Chapter 1: Energy and Heat

The energy of motion is called

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• chemical energy

• thermal energy

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What two types of energy are you using when you play on a slide?

• electrical and thermal

• potential and sound

• light and kinetic

• potential and kinetic

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Sound cannot travel through

• water

• metal

• air

• empty space

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Which of these items is the best conductor of heat?

• a metal fork

• a wooden drawer handle

• a solid plastic ladle

• a foam plastic drink container

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Which of the following is not a basic form of energy?

• muscle

• electrical

• thermal

• sound

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Which statement about energy is true?

• Energy is a wave.

• Energy cannot travel through a vacuum.

• Energy has the ability to cause motion.

• Energy cannot change form.

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A sound wave with a high frequency will also have a high

• wavelength

• volume

• amplitude

• pitch

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Refraction occurs when a light wave

• bends as it moves from one medium to another.

• bounces back off an object or a surface.

• is taken in by an object.

• changes into heat.

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Which type of energy is formed by vibrating objects?

• light energy

• sound energy

• thermal energy

• electrical energy

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Which type of energy does moving water have?

• electrical

• kinetic

• thermal

• potential

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