Types of Energy Quiz

Which of the following is NOT mechanical energy?

• Pedaling a bike
• Rowing a boat
• Electrons flowing to a light bulb
• Running up a hill

Electrical Energy is transferred to _____ Energy in an oven.

• Thermal
• Solar
• Electrical
• Nuclear

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Kinetic Energy is:

• energy  due to position.
• always conserved.
• energy of motion.
• found on mountaintops. 

Potential Energy is:

• the energy of motion.
• always a source of heat.
• the energy due to position.
• the energy of motion.

This form of energy refers to the total amount of kinetic energy a substance has because of the motion of its atoms and molecules. 

• sound energy
• light energy
• potential energy
• thermal energy

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The flow of electrons indicates the presence form of energy.

• sound
• electrical
• thermal
• mechanical

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Energy cannot be _____ or ______, it can only be changed.

• created, destroyed
• enlarged, changed
• seen, heard
• contained, multiplied

Photosynthesis in plants depends on this form of energy.

• sound
• mechanical
• light
• electrical

What kind of energy is represented in this picture?

• Thermal

• Potential

• Hydro

• Mechanical

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A car at the top of the drop on a roller coaster has ________ energy.

• potential

• kinetic

• chemical

• sound

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