Ch1 Test Review

The ability to do work or cause change is called

• velocity

• energy

• transfer

• friction

Energy is measured in units called

• joules

• pounds

• meters

• horsepower

What type of energy does a spinning turbine have?

• electrical

• nuclear

• thermal

• mechanical

An example of something that stores chemical energy is

• lightning

• microwave

• a match

• light

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

• chemical to thermal

• thermal to mechanical

• mechanical to electromagnetic

• electromagnetic to chemical

Which of the following has kinetic energy?

• a rock poised for a fall

• an archers bow that is drawn back

• a rolling bowling ball

• a car waiting at a red light

Potential energy that depends on height is called

• kinetic

• gravitational potential

• elastic potential

• mechanical

The rate at which energy is transferred is called

• joules

• power

• work

• time

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 stored in the nucleus of an atom is called

• electromagnetic

• nuclear

• mechanical

• chemical