Ch. 6 Review

What unit of measurement is used to measure energy?

• meter
• gram
• joule
• inch

Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom is called?

• mechanical energy
• nuclear energy
• chemical energy
• sound energy

When natural gas is used to heat water what type of energy transfer that an example of?

• potential energy into kinetic energy
• thermal energy into chemical energy
• magnetic energy into mechanical energy
• chemical energy into thermal energy

Which of the following has kinetic energy?

• a rolling bowling ball
• a rock resting on the edge of a cliff
• a car parked in a parking spot
• a roller coaster at the top of a hill

The ability to do work or cause change is?

• power
• energy
• speed
• force

Potential energy that depends on height is called?

• elastic potential energy
• kinetic energy
• mechanical energy
• gravitational potential energy

As water runs over a waterfall, its potential energy is converted into ___________ energy.

• chemical energy
• thermal energy
• kinetic energy
• sound energy

The rate at which energy is transferred is called?

• joules
• work
• power
• energy

The law of _____________________ states that energy cannot be created or destroyed.

• conservation of energy
• conservation of force
• conservation of mass
• conservation of power

How would you calculate an object's mechanical energy?

• multiply its kinetic and potential energy
• add its kinetic and potential energy
• subtract its kinetic and potential energy
• divide its kinetic and potential energy