Introduction to Energy

What is energy?

• the mass of an object

• the ability to cause changes in matter

• the size of an object

• the weight of an object

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Which of these is not a form of energy?

• heat

• light

• sound

• mass

What is kinetic energy?

• stored energy

• energy of motion

• elastic energy

• gravity

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What is potential energy?

• energy of motion

• electricity

• sound

• stored energy based on an object's location

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What is mechanical energy?

• work

• the sum of the kinetic and potential energy in a object

• the object's mass

• the amount of light an object gives off

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Which of the following is an example of thermal energy?

• heat

• light

• sound

• mass

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What is an example of electromagnetic energy?

• heat

• light

• sound

• mass

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Which of the following does NOT have kinetic energy?

• a rolling ball

• a speeding car

• an object at rest on a shelf

• a swinging baseball bat

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Electrical energy is

• potential energy

• sound

• the movement of electric charges

• nuclear energy

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The gravitational potential energy of an object is determined by

• the mass of the object

• the height of the object above the ground

• the volume of the object

• the weight of the object

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