Forces and Energy Quiz

What is a contact force?

• A force that acts at a distance without touching

• A push or pull on one object by another object that is touching it

• A force that changes the shape of an object

• A force that is always balanced

Which of the following is an example of a noncontact force?

• Friction

• Tension

• Gravity

• Normal force

What happens when unbalanced forces act on an object?

• The object remains at rest

• The object changes its motion

• The object moves in a circle

• The object becomes heavier

What type of energy is stored in the bonds between atoms?

• Kinetic energy

• Gravitational potential energy

• Chemical potential energy

• Elastic potential energy

Which type of energy is associated with an object's position relative to a gravitational source?

• Kinetic energy

• Elastic potential energy

• Chemical potential energy

• Gravitational potential energy

What is kinetic energy?

• Energy stored in a deformed elastic object

• Energy due to an object's motion

• Energy stored in chemical bonds

• Energy due to an object's position

What is the term for energy that an object has because of its position, shape, or condition?

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

• Work

• Energy transfer

What is work in terms of physics?

• A force causing something to move

• Energy stored in an object

• A type of potential energy

• A force that acts at a distance

What is energy transfer?

• The process of energy changing form

• The movement of energy from one object or place to another

• The storage of energy in an object

• The creation of energy

What is energy transformation?

• The movement of energy from one place to another

• The process of energy changing form

• The storage of energy in chemical bonds

• The increase of energy in an object