Energy Concepts Quiz

What is mechanical energy?

• Total kinetic and potential energy of an object

• Energy from the sun

• Energy from electric current

How does light energy travel?

• In circles

• In a straight path

• In zigzags

What has the ability to cause change in matter?

• Energy

• How heavy something is

• How hot or cold something is

Complete the sentence. A roller coaster cart at the top of a hill has potential energy because _____

• It also has kinetic energy.

• of its position and the force of gravity pulling on it.

• of how fast it goes down.

How does heat energy travel?

• Through spoons

• From a hotter object to a colder object

• From a colder object to a hotter object

What kind of fuel releases chemical energy?

• Freezing

• Burning

• Mixing

What type of energy increases when a roller coaster cart rolls down?

• Potential

• Mechanical

• Kinetic

Where is electricity generated?

• power plants

• wires

• batteries

Fill in the blanks: Temperature lets you know how _______ or ________ an object is.

• hot

• heat

• energy

• cold

How is sound produced?

• Through music

• when something moves back and forth

• when it's too loud