Quiz about Types of Energy

Question 1

The capacity to do work is the definition of . . .

Accepted Answer

Energy

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Work

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Chemical Reaction

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Combustion

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Heat

Question 2

Energy of motion is known as . . .

Accepted Answer

Kinetic Energy

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Potential Energy

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Nuclear Energy

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Elastic Energy

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Temperature

Question 3

Energy of position, or configuration, is known as . . .

Accepted Answer

Potential Energy

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Kinetic Energy

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Chemical Reaction

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Combustion

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Temperature

Question 4

Which forms of energy can be categorized as kinetic energy? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

Electrical Energy due to the movement of electric charges

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Thermal Energy due to the movement of particles

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Electromagnetic Energy due to the movement of energy through the electromagnetic field

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Chemical Energy due to the position/configuration of atoms and their chemical bonds

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Gravitational Energy due to the position/height of an object relative to the Earth's surface

Question 5

Which forms of energy can be categorized as potential energy? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

Chemical Energy

Accepted Answer

Nuclear Energy

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Gravitational Energy

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Kinetic Energy

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Thermal Energy

Question 6

The two most basic, or fundamental, forms of energy are . . .

Accepted Answer

Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy

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Chemical Energy and Nuclear Energy

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Gravitational Energy and Thermal Energy

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Kinetic Energy and Elastic Energy

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Potential Energy and Electric Potential Energy

Question 7

Potential energy contained in the nuclei (aka centers) of atoms is known as . . .

Accepted Answer

Nuclear Energy

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Chemical Energy

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Thermal Energy

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Elastic Energy

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Electromagnetic Energy

Question 8

Potential energy stored in the interatomic bonds of a substance is known as . . .

Accepted Answer

Chemical Energy

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Kinetic Energy

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Elastic Energy

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Gravitational Energy

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Thermal Energy

Question 9

Potential energy which results from the force of gravity is known as . . .

Accepted Answer

Gravitational Energy

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Chemical Energy

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Nuclear Energy

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Kinetic Energy

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Electromagnetic Energy

Question 10

The kinetic energy contained in a system due to the motion of particles at the microscopic level, and which gives rise to the system's temperature, is known as . . .

Accepted Answer

Thermal Energy

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Chemical Energy

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Nuclear Energy

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Electrical Energy

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Electromagnetic Energy

Question 11

The energy stored in objects when they are under temporary strain, such as being stretched or squashed, is known as . . .

Accepted Answer

Elastic Energy

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Thermal Energy

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Chemical Energy

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Gravitational Energy

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Electromagnetic Energy

Question 12

Energy that travels in electromagnetic waves (e.g., light waves) through the electromagnetic field is known as . . .

Accepted Answer

Electromagnetic Energy

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Potential Energy

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Chemical Energy

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Nuclear Energy

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Thermal Energy

Question 13

Which scientific law best states the following truth?

When energy is transferred or transformed from one system to another in any physical or chemical process, all the energy can always be accounted for.

Accepted Answer

The Law of Conservation of Energy

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The Law of Conservation of Mass

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The Work-Energy Principle

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The Law of Conservation of Momentum

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The Third Law of Thermodynamics

Question 14

When energy from the sun is absorbed by a solar panel, which forms of energy are being converted between?

Accepted Answer

Electromagnetic Energy is converted into Electrical Energy

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Electromagnetic Energy is converted into Nuclear Energy

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Electrical Energy is converted into Thermal Energy

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Kinetic Energy is converted into Chemical Energy

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Elastic Energy is converted into Gravitational Energy

Types of Energy

15 questions

The capacity to do work is the definition of . . .

To apply force (F_∥) on a body in a direction that is parallel to the direction of the body's displacement (d) is the definition...

Energy of motion is known as . . .

Energy of position, or configuration, is known as . . .

Which forms of energy can be categorized as kinetic energy? Select all that apply.

Which forms of energy can be categorized as potential energy? Select all that apply.

The two most basic, or fundamental, forms of energy are . . .

Potential energy contained in the nuclei (aka centers) of atoms is known as . . .

Potential energy stored in the interatomic bonds of a substance is known as . . .

Potential energy which results from the force of gravity is known as . . .

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Types of Energy

15 questions

The capacity to do work is the definition of . . .

To apply force (F∥) on a body in a direction that is parallel to the direction of the body's displacement (d) is the definition...

Energy of motion is known as . . .

Energy of position, or configuration, is known as . . .

Which forms of energy can be categorized as kinetic energy? Select all that apply.

Which forms of energy can be categorized as potential energy? Select all that apply.

The two most basic, or fundamental, forms of energy are . . .

Potential energy contained in the nuclei (aka centers) of atoms is known as . . .

Potential energy stored in the interatomic bonds of a substance is known as . . .

Potential energy which results from the force of gravity is known as . . .

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