Quiz about Energy

Question 1

What is energy?

Accepted Answer

The ability to do work.

Answer

moving energy

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stored energy

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renewable energy

Question 2

What is potential energy?

Accepted Answer

stored energy

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moving energy

Answer

renewable energy

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non renewable energy

Question 3

What is kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

moving energy

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potential energy

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stored energy

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renewable energy

Question 4

What is NOT a renewable energy source?

Accepted Answer

coal

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wind

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solar

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water

Question 5

Which of these things is an example of potential energy?

Accepted Answer

firewood

Accepted Answer

battery

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a car motor

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a fan

Question 6

GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY DEPENDS ON

Accepted Answer

WEIGHT AND HEIGHT

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MASS AND VELOCITY

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MASS AND WEIGHT

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HEIGHT AND DISTANCE

Question 7

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AN EXAMPLE OF POTENTIAL ENERGY?

Accepted Answer

A BALL TRAVELING AT 10 M/S

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A COMPRESSED SPRING

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WATER BEING STORED AT A WATER DAM

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A STRETCHED RUBBER BAND

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

CHEMICAL

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KINETIC

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ELASTIC

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GRAVITATIONAL

Question 9

WHEN AN ARCHER BENDS A BOW, WHAT TYPE OF ENERGY INCREASES IN THE BOW?

Accepted Answer

ELASTIC

Answer

GRAVITATIONAL

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KINETIC

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THERMAL

Question 10

WHICH ENERGY TRANSFORMATION OCCURS WHEN A TELEVISION SPEAKER PRODUCES MUSIC?

Accepted Answer

ELECTRICAL TO SOUND

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ELASTIC TO SOUND

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THERMAL TO SOUND

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SOUND TO ELECTRICAL

Question 11

WHAT ANOTHER NAME FOR THERMAL ENERGY?

Accepted Answer

HEAT ENERGY

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ITS SIZE

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ITS POTENTIAL ENERGY

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ITS MECHANICAL ENERGY

Question 12

WHICH OF THESE DESCRIBES THE LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY?

Accepted Answer

ENERGY IS NEITHER CREATED OR DESTROYED

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NO MACHINE IS 100% EFFICIENT

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THE ENERGY RESOURCES OF EARTH ARE LIMITED

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THE ENERGY OF A SYSTEM IS ALWAYS DECREASING

Question 13

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?

Accepted Answer

THE TOTAL ENERGY REMAINS THE SAME AS THE ROLLER COASTER MOVES

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ENERGY IS GAINED (CREATED) AS THE ROLLER COASTER MOVES

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ENERGY IS LOST (DESTROYED) AS THE ROLLER COASTER MOVES

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THE TOTAL ENERGY CONSTANTLY CHANGES AS THE ROLLER COASTER MOVES

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

GROWING AN APPLE TREE

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TURNING ON A STOVE TO HEAT DINNER

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TURNING ON A LAMP

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MAKING TOAST IN A TOASTER

Question 15

SAM STUDIED KINETIC AND POTENTIAL ENERGY BY OBSERVING APPLES HANGING ON A TREE DURING A FIELD INVESTIGATION. WHAT TYPE OF ENERGY DO THE APPLES HAVE?

Accepted Answer

GRAVITATIONAL

Answer

KINETIC

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MECHANICAL

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ELASTIC

Question 16

Which is an example of light energy?

Accepted Answer

flash light

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lawn mower

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blender

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speaker

Question 17

What is an example of sound energy?

Accepted Answer

headphones

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traffic light

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sun

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bicycle

Question 18

Another name for stored energy is

Accepted Answer

potential energy

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kinetic energy

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light energy

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sound energy

Question 19

Energy in motion is:

Accepted Answer

Kinetic Energy

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Potential Energy

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Heat Energy

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Electric

Question 20

The picture shows what type of transformation

Accepted Answer

electrical to light

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Electrical to mechanical

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light to electric

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light to light

Question 21

What is energy transformation?

Accepted Answer

a change of energy from one form to another

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when energy gets more energy added to it

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when energy gets destroyed

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a change in intensity

Question 22

According to the Law of Conservation of Energy...

Accepted Answer

energy cannot be created or destroyed

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energy changes form

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energy can be created and destroyed

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energy flows from one material to the next

Question 23

What type of energy does a rock have when it is sitting at the edge of a cliff.

Accepted Answer

Potential

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Kinetic

Question 24

As a pendulum swings from its highest to lowest position, what happens to its kinetic and potential energy?

Accepted Answer

The potential energy decreases while the kinetic energy increases

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Both the potential energy and kinetic energy decrease

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The kinetic energy decreases while the potential energy increases

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Bothe the potential energy and kinetic energy increase

Question 25

Which type of energy is used when you're running?

Accepted Answer

kinetic

Answer

potential

Question 26

What type of energy do you use when you're swimming?

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

Answer

Potential

Answer

Heat

Answer

Thermal

Question 27

What type of energy does a stationary bike have?

Accepted Answer

Potential

Answer

Kinetic

Answer

Heat

Question 28

What kind of energy is represented in this picture?

Accepted Answer

Thermal

Answer

Potential

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Nuclear

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Mechanical

Question 29

What kind of energy does this device use?

Accepted Answer

Electrical

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Chemical

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Thermal

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Chemical

Question 30

The glow sticks produce light for a short amount of time. The light from the glow stick is a conversion from what to what?

Accepted Answer

chemical to light

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thermal to light

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gravitational to potential

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radiant to electrical

Question 31

On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?

Accepted Answer

At the top of a big hill

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At the bottom of a big hill

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When going around a corner

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When going upside down

Question 32

On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

At the bottom of a big hill

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When going around a corner

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When going upside down

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At the top of a big hill

Question 33

Energy that is stored in bonds between atoms is:

Accepted Answer

Chemical energy

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Mechanical energy

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Kinetic energy

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Nuclear energy

Question 34

Energy that comes from the nucleus of an atom. A form of potential energy.

Accepted Answer

Nuclear energy

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chemical energy

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Sound energy

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Electrical energy

Question 35

According to which law of energy, energy can't be created or destroyed?

Accepted Answer

law of conservation of energy

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First law of motion

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The law of tacos

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Laws of Energy

Question 36

The ability to do work is

Accepted Answer

energy

Answer

power

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thermal

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kinetic

Question 37

Heat energy is also called

Accepted Answer

thermal energy

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electrical energy

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chemical energy

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light energy

Question 38

Sound energy needs a

Accepted Answer

medium

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vacuum

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chemical

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light

Question 39

What type of energy includes both kinetic and potential energy?

Accepted Answer

mechanical energy

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chemical energy

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heat energy

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sound energy

Question 40

Stored energy is called ______ energy.

Accepted Answer

Potential

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Kinetic

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Pacific

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Safe

Question 41

Kinetic energy depends on _____________ & _____________.

Accepted Answer

mass, speed

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mass, position

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mass, weight

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speed, distance

Question 42

Potential energy depends on ____________ & ______________.

Accepted Answer

mass, position

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mass, speed

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speed, position

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mass, weight

Question 43

A windmill is an example of ________________energy.

Accepted Answer

mechanical

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thermal

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light

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electrical

Question 44

When energy changes from one form to another, we call it a _______________.

Accepted Answer

transformation

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creation

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expiration

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compilation

Question 45

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

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Potential

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Energy

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Friction

Question 46

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

Accepted Answer

more

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less

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none of the above

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all of the above

Question 47

____________ is the ability to cause change.

Accepted Answer

Energy

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Force

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Friction

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Motion

Question 48

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

Accepted Answer

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 49

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

Accepted Answer

Potential

Answer

Kinetic

Question 50

What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

Answer

Potential

Question 51

What kind of energy is in a waving hand?

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

Answer

Potential

Question 52

What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?

Accepted Answer

Potential

Answer

Kinetic

Question 53

At which point is potential energy greatest?

Accepted Answer

W

Answer

X

Answer

Y

Answer

Z

Question 54

At which point is kinetic energy greatest?

Accepted Answer

X

Answer

W

Answer

Y

Answer

Z

Question 55

Energy can be _____________ or changed from one type to another.

Accepted Answer

transferred

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destroyed

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created

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ignored

Question 56

__________ energy is the energy of motion.

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

Answer

Light

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Sound

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Chemical

Question 57

Which of the following is an exmaple of a change of kinetic energy into gravitational potential energy?

Accepted Answer

a person walking up a hill

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a person parachuting out of a plane

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a car racing around an oval track

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a person skiing down a hill

Question 58

Which of the following is NOT true about Potential Energy?

Accepted Answer

Potential energy only occurs when an object is in motion

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An object's position affects its potential energy

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Potential energy is Stored energy

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All objects have potential energy

Question 59

If the skier is at the top of the hill waiting for the whistle to blow for his turn to ski, he has ____________, after the whistle blows and he starts his ski run, he has ___________ .

Accepted Answer

potential energy; kinetic energy

Answer

kinetic energy; potential energy

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potential energy; friction

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kinetic energy; gravity

Question 60

What would have the greatest kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

A car driving down a hill.

Answer

A person running down a hill.

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A ball rolling down a hill.

Question 61

What kind of energy is in flowerpot sitting on a windowsill?

Accepted Answer

Potential

Answer

Kinetic

Question 62

Food has _________ energy.

Accepted Answer

Potential

Answer

Kinetic

Answer

None of the above

Answer

All of the above

Question 63

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

Accepted Answer

more

Answer

less

Answer

none of the above

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all of the above

Question 64

Which of the following energy transformations occur when a lamp that is plugged into a wall socket is functioning correctly?

Accepted Answer

Electrical to light

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Chemical to light

Answer

Electrical to chemical

Answer

Chemical to electrical

Energy

75 questions

What is energy?

What is potential energy?

What is kinetic energy?

What is NOT a renewable energy source?

Which of these things is an example of potential energy?

GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY DEPENDS ON

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AN EXAMPLE OF POTENTIAL ENERGY?

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

WHEN AN ARCHER BENDS A BOW, WHAT TYPE OF ENERGY INCREASES IN THE BOW?

WHICH ENERGY TRANSFORMATION OCCURS WHEN A TELEVISION SPEAKER PRODUCES MUSIC?

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