Energy quiz

What do you call energy that flows in the form of electromagnetic waves?

• Radiant Energy

• Chemical Energy

• kinetic energy

• nuclear energy

Electrical Energy flows in a circuit. Electrical energy is the flow of _______________.

• protons

• neutrons

• insulators

• electrons

You pull back the ball at the end of a Newton's Cradle. Which energy transformation takes place when you let go?

• potential energy to kinetic energy

• kinetic energy to potential energy

• heat energy to potential energy

• heat energy to kinetic energy

A book falls off a shelf. Why is the potential energy stored in the book not all transformed into kinetic energy?

• some energy is transformed into air

• some energy is transformed into heat

• some energy is always created

• some energy is always destroyed

When a rubber band is being stretched or compressed is an example of __________ energy.

• chemical

• elastic

• nuclear

• solar

Kinetic Energy is the energy of ______________.

• time

• mass

• motion

• photosynthesis

The more particles an object has the faster the particles move, this increases the amount of _____________ energy.

• thermal

• chemical

• electrical

• potential

Potential Energy is stored energy that depends on _______________ and position.

• mass

• height

• the amount of work

• velocity

Gravitational Potential Energy depends on mass and ____________________.

• height

• the fulcrum

• the amount of work

• velocity

___________________ energy such as gasoline and food are examples stored in chemical bonds between atoms.

• Thermal

• Chemical

• Elastic

• Solar