Energy Stores and Transfers

What is chemical energy stored in?

• Moving objects

• Hot objects

• Food and fuels

• Stretched springs

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What type of energy is stored in hot objects?

• Kinetic energy

• Gravitational potential energy

• Thermal energy

• Elastic potential energy

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What does gravitational potential energy depend on?

• The compression of the object

• The movement of the object

• The position of an object in its gravitational field

• The temperature of the object

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

What happens to the gravitational potential energy as an object is raised higher above the ground?

• It remains the same

• It decreases

• It increases

• It turns into kinetic energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

What type of energy is stored in a stretched slinky?

• Gravitational potential energy

• Elastic potential energy

• Thermal energy

• Chemical energy

According to the law of conservation of energy, what happens to energy during transfers?

• It can be destroyed

• It can be created

• It decreases over time

• It remains constant

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What happens to the chemical energy store of fuel when heating water on a fire?

• It increases

• It remains the same

• It decreases

• It turns into gravitational potential energy

What is an example of wasted energy when using electrical appliances?

• Elastic potential energy

• Kinetic energy

• Heat energy

• Gravitational potential energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

What happens to most wasted energy in the surroundings?

• It is stored in the thermal energy store of the surroundings

• It cools down the surroundings

• It is converted into sound energy

• It disappears

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of the following is NOT a way of transferring energy mentioned in the text?

• Magnetic

• Light

• Sound

• Electrical

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5