mechanical energy

Question 6

What form of energy?

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Mechanical

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Thermal

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Electrical

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Radiant

Question 7

What kind of energy?

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Electrical

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Radiant

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Thermal

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Chemical

Question 8

What kind of energy?

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Chemical potential energy

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Thermal energy

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Gravitational potential energy

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Kinetic energy

Question 9

Which form of energy is being released by the lamp?

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Light

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Sound

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chemical

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Electrical

Question 10

What form of energy is stored in the bonds between molecules of matter?

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chemical energy

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heat energy

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kinetic energy

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mechanical energy

Question 11

Stored energy that results from the position or shape of an object is called...

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Potential

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Thermal

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Kinetic

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Gravitational

Question 12

Lightning during a thunderstorm is an example of what form of energy?

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Electrical energy

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Chemical energy

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Radiant energy

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Nuclear energy

Question 13

A baseball held by a pitcher has _____________energy.

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Potential

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Kinetic

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Chemical

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Thermal

Question 14

At what position does the rock have the greatest kinetic energy?

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part E

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part A

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part B

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part D

Question 15

Kinetic energy is the energy of

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movement.

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heat.

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storage.

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teachers throwing chairs at students who just won't stop talking no matter how much they ask.

Question 16

Potential energy

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is stored energy.

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is the energy of motion.

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causes objects to move toward each other.

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is the flow of electrons.

Question 17

Electrical energy

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is the flow of electrons.

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is a form of potential energy.

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is a form of thermal energy.

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cannot cause a change.

Question 18

Nuclear energy

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is the energy stored in and released from the nucleus of an atom.

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is a form of matter.

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cannot cause a change.

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is only found in radioactive materials.

Question 19

Chemical energy

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is the energy stored in the bonds between atoms.

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cannot be produced outside of a laboratory.

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is seen in a moving baseball.

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is the energy of motion.

Question 20

Mechanical energy

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is kinetic energy plus potential energy.

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can only be seen in machines.

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is a form of potential energy.

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always increases.

Question 21

Sound energy

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is carried by sound waves.

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does not cause any change.

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is a form of potential energy.

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is produced only by seventh graders.

Question 22

Radiant energy

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is carried by electro-magnetic waves.

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is a form of potential energy.

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does not cause a change in any objects.

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comes only from the sun.

Question 23

The Law of Conservation of Energy states that

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energy cannot be created or destroyed.

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all energy comes from the sun.

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energy can be converted from potential to kinetic.

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thermal energy is the most powerful type of energy.

Question 24

The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.

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more

Answer

less

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none of the above

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all of the above

Question 25

When you are holding a book, energy is stored between the book and Earth; this type of energy is called ________ potential energy.

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Gravitational

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Kinetic

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Potential

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Friction

Question 26

A battery converts what type of energy to another?

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chemical to electrical

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sound to kinetic

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light to heat

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mechanical to electrical

Question 27

What kind of energy?

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Nuclear

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Chemical

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Thermal

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Radiant

Question 28

Food, batteries, and fuel such as gasoline are all _________ energy.

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chemical energy

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kinetic energy

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mechanical energy

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heat energy

Question 29

The skater has the MOST potential energy at the _____

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top

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bottom

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same everywhere

Question 30

The skater has the MOST kinetic  energy at the _____

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bottom

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top

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same everywhere

Question 31

Who has more kinetic energy?

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person

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dog

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same

Question 32

Who has more kinetic energy?

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the purple runner

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the green runner

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the yellow runner

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same

Question 33

What has more gravitational potential energy

Accepted Answer

elephant

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mouse

Question 34

The amount of potential energy depends on what TWO factors?

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weight

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height

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size

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volume

Question 35

The amount of kinetic energy depends on what TWO factors?

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mass

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speed

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height

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volume

Question 36

The three types of potential energy are...

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chemical

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gravitational

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elastic

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thermal

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radiant

Question 37

which point has the most potential energy

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Part A

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Part G

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Part F

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Part B

Question 38

At which point is potential energy greatest?

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Part W

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Part X

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Part Y

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Part Z

Question 39

Which would have the greatest gravitational potential energy?

Accepted Answer

A 45 pound dog in an oak tree

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A 4 pound rat on a school desk

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A 14 pound platypus on a swing

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A 45 pound child on a bike

Question 40

Which of the following best describes the energy transfer that takes place when you use a battery?

Accepted Answer

Chemical PE -> Electrical

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Electrical -> Chemical PE

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Nuclear PE -> Electrical

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Electrical -> Nuclear PE

Question 41

Which would have the LEAST gravitational potential energy (GPE)?

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A ball sitting on the ground

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Moon viewed from the Earth

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An airplane flying 30,000 feet above the ground

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A rock sitting on top of Mt. Everest

Question 42

Which picture is NOT an example of Chemical PE?

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Option D is correct

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A.

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B.

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C.

Question 43

The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.

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more

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less

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none of the above

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all of the above

Question 44

Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.

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Height and mass

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Friction and movement

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Mass and Movement

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Height and Friction

Question 45

What kind of energy is in a person climbing a ladder?

Accepted Answer

Both

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Potential

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Kinetic

Question 46

What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

Answer

Potential

Question 47

What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?

Accepted Answer

Potential

Answer

Kinetic

Question 48

What kind of energy is in a waving hand?

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

Answer

Potential

Question 49

What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?

Accepted Answer

Potential

Answer

Kinetic

Question 50

Food has _________ energy.

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Potential

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Kinetic

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None of the above

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All of the above

Question 51

Where would a person have to be located to have the minimum gravitational potential energy?

Accepted Answer

down in the basement

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up on the roof

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in the middle

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outside

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