Energy Review SS 2022

An example of kinetic energy being converted into heat energy is ____

• the Sun.

• a generator.

• a candy bar.

• rubbing your hands together on a cold day.

A solar powered car converts __________energy into _____________ energy.

• light, chemical

• light, mechanical

• mechanical, light

• electrical, light

As a roller coaster goes down hill, potential energy is converted into _____________energy.

• chemical

• electrical

• kinetic

• radiant

At which point on the roller coaster's path represents maximum potential energy?

• position 1

• position 2

• position 3

• position 4

A soap box derby car at the top of a ramp has more _______energy and at the finish line at the bottom of the ramp it has more _________energy

• kinetic; kinetic

• potential; potential

• potential; kinetic

• kinetic; potential

A ball is tossed up into the air. At its highest point it stops before beginning to fall. The ball at its highest point has ___________energy.

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• both potential and kinetic energy

• neither potential and kinetic energy

As a skateboarder moves downhill, some of the energy of the skateboard is ______________

• lost.

• kinetic.

• potential.

• kinetic and some is potential.

Car A is parked on a hill and and Car B is driving down a level highway. Which statement best describes the two cars?

• Both Cars have kinetic energy

• Car A has potential energy and Car B has kinetic energy.

• Car A has kinetic energy and Car B has potential energy.

• Both cars have potential energy.

The energy of electromagnetic waves, or ___________energy, can travel through the vacuum of space.

• heat

• thermal

• radiant

• chemical

When a chemical reaction occurs, the chemical energy is released. Which list contains examples of items that store chemical energy?

• sunlight, heat, and food

• heat, water, and batteries

• fossil fuels, wind, and sunlight

• food, batteries and fossil fuels