Forms of Energy

This type of energy is associated with the movement of electrons through a wire or circuit.

• Mechanical

• Electrical

• Electromagnetic

• Chemical

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Energy stored in the bonds between atoms

• chemical energy
• mechanical energy
• kinetic energy
• nuclear energy

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Energy stored in an atom's nucleus

• chemical energy
• mechanical energy
• kinetic energy
• nuclear energy

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Energy stored in a flexed or compressed object

• gravitational potential energy
• mechanical energy
• kinetic energy
• elastic potential energy

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Energy in the form of waves that can move through space

• gravitational potential energy
• electromagnetic energy
• sound energy
• elastic potential energy

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Energy in the form of waves that move through a medium like air or water

• gravitational potential energy
• electromagnetic energy
• sound energy
• elastic potential energy

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Which is an example of mechanical energy?

• hearing your mom's voice on your cell phone

• watching a ball roll down a hill

• listening to a car horn get louder as it gets closer

• seeing a firecracker make sparks in the sky

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The sun provides ____________ and ____________ energy that can be harnessed and used for solar power.

• chemical, sound

• mechanical, electromagnetic (Light)

• sound, electromagnetic (Light)

• light, thermal

What types of energy are most represented in a lit lightbulb that is plugged into an outlet?

• chemical, light, thermal

• mechanical, sound, light

• light, thermal, electrical

• electrical, chemical, sound

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What type of energy do we get from the food we eat?

• light

• thermal

• chemical

• sound

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