Energy & Energy Transfer Test Review

Which form of energy is due to the motion of an object’s particles?

• thermal energy

• chemical energy

• mechanical energy

• electromagnetic energy

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Gordon throws a baseball into the air. It rises, stops when it reaches its greatest height, and then falls back to the ground. At what point does kinetic energy convert to potential energy?

• when the baseball is rising

• when the baseball is falling

• while the baseball sits on the ground

• while the baseball is stopped in the air

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Which describes energy and work?

• Only work is measured in joules

• Energy remains constant when work is done.

• Work is a measure of how much energy a force transfers.

• When work is done on an object, no energy is transferred.

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Energy exists in different forms. Which of these forms of energy is stored in food?

• sound energy

• chemical energy

• mechanical energy

• electromagnetic energy

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Priya lifts a box of apples from the ground to above her head. How was energy transferred?

• Energy is transferred from Priya to the box.

• Energy is transferred from the box to Priya

• Energy is transferred from the ground to Priya.

• Energy is transferred from Priya to the ground.

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Which form of energy is equal to the sum of an object’s kinetic and potential energy?

• nuclear

• chemical

• electrical

• mechanical

Gianna throws a baseball to her dad. He catches the ball in his mitt. Which describes the transfer of energy that occurred?

• Energy is transferred from the mitt to the ball.

• Energy is transferred from Gianna’s dad to Gianna.

• Energy is transferred from the ball to Gianna’s arm.

• Energy is transferred from Gianna’s arm to her dad’s mitt.

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A magnet attracts an iron nail. Which explains how energy is transferred between the objects?

• The magnet only receives energy, as the iron nail transfers energy to the magnet.

• The iron nail only receives energy, as the magnet transfers energy to the iron nail.

• The magnet transfers energy to the iron nail, and the iron nail transfers energy to the magnet.

• The magnet transfers energy to the air surrounding the iron nail, and the iron nail transfers energy to the magnet.

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A person moves a ball up a ramp. Which statement describes this process?

• There is no transfer of energy or work done.

• There is a transfer of energy, and work is done.

• There is no transfer of energy, but work is done.

• There is a transfer of energy, but no work is done.

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Alan launches a ball of clay into the air using a catapult. He calculates its kinetic energy to be 9.0 J. Then he tears it in half and forms a ball that has half the mass. He launches the smaller ball into the air at the same speed. What is the kinetic energy of the smaller ball?

• 3.0 J

• 4.5 J

• 9.0 J

• 18.0 J

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