Energy

The ability to do work is called

• velocity

• energy

• conversion

• friction

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Of the following units, the one that is a unit of energy is

• gram

• joule

• meter

• liter

The energy that is associated with motion

• elastic potential energy

• gravitational potential energy

• nuclear energy

• kinetic energy

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What 2 factors can affect kinetic energy?

• mass and volume

• velocity and temperature

• mass and velocity

• length and width

An example of something that stores chemical energy

• lightning

• a microwave

• a match

• light

A television set changes electrical energy into sound and light energy. In this process, some energy is

• created

• destroyed

• changed to matter

• changed to heat

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What type of energy transformation is taking place when natural gas is used to heat water?

• chemical energy into thermal energy

• thermal energy into mechanical energy

• mechanical energy into electromagnetic energy

• electromagnetic energy into chemical energy

When you rub your hands together you use friction to transform

• mechanical energy into thermal energy

• thermal energy into nuclear energy

• nuclear energy into electrical energy

• electrical energy into electromagnetic energy

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The type of energy STORED by fossil fuels such as coal is

• kinetic energy

• mechanical energy

• potential chemical energy

• electromagnetic energy

Which of the following has kinetic energy?

• a rock poised for a fall

• an archer's bow that is drawn back

• a rolling bowling ball

• a car waiting at a red light

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