Energy Quiz Review - Physics 8

What is energy?

• moving energy

• stored energy

• renewable energy

• The ability to do work.

What is an example of kinetic energy?

• A bird sitting in a tree

• A bouncy ball on the table

• A car driving on the highway

• A book on shelf

What is an example of potential energy?

• A bowling ball rolling down a lane

• A car parked in a lot

• An apple falling from a tree

• Sunlight heating up the atmosphere

How could you find the kinetic energy of an object?

• Multiply the mass and speed of the object

• Subtract the mass and speed of the object

• Estimate the speed of the object

• You cannot find the speed of moving objects

Which has more potential energy?

• A 1,500 kg car traveling 20m/s

• A 200 kg bus traveling 100m/s

• A 300,000 kg plane traveling 0m/s

• A 20 kg ball rolling 40 m/s

Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

• True

• False

What is thermal energy?

• Energy due to electric current

• Energy that sound carries

• The sum of the potential and kinetic energy of the particles that make up an object.

• The energy that electromagnetic waves carry

Energy can be transformed into many different forms:

• True

• False

What is the equation for kinetic energy?

• KE = Mass (g) * Speed (m/s)

• KE = Speed (m/s) + height (m)

• KE = Distance (m) / time (s)

• KE = Mass (g) * gravity * height (m)

__________ energy is the energy due to an object's position or condition

• Potential
• Kinetic
• None of the above 
• All of the above