Energy and Its Types

What is energy?

• Energy is something that is moving.

• Energy is something that builds up when something is at rest.

• Energy describes the ability of things to change themselves or to cause change to other things.

• All of the above accurately describe ENERGY.

Which option is the correct unit of measurement for energy?

• Joule (J)

• Kilogram (kg)

• Newton (N)

• Jewel (je)

TRUE or FALSE. Potential energy is stored energy. It is relative to its position and location.

• True

• False: Potential energy is energy in motion.

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TRUE or FALSE. Kinetic energy is relative to its position and location, and it is a form of stored energy.

• True

• False: Kinetic energy is energy in motion.

Energy is the ability to make things move or change. 

• True
• False

Energy is what moves cars and trucks.

• True
• False

Mechanical energy has 2 parts.  1 part is the object's energy of MOTION.  The other part is the object's STORED energy.

• True
• False

Energy transfer occurs when

• an object transfers its energy to another

• an object transforms into another object

• light energy is transferred to chemical energy

• electrical energy passes through a cable

The energy of motion is ____________ energy. 

• Potential 
• Positional
• Kinetic
• Velocity

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Potential energy is the energy an object has because of its _____. 

• shape
• condition
• position
• all of the above

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