Using Energy and Heat

If enough thermal energy is added to a material, it will change state.

• True
• False

Temperature is the measure of the average kinetic energy of a substance.

• True
• False

A stretched rubber band contains what type of energy?

• kinetic energy
• gravitational potential energy
• elastic potential energy
• chemical potential energy

Due to the force of gravity, if an object is on top of a hill or in a position off the ground, it has _____.

• kinetic energy
• gravitational potential energy
• elastic potential energy
• chemical potential energy

A microwave oven heats food using which type of energy?

• mechanical energy
• sound energy
• thermal energy
• radiant energy

When you add heat to liquid, a gas may form. This process is called _____.

• vaporization
• heat effect
• temperature change
• transference

If you say an object is hot, you are feeling the transfer of _____.

• kinetic energy
• thermal energy
• potential energy
• chemical energy

_____ is the ability or capacity to do work or to produce change.

• Energy
• Mass
• Weight
• Kinetic

Which is an example of kinetic energy?

• energy stored in gasoline
• energy of a moving car
• energy in a battery
• water in a reservoir

The combined total of the kinetic and potential energy in a material is called _____.

• radiant energy
• nuclear energy
• potential kinetic energy
• thermal energy