Energy Pre-Test

Which of the following is a non-renewable source of energy?

• fossil fuels
• solar
• hydroelectric
• geothermal

Which type of energy is represented in the image?

• Sound

• Mechanical

• Electrical

• Magnetic

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What type of energy transformation needs to occur for these cookies to bake?

• Mechanical to thermal

• Electrical to light

• Thermal to light

• Electrical to thermal

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The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 

• more
• less
• none of the above
• all of the above 

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What would have the greatest kinetic energy?

• A car driving down a hill.

• A person running down a hill.

• A tennis ball rolling down a hill.

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Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

• a. a car parked on a steep hill 
• b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
• c. a picture hanging on the wall 
• d. a piece of coal before it's burned 

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What is kinetic energy?

• energy of work
• energy of motion
• energy of gravity
• energy of power

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What two factors affect an object's kinetic energy?

• area and volume

• mass and weight

• weight and height

• mass and speed

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Increasing an object's mass will increase its kinetic energy.

• true

• false

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What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?

• Potential
• Kinetic

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