Unit 1- Energy Vocabulary

What is the definition of energy?

• The ability to exert a force causing displacement of an object

• The energy an object has due to its motion

• A type of stored energy that an object or system of objects may have based on their size, shape, position, or material they are made from

• The energy an object possesses because of its position in a gravitational field

Which type of energy is associated with the motion of an object?

• Gravitational Potential Energy

• Chemical energy

• Elastic energy

• Kinetic energy

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What is potential energy?

• The ability to exert a force causing displacement of an object

• The energy an object has due to its motion

• A type of stored energy that an object or system of objects may have based on their size, shape, position, or material they are made from

• The energy an object possesses because of its position in a gravitational field

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Which type of energy is stored in the bonds between atoms and molecules?

• Chemical energy

• Magnetic potential energy

• Sound energy

• Thermal energy

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What is elastic energy?

• The ability to exert a force causing displacement of an object

• The energy an object has due to its motion

• A type of stored energy that an object or system of objects may have based on their size, shape, position, or material they are made from

• Energy stored in an object due to a force that temporarily changes its shape, such as squashing or stretching

Which type of energy is stored in a system of magnets as a result of the exertion of a magnetic force on each other?

• Gravitational Potential Energy

• Chemical energy

• Elastic energy

• Magnetic potential energy

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What causes an object or substance to vibrate and produce sound energy?

• Gravitational Potential Energy

• Chemical energy

• Elastic energy

• A force, either sound or pressure

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What is thermal energy?

• The ability to exert a force causing displacement of an object

• The energy an object has due to its motion

• A type of stored energy that an object or system of objects may have based on their size, shape, position, or material they are made from

• The energy an object has because of the movement of its molecules and heat can be transferred from one object to another object

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Which type of energy travels in waves at the speed of light?

• Electromagnetic energy

• Electrical energy

• Sound energy

• Thermal energy

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What is electrical energy?

• The ability to exert a force causing displacement of an object

• The energy an object has due to its motion

• A type of stored energy that an object or system of objects may have based on their size, shape, position, or material they are made from

• A type of kinetic energy caused by moving electric charges

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