Conservation of Energy Quiz

The rock in the picture is pushed over the edge and it begins to fall. Which type of energy conversion is taking place?

• mechanical to heat

• sound to mechanical

• potential to kinetic

• kinetic to potential

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A ball is projected into the air. Where is potential energy the greatest?

• a

• b

• c

When gasoline is burned in a car engine, ________ energy is converted into _________ energy.

• heat, chemical

• chemical, potential

• mechanical, chemical

• chemical, mechanical

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Food has _______ potential energy that our bodies transform into kinetic energy.

• Elastic
• Nuclear 
• Gravitational
• Chemical

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The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy is never __________________ or _________________, only transferred.

• created, destroyed

• created, subtracted

• added, subtracted

• destroyed, subtracted

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Energy that is stored in a system, ready to be used, is called ____________ energy.

• Kinetic

• Potential

• Conserved

• Power

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The faster an object moves, the _______________ kinetic energy it must carry.

• more

• less

• constant

• varying

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Energy of motion is which type of energy?

• Potential
• Kinetic
• Sound
• Gravitational

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Energy that is stored in the nucleus of an atom is called _________ energy.

• Chemical
• Nuclear
• Gravitational
• Elastic

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What type of energy includes both kinetic and potential energy?

• mechanical energy
• chemical energy
• heat energy
• sound energy

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