Energy Quiz

What is energy?

• moving energy

• stored energy

• renewable energy

• The ability to do work.

What is potential energy?

• moving energy

• stored energy

• renewable energy

• non renewable energy

What is kinetic energy?

• moving energy

• potential energy

• stored energy

• renewable energy

Which of these things is an example of potential energy?

• a car motor

• firewood

• battery

• a fan

Which of these is an example of kinetic energy?

• a bicycle

• a battery

• a solar panel

• firewood

What is thermal energy?

• Energy due to electric current

• Energy that sound carries

• The sum of the potential and kinetic energy of the particles that make up an object.

• The energy that electromagnetic waves carry

What is an example of sound energy?

• A thermometer heating up

• Solar panels generating electricity

• A guitar string being plucked

• A machine in an assembly line

What is nuclear energy?

• Energy in the nucleus of an atom

• Energy in the particles of an object

• Energy that is carried by electromagnetic waves

• Energy in a system of objects

Which of the following show a change from kinetic energy to potential energy?

• A sled sliding up a hill

• A ball that is thrown into the air

• A car driving down a hill

• A rubber band being stretched

What type of energy transformation occurs when a piece of wood burns?

• Electrical energy is released as radiant energy

• Stored chemical energy is released as thermal energy

• Mechanical energy is stored as chemical energy

• No transformation occurs