Energy and Its Forms

What is energy?

• The ability to do work

• The ability to make things grow

• The ability to change matter

• The ability to produce heat

Which type of energy is stored and has the ability to be used?

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

• Chemical energy

• Thermal energy

When you ride a bike and are at the top of a hill, what type of energy do you possess?

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

• Chemical energy

• Thermal energy

What type of energy is produced when wood is burned?

• Chemical energy

• Electrical energy

• Thermal energy

• Mechanical energy

Where does electrical energy come from?

• Burning of fuels

• Natural resources

• Chemical reactions

• Thermal energy

What type of energy is created when a rise in temperature causes atoms to move faster and collide with each other?

• Chemical energy

• Electrical energy

• Thermal energy

• Mechanical energy

Which form of energy is harnessed by wind turbines?

• Chemical energy

• Electrical energy

• Thermal energy

• Mechanical energy

What is the process of splitting atoms resulting in the release of energy called?

• Chemical reaction

• Nuclear fusion

• Nuclear fission

• Thermal energy

What is thermal energy also known as?

• Heat energy

• Chemical energy

• Electrical energy

• Mechanical energy

What happens when substances are combined and a new substance is formed?

• Chemical reaction

• Nuclear fusion

• Nuclear fission

• Thermal energy