Quiz about Types of Energy

Question 1

What kind of energy does this device use?

Accepted Answer

Electrical

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Chemical

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Thermal

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Chemical

Question 2

On a roller coaster, where is maximum (or most) potential energy?

Accepted Answer

At the top of a big hill

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At the bottom of a big hill

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When going around a corner

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When going upside down

Question 3

When a soccer ball is on a field, the energy it has just before being kicked is called

Accepted Answer

potential energy

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kinetic energy

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mechanical energy

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chemical energy

Question 4

Energy of motion is which type of energy?

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

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Potential

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Sound

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Gravitational

Question 5

What kind of energy do scissors use?

Accepted Answer

Mechanical

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Thermal

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Electrical

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Solar

Question 6

Stored energy

Accepted Answer

potential

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radiant

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chemical

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kinetic

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sound

Question 7

Food

Accepted Answer

chemical

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radiant

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potential

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kinetic

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sound

Question 8

wires

Accepted Answer

Electrical

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Thermal

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Sound

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Kinetic

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Potential

Question 9

Energy of motion

Accepted Answer

kinetic

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radiant

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chemical

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potential

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sound

Question 10

Fuel

Accepted Answer

chemical

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radiant

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potential

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kinetic

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sound

Question 11

Batteries

Accepted Answer

chemical

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radiant

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potential

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kinetic

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sound

Question 12

Stretching an object

Accepted Answer

potential

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radiant

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chemical

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kinetic

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sound

Question 13

Energy from the sun

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radiant

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chemical

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potential

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kinetic

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sound

Question 14

What type(s) of energy does a fridge contain?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

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Sound Energy

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Thermal Energy

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Mechanical Energy

Question 15

Which 2 types of energy does the object in the image use?

Accepted Answer

Electric and Thermal

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Nuclear and Elastic

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Chemical and Mechanical

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Sound and Elastic

Question 16

What is energy from the sun?

Accepted Answer

solar energy

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electrical energy

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mechanical energy

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potential energy

Question 17

When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?

Accepted Answer

chemical

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kinetic

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thermal

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radiant

Question 18

All of the kinetic energy due to random motion of the particles that make up an object; heat energy

Accepted Answer

thermal

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electric

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potential

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nuclear

Question 19

Energy that travels in waves (electric and magnetic properties) - such as sunlight, xrays, and microwaves

Accepted Answer

Electromagnetic

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Electric

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Mechanical

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Kinetic

Question 20

The potential energy of motion PLUS the kinetic energy of motion

Accepted Answer

mechanical

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kinetic

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potential

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chemical

Question 21

Stored up energy of motion

Accepted Answer

potential

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kinetic

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mechanical

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energy

Question 22

The ability to do work or cause change

Accepted Answer

energy

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kinetic

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potential

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matter

Question 23

energy of motion

Accepted Answer

kinetic

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potential

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mechanical

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electromagnetic

Question 24

If a cotton ball and a brick are both held 30 feet above the ground, which object has more gravitational potential energy?

Accepted Answer

the brick, because it has more mass

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the cotton ball, because it has more mass

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the cotton ball, because it has less mass

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the brick, because it has less mass

Question 25

The energy stored in a bow right before you release the arrow is called ______________________________

Accepted Answer

elastic potential energy

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gravitational potential energy

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chemical energy

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kinetic energy

Question 26

Which type of energy is the energy of motion?

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

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Potential

Question 27

Which type of energy is stored energy?

Accepted Answer

Potential

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Kinetic

Question 28

A roller coaster at the top of a hill (before it goes down) has ________ energy.

Accepted Answer

Potential

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Kinetic

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Heat

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Sound

Question 29

A roller coaster rolling down a hill has ________ energy.

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

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Potential

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Light

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Sound

Question 30

Ryan rubs two sticks together quickly. When he stops rubbing the sticks, he notices that they are warm where he rubbed them. What type of energy has been produced?

Accepted Answer

Thermal energy

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Sound energy

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Light energy

Question 31

What is the main type of energy shown by a person running?

Accepted Answer

Mechanical

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Electrical

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Sound

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Chemical

Question 32

What is the type of energy when someone is speaking?

Accepted Answer

Sound

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Thermal

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Kinetic

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Chemical

Question 33

What is the type of energy when you use an oven?

Accepted Answer

Thermal

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Elastic

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Sound

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Chemical

Question 34

What is the type of energy that comes out of a power socket?

Accepted Answer

Electrical

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Sound

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Light

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Potential

Question 35

Thermal energy, which is energy of moving particles, is an example of ______

Accepted Answer

Kinetic energy

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Potential energy

Question 36

Mechanical energy, which is energy of moving objects, is an example of ______

Accepted Answer

Kinetic energy

Answer

Potential energy

Question 37

Thermal energy, which is energy of moving particles, is an example of ______

Accepted Answer

Kinetic energy

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Potential energy

Question 38

The sum of potential and kinetic energy

Accepted Answer

Mechanical Energy

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Elastic Energy

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Thermal Energy

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Electrical Energy

Question 39

____________ is the ability to cause change.

Accepted Answer

Energy

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Matter

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Static

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Mask

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