Different Types of Energy

Energy is found in many different forms, but it can be classified into two distinct categories: kinetic energy and ________________ energy.

• electrial

• potential

• radiant

• thermal

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Heat is another name for

• thermal energy

• electrical energy

• mechanical energy

• gravitational energy

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What is an object’s total amount of energy called?

• total energy

• potential energy

• mechanical energy

• kinetic energy

When a firecracker explodes, stored chemical energy turns into sound and light energy. What other type of energy is also released?

• mechanical

• potential

• electrical

• thermal

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Potential energy is energy of position and is also sometimes called ______________ energy.

• stored

• chemical

• radiant

• elastic

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Identify the type of energy represented by the Illustration.

• chemical energy

• elastic energy

• radiant energy

• electric energy

Identify the type of energy represented by the illustration.

• Nuclear Energy

• Elastic Energy

• Thermal Energy

• Electrical Energy

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What helps us stay warm in the winter?

• Light energy

• Sound energy

• Mechanical energy

• Thermal energy

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What helps us see where we are going?

• Light energy

• Sound energy

• Mechanical energy

• Thermal energy

What helps us to talk to each other?

• Light energy

• Sound energy

• Mechanical energy

• Thermal energy

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