BrainPOP Energy

What is energy? Choose the best answer.

• a. Anything that radiates light or heat

• b. Anything that travels in the form of a wave

• c. Any object in motion

• d. Anything that can cause change

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2. Which of these objects has kinetic energy?

• a. A ball moving through the air

• b. A ball sitting on a table

• c. A ball buried underground

• d. A ball sitting on the edge of a cliff

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3. What is the difference between kinetic energy and potential energy?

• a. Potential energy is stored energy; kinetic energy is the energy of motion

• b. Kinetic energy is stored energy; potential energy is the energy of motion

• c. Potential energy has to do with chemistry; kinetic energy has to do with physics

• d. Kinetic energy has to do with chemistry; potential energy has to do with physics

4. Which of the following objects has the most potential energy?

• a. A ball sitting on a table

• b. A ball resting on the ground

• c. A ball sitting on a mountaintop

• d. A ball that's been thrown into the air

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5. Molecules can have each of these forms of energy, except:

• a. Light energy

• b. Chemical energy

• c. Sound energy

• d. Kinetic energy

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6. When you lift an object, you’re using ____ energy that was stored in your body.

• a. Mechanical

• b. Chemical

• c. Thermal

• d. Electrical

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7. The Sun is a source of _____ energy.

• a. Potential

• b. Electrical

• c. Mechanical

• d. Light

8. Rubbing two objects together generates _____ energy.

• a. Potential

• b. Light

• c. Thermal

• d. Chemical

9. What do sound energy and thermal energy have in common?

• a. They both involve the movement of molecules

• b. They are both forms of potential energy

• c. They both release light

• d. They are both forms of chemical energy

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10. How do dams generate electricity?

• a. By capturing thermal energy from water

• b. By combining chemicals with water

• c. By evaporating water

• d. By harnessing mechanical energy from water

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