Forms of Energy Vocabulary Quiz

Which word means the ability to do work, or the ability to move or cause change in matter?

• energy

• radiation

• conductor

• insulator

Which type of energy is the source of illumination, gives color, and provides light and heat?

• sound energy

• light energy

• heat energy

• electerial enery

What is another name for stored energy?

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

This type of energy is called working energy, energy in use, or energy of motion.

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

Which type of energy is released when the nuclei of atoms split or fuse together?

• motion energy

• chemical energy

• nuclear energy

• magnetic energy

Fill in the Blank. _____________produced by sound vibrations as they travel through air, water, or any other space.

• electrical energy

• sound energy

• heat energy

• light energy

Gasoline, coal, and natural gas are examples of which type of energy?

• chemical energy

• kinetic energy

• magnetic energy

• electrical energy

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Which type of energy is a substance or system that is related to temperature? The energy of moving or vibrating molecules.

• sound energy

• light energy

• heat (thermal) energy

• electrical energy

True or False. Gravitational energy is the same type of energy as magnetic energy.

• True

• False

This type of energy is the most useful type of energy, but it cannot be seen. Which type of energy creates motion, light, or heat.

• light energy

• heat energy

• chemical energy

• electrical energy