Energy Final Assessment

Name: First and Last

The ability to do work or cause change is called:

• Velocity
• Energy
• Transfer
• Friction

Energy is measured in units called Joules?

• Joules
• Pounds
• Meters
• Horsepower

Which of the following has kinetic energy?

• A rock about to fall?
• An archer's bow that was drawn back
• A rolling bowling ball
• A car waiting a red light?

Potential energy that depends on the height of an object is called:

• Kinetic
• Gravitational Potential
• Elastic Potential
• Mechanical

Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom is called:

• Electromagnetic
• Mechanical
• Nuclear
• Chemical

What law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed?

• Law of kinetic energy
• Law of conservation of energy
• Law of wasted energy
• Law of potential energy

What type of energy transformation is taking place when natural gas (stove top) is used to heat water?

• Chemical to Thermal
• Thermal to Mechanical
• Mechanical to Electromagnetic
• Electromagnetic to Mechanical

What is the type of energy in a pulled rubber band?

• Gravitational Potential Energy
• Thermal Potential Energy
• Elastic Potential Energy
• Kinetic Energy

When does the pendulum have kinetic energy?

• When it is still
• The black ball in the middle
• The white ball on the left side
• The white ball on the right side