Energy

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

• A BALL TRAVELING AT 10 M/S
• A COMPRESSED SPRING
• WATER BEING STORED AT A WATER DAM
• A STRETCHED RUBBER BAND

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GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY DEPENDS ON

• MASS AND VELOCITY
• MASS AND WEIGHT
• WEIGHT AND HEIGHT
• HEIGHT AND DISTANCE

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

• KINETIC
• ELASTIC
• GRAVITATIONAL
• CHEMICAL

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

• GRAVITATIONAL
• ELASTIC
• KINETIC
• THERMAL

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WHAT ANOTHER NAME FOR THERMAL ENERGY?

• HEAT ENERGY
• ITS SIZE
• ITS POTENTIAL ENERGY
• ITS MECHANICAL ENERGY

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WHICH OF THESE DESCRIBES THE LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY?

• NO MACHINE IS 100% EFFICIENT
• ENERGY IS NEITHER CREATED OR DESTROYED
• THE ENERGY RESOURCES OF EARTH ARE LIMITED
• THE ENERGY OF A SYSTEM IS ALWAYS DECREASING

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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?

• ENERGY IS GAINED (CREATED) AS THE ROLLER COASTER MOVES
• ENERGY IS LOST (DESTROYED) AS THE ROLLER COASTER MOVES
• THE TOTAL ENERGY REMAINS THE SAME AS THE ROLLER COASTER MOVES
• THE TOTAL ENERGY CONSTANTLY CHANGES AS THE ROLLER COASTER MOVES

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What is energy?

• moving energy

• stored energy

• renewable energy

• The ability to do work.

Which of these things is an example of potential energy?

• a car motor

• firewood

• battery

• a fan

What is given off from energy?

• water

• heat

• smoke

• ash