Energy and Its Applications

____________ is the ability to do work or cause change.

• Work

• Energy

• Motion

• Mass

The Law of Conservation of Energy states...

• energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can change forms

• energy can be created, destroyed, and can change forms

• energy cannot be created, destroyed, or change forms

• energy cannot be created, but it can be destroyed and change forms

The two main categories of energy include:

• electrical and radiant

• kinetic and potential

• sound and chemical

• nuclear and electrical

____________ energy is energy that is stored in the bonds of compounds like food and fuel.

• Radiant

• Electrical

• Thermal

• Chemical

_________ energy is the energy due to the motion of particles that make up an object, also referred to as heat energy.

• Mechanical (KE)

• Radiant

• Thermal

• Sound

________ energy is the energy of moving electrons, also known as electricity.

• Nuclear

• Radiant

• Electrical

• Chemical

______ energy is the energy of electromagnetic waves, also referred to as solar or light energy.

• Chemical

• Nuclear

• Thermal

• Radiant

_________ energy is the energy an object possesses because of its motion.

• Mechanical (KE)

• Mechanical (PE)

• Sound

• Electrical

Which of the following is an example of mechanical potential energy?

• A ball rolling across the floor

• A rubber band that has been stretched

• Heat from an oven

• Playing the guitar

_________ energy is energy stored in the nucleus of an atom, also referred to as atomic energy.

• Electrical

• Radiant

• Nuclear

• Chemical