Thermal Energy Unit Preassessment

What is kinetic energy?

• The energy of motion
• A combination of two types of energy
• Stored energy
• How far something goes in a specific time

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What is potential energy?

• The energy of motion
• A combination of two types of energy
• Stored energy
• How far something goes in a specific time

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What is mechanical energy?

• The energy of motion
• The ability to cause motion (kinetic and potential energy)
• Stored energy
• How far something goes in a specific time

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"As a roller coaster moves around a track, it sometimes has potential energy, it sometimes has kinetic energy, and it sometimes has both." What is this an example of?

• Energy transformation

• Energy transfer

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Which of the following has potential energy?

• A roller coaster at the top of a hill
• A rolling marble
• A running dog

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Energy is...

• the ability to do work
• moving an object
• causing nothing to change
• the ability to stay the same

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A change from one form of energy to another is called ___________.

• work
• power
• mechanical
• energy transformations

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What does the Law of Conservation of Energy state?

• Energy cannot be created or destroyed
• Nothing can exchange energy
• Energy will increase over time.
• Energy will decrease over time.

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Everything has thermal energy

• False

• True

All matter is made up of atoms that are constantly moving

• True

• False

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