Chapter 17 Quiz

What is the ability to do work or cause a change called?

• Force

• Energy

• Power

• Motion

What type of energy is due to motion?

• Potential energy

• Thermal energy

• Kinetic energy

• Chemical energy

What type of energy is due to an object's position or shape?

• Kinetic energy

• Electrical energy

• Potential energy

• Nuclear energy

Which form of energy is associated with the motion and position of an object and can be either kinetic or potential?

• Electrical

• Thermal

• Mechanical

• Chemical

Which form of energy is associated with electric charges and can be either kinetic or potential?

• Mechanical

• Thermal

• Chemical

• Electrical

What type of energy is described as the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules, where the faster they move, the warmer the object becomes?

• Mechanical

• Electrical

• Thermal

• Chemical

Which type of energy is described as kinetic energy that travels as waves?

• Chemical

• Nuclear

• Electromagnetic

• Potential

What type of energy is stored in molecular bonds?

• Electromagnetic

• Chemical

• Nuclear

• Kinetic

Which type of energy is stored by forces that hold atomic nuclei together?

• Electromagnetic

• Chemical

• Nuclear

• Kinetic

What does energy efficiency measure?

• The total energy produced by a system

• The amount of energy wasted in a system

• How much of the energy put into a system actually does useful work

• The speed at which energy is converted in a system