PS 2nd 9 weeks Study Guide

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The energy of a moving object is _____________

• kinetic energy
• potential energy
• chemical energy
• nuclear energy

An example of an object having elastic potential energy is ________________

• a stretching spring
• books on a shelf
• a moving arrow
• a falling star

An example of electromagnetic energy is _____________

• a falling rock
• a stretching spring
• a speeding train
• sunlight

A skateboarder is on a half pipe. Where will they have equal potential and kinetic energy?

• At the top of the half pipe
• Right after he starts to skate down the half pipe.
• Halfway down the half pipe
• At the bottom of the half pipe

Thermal energy is best represented by

• A flannel shirt
• Two atoms being smashed together
• The heat of a fire
• bouncing ball

The energy stored in the bonds between two atoms is

• Nuclear energy
• Chemical energy
• Thermal energy
• Electromagnetic energy

Light waves are representative of this form of energy:

• Sound energy
• Electromagnetic energy
• Mechanical energy
• Thermal energy

In what direction does heat flow on its own spontaneously?

• up
• down
• left
• right

The transfer of thermal energy between materials that are touching is called __________.

• convection
• conduction
• radiation
• thermal