Energy Notes Quiz

gravitational potential energy is defined as

• the energy an object has due to its height above the ground

• the energy an object has due to its motion

• the energy a spring has due to its stretch

• the chemical energy stored in the molecules of atoms

What are the two types of Mechanical Energy? (ME)

• Kinetic and Potential Energy
• Kinetic and Nuclear Energy
• Potential and Chemical Energy
• Thermal and Kinetic Energy

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Kinetic Energy is defined as

• Energy stored due to its location
• Energy of motion
• Energy stored in the bonds of molecules
• Heat energy

YOUR BODY OBTAINS ENERGY FROM THE FOOD YOU EAT. WHAT IS THE FORM OF ENERGY IN FOOD?

• KINETIC
• ELASTIC
• GRAVITATIONAL
• CHEMICAL

WHICH ENERGY TRANSFORMATION OCCURS WHEN A TELEVISION SPEAKER PRODUCES MUSIC?

• ELECTRICAL TO SOUND
  
• ELASTIC TO SOUND
• THERMAL TO SOUND
• SOUND TO ELECTRICAL

WHAT ANOTHER NAME FOR THERMAL ENERGY?

• HEAT ENERGY
• ITS SIZE
• ITS POTENTIAL ENERGY
• ITS MECHANICAL ENERGY

WHICH OF THESE DESCRIBES THE LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY?

• NO MACHINE IS 100% EFFICIENT
• ENERGY IS NEITHER CREATED OR DESTROYED
• THE ENERGY RESOURCES OF EARTH ARE LIMITED
• THE ENERGY OF A SYSTEM IS ALWAYS DECREASING

AS A ROLLER COASTER MOVES DOWN A HILL, POTENTIAL ENERGY IS CONVERTED INTO KINETIC ENERGY, THERMAL ENERGY, AND SOUND ENERGY. WHAT IS TRUE ABOUT THE TOTAL ENERGY OF THIS SYSTEM?

• ENERGY IS GAINED (CREATED) AS THE ROLLER COASTER MOVES
• ENERGY IS LOST (DESTROYED) AS THE ROLLER COASTER MOVES
• THE TOTAL ENERGY REMAINS THE SAME AS THE ROLLER COASTER MOVES
• THE TOTAL ENERGY CONSTANTLY CHANGES AS THE ROLLER COASTER MOVES

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN ENERGY CONVERSION FROM LIGHT ENERGY TO CHEMICAL ENERGY?

• TURNING ON A STOVE TO HEAT DINNER
• TURNING ON A LAMP
• GROWING AN APPLE TREE
• MAKING TOAST IN A TOASTER

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 

• Potential 
• Energy
• Kinetic
• Friction