Energy and Change

the stored energy an object has

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

the energy an object has due to its motion

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

a roller coaster stopped at the top of a hill

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

a ball falling off of a desk

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

a roller coaster moving down a big slope

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

a ball sitting on the floor

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

What is the measure of how hot or cold something is?

• heat

• light

• temperature

• energy

What is the energy that moves between two objects that are different temperatures?

• shadow

• heat

• mechanical

• temperature

What kind of energy travels in waves of light on a straight path and has the ability to move through space and time?

• heat energy

• electrical energy

• chemical energy

• light energy

What is the total potential and kinetic energy an object has?

• mechanical energy

• sound energy

• light energy

• heat energy