Exploring Different Energy Forms

What type of energy is released during a nuclear reaction?

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

• Thermal energy

• Nuclear energy

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Which of the following scenarios involves the conversion of electrical energy to thermal energy?

• A toaster heating bread

• A car accelerating on a highway

• A book resting on a shelf

• A plant performing photosynthesis

A roller coaster at the top of a hill has maximum potential energy. What happens to this energy as the roller coaster descends?

• It is converted into chemical energy

• It is converted into kinetic energy

• It remains as potential energy

• It is converted into nuclear energy

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Which of the following is an example of potential energy?

• A running athlete

• A compressed spring

• A burning candle

• A flowing river

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What type of energy transformation occurs when a battery powers a toy car?

• Chemical energy to kinetic energy

• Thermal energy to electrical energy

• Nuclear energy to thermal energy

• Potential energy to chemical energy