Energy Quiz

A bicycle speeds up as it moves along a flat road. What happens to the bicycle’s kinetic energy during this time?

• It decreases.

• It increases.

• It remains the same

Which choice best describes kinetic energy?

• energy of motion

• energy of nutrition

• energy of objects

• the total energy of an object

Potential energy is _______.

A child is sitting in a sled at the top of a snowy hill. Which statement is true regarding the position of the child?

• The child has no potential energy.

• The energy is changing from potential to kinetic.

• The energy is changing from kinetic to potential.

• The child has only potential energy.

As the block moves from point A to point B, the kinetic energy of the block

• Decreases

• increases

• is constant, but not zero

• is zero

Which type of energy conversion occurs in an electric motor?

• mechanical energy to electrical energy

• electrical energy to mechanical energy

• chemical energy to electrical energy

• electrical energy to chemical energy

Which kind of energy is stored within a chemical substance?

• light energy

• sound energy

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

Explain why a running deer has kinetic energy.

The higher you lift a bowling ball, which type of energy is increasing?

Which of the following is not a form of energy?

• light

• sound

• air

• electricity