Potential vs Kinetic Energy and Types of Energy

What are the two main types of energy?

• Electricity

• Kinetic

• Gravity

• Potential

• Hydropower

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Energy related to the motion of an object is

• Kinetic Energy

• Potential Energy

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Which energy is similar to kinetic energy, but instead deals with particles moving instead of objects moving?

• Sound energy

• Potential energy

• Radiant energy

• Thermal energy

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Shooting a basketball is a form of

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

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Logan shoots a rubber band across the room at Matthew to get his attention. When the rubber band it is stretched it is ___________ energy; when it is flying through the air it is ____________ energy.

• Kinetic; potential

• Potential; kinetic

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What type of energy deals with an object's vibrations?

• Light energy

• Electricity

• Sound energy

• Thermal energy

• Radiant energy

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What type of energy uses the electromagnetic spectrum?

• Nuclear energy

• Radiant/light energy

• Electricity

• Thermal energy

• Sound energy

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If thermal energy is added to matter, the particles move _________, and the matter feels _________.

• slower; colder

• slower; warmer

• faster; colder

• faster; warmer

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Energy transferred by waves moving through the ground is:

• Seismic energy

• Radiant energy

• Geothermal energy

• Electricity

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Energy that is caused by changes in the nucleus of an atom is:

• Nuclear energy

• Radiant energy

• Electrical energy

• Nucleus energy

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