Lesson 7 Quiz

Which statement about energy is correct?

• Energy can be created and destroyed.

• Energy is the ability to move matter or change matter.

• Energy cannot change forms.

• Energy creates matter.

Which two factors determine the amount of kinetic energy in an object?

• height and weight

• position and what it is made up of

• mass and speed

• speed and position

What is the energy of moving objects called?

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• motion energy

• gravitational energy

What is potential energy?

• energy stored in an object

• energy of change

• energy of motion

• energy of mass

What type of potential energy does a rock sitting on the top of a mountain have?

• chemical

• mechanical

• gravitational

• nuclear

Which two factors determine the gravitational potential energy of an object?

• elasticity and speed

• mass and distance above the ground

• mass and speed

• air resistance and mass

What type of energy is the energy released when an atom is split or fused?

• nuclear

• sound

• electricity

• electromagnetic

What type of energy is the energy of moving things?

• mechanical

• thermal

• electromagnetic

• sound

What type of energy is the movement of electrical and magnetic waves such as light or radio waves?

• radiant

• mechanical

• sound

• thermal

Which type of energy does a fire that is burning produce?

• mechanical

• potential

• thermal

• nuclear