Energy Forms and Transformations

True or False: Electrical energy is a form of kinetic energy.

• True

• False

Heat is another name for

• Electrical energy

• Thermal energy

• Radiant energy

• Mechanical energy

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A stretched out rubber band has what type of energy?

• mechanical kinetic

• elastic potential

• thermal

• electrical

Which of the following is an example of work?

• holding a bag of groceries

• pushing a wall

• sitting in a chair

• writing with a pencil

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Which of the following is an example of potential energy being converted into kinetic energy?

• the sun evaporating a puddle of water

• electricity turning on a lightbulb

• a rock rolling down the side of a hill

• sound waves traveling through the air

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Fossil fuels such as gas, oil and coal have what type of energy?

• mechanical

• chemical

• electrical

• nuclear

Which of the following best represents stored potential energy?

• air leaking from a flat tire

• heat given off by a forest fire

• the food we ate for breakfast

• water flowing through a hose

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

What 2 forms of energy does a flame from a burning candle release?

• electrical and thermal

• chemical and electrical

• radiant and thermal

• thermal and chemical

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Water stored behind a dam has what type of energy?

• potential

• kinetic

• solar

• chemical

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According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, the total amount of energy in the universe

• remains constant

• changes constantly

• increases

• decreases

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