Chapter 6: Energy

The ability to do work or cause change is called

• velocity

• energy

• transfer

• friction

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Energy is measured in units called

• joules

• pounds

• meters

• horsepower

What type of energy does a spinning turbine have?

• electrical energy

• nuclear energy

• thermal energy

• mechanical energy

An example of something that stores chemical energy is

• lightning

• a microwave

• a match

• light

What type of energy transformation is taking place when natural gas is used to heat water?

• chemical energy into thermal energy

• thermal energy into mechanical energy

• mechanical energy into electromagnetic energy

• electromagnetic energy into chemical energy

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Which of the following has kinetic energy?

• a rock poised for a fall

• an archer's bow that is drawn back

• a rolling bowling ball

• a car waiting at a red light

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Potential energy that depends on height is called

• kinetic energy

• gravitational potential energy

• elastic potential energy

• mechanical energy

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The rate at which energy is transferred is called

• joules

• power

• work

• time

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How would you calculate an object's mechanical energy?

• add its kinetic and potential energies

• multiply its kinetic and potential energies

• subtract its kinetic energy from its potential energy

• subtract its potential energy from its kinetic energy

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Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom is called

• electromagnetic energy

• nuclear energy

• mechanical energy

• chemical energy

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