Types of Energy

__________ is the ability to do work or to cause changes. It is measured in joules (J).

• energy

• a job

A ball falling through the air has ________ energy.

• kinetic

• potential

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__________ energy is needed for animals to stay warm.

• Thermal

• Sound

• Light

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We receive ___________ energy from the Sun.

• thermal and light

• heat and chemical

• light and sound

Objects with a __________ temperature have particles that are vibrating faster.

• higher

• lower

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Objects with a __________ temperature have particles that do not vibrate as much.

• higher

• lower

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The rock at the top of the hill has what type of energy?

• potential

• kinetic

• light

• sound

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Food has potential energy. This energy stored in links between the atoms and molecules that make up food and other fuel is called ____________.

• mechanical

• chemical

• electrical

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Potential and kinetic energy combined are the mechanical energy that an object has.

• True

• False

You push a baby in a stroller. What kind of energy describes the work you have done?

• sound

• light

• mechanical

• electric

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