Energy Stores, Transfers, Units

Energy can be stored in different ways. A moving object has energy in its __________ energy store.

• Thermal

• Chemical

• Kinetic

• Gravitational potential

• Elastic potential

Energy can be stored in different ways. The temperature of an object depends on the amount of energy it has in its __________ energy store.

• Thermal

• Chemical

• Kinetic

• Gravitational potential

• Elastic potential

Energy can be stored in different ways. The bond between two particles has energy in its __________ energy store.

• Thermal

• Chemical

• Kinetic

• Gravitational potential

• Elastic potential

Energy can be stored in different ways. A compressed or stretched object that can return to its original shape has energy in its __________ energy store.

• Thermal

• Chemical

• Kinetic

• Gravitational potential

• Elastic potential

Energy can be stored in different ways. An object raised above the ground has energy in its __________ energy store.

• Thermal

• Chemical

• Kinetic

• Gravitational potential

• Elastic potential

Cells and batteries have most of their energy in their __________ energy store.

• Thermal

• Chemical

• Kinetic

• Gravitational potential

• Elastic potential

A student picks up a book off the floor and puts it on a high shelf. Which energy store has been filled /increased in this process?

• Thermal

• Chemical

• Kinetic

• Gravitational potential

• Elastic potential

There are different ways that energy can be transferred from one energy store to another. Energy is transferred __________ when there is a difference in temperature between two objects.

• By electrical current

• By heating

• Mechanically (by forces)

• By radiation/waves (light, sound, etc.)

Energy is transferred __________ when a force moves an object through a distance.

• By electrical current

• By heating

• Mechanically (by forces)

• By radiation/waves (light, sound, etc.)

Energy is transferred __________ when a wave (e.g. visible light or infrared) transfers energy from an object to its surroundings.

• By electrical current

• By heating

• Mechanically (by forces)

• By radiation/waves (light, sound, etc.)