Energy Kinetic and Potential

The energy associated with motion is called

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• sound energy

• nuclear energy

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Thermal Energy is

• the energy of motion

• energy of nuclear processes

• an indication of a physical change

• heat energy

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At higher temperature

• Particles in an object have less kinetic energy

• particles in an object move faster

• a gas contracts

• particles in an object move slower

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Hot objects begin to cool as

• cooler air is transferred to the hot object

• atoms in the object react with the oxygen in the air

• thermal energy in the object is transferred to the surrounding air

• thermal energy in the object cancels out the energy in the air

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Which of the following is TRUE when particles GAIN thermal energy?

• particles move more slowly

• particles stop moving

• particles move further apart

• particles move closer together

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What happens to particle movement/speed when energy is removed?

• particles slow down

• particles go faster

• particles don't move

• particles stay the same speed

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The temperature of a substance increases as

• the substance expands

• the substance's volume increases

• the substance's mass increases

• the average kinetic energy of its particles increaes

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Potential energy depends on the _______ and _________ of an object.

• Height and friction

• position and composition

• Height and mass

• Mass and friction

Unlike Kinetic energy, Potential energy is __________.

• distributed

• stored

• destroyed

• created

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When you are stretching a rubber band, you are storing __________ energy.

• Kinetic

• Potential

• Gravitational

• Spring

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