Energy Categories Test

What type of energy is described as stored energy?

• Thermal energy

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

• Chemical energy

Which type of energy is referred to as the energy of motion?

• Thermal energy

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

• Chemical energy

What is the energy stored in a body at rest called?

• Kinetic energy

• Thermal energy

• Potential energy

• Electrical energy

Which nursery rhyme character is used as an example to explain potential energy in the text?

• Little Miss Muffet

• Jack and Jill

• Humpty Dumpty

• Mother Goose

How many types of potential energy are mentioned in the text?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

Which of the following is NOT one of the types of potential energy listed in the text?

• Potential chemical energy

• Potential mechanical energy

• Potential electrical energy

• Potential gravitational energy

What is potential chemical energy?

• Energy released during a chemical reaction

• Energy stored in the chemical bonds of molecules

• Energy absorbed when a chemical bond is broken

• Energy required to start a chemical reaction

Which of the following is NOT an example of potential chemical energy?

• Food

• Gasoline

• Electricity

• Biomass

What is potential mechanical energy?

• Energy that is being used to perform work

• Energy that is stored in an object because of the application of a force

• Energy that is released in the form of heat

• Energy that is created by the motion of an object

Which of the following is a good example of an object that stores potential mechanical energy?

• A rolling ball

• A burning candle

• A stretched rubber band

• A melting ice cube