Quiz Energy Stores and Transfers

Among the following, which one includes types of energy stores?

• Motion energy, thermal energy, spring energy

• Gravitational potential energy, chemical energy, elastic energy

• Sound energy, electrical energy, color energy

• Wind energy, solar energy, thermal energy

Energy transferred through heat from a hotter object to a cooler one is called?

• Thermal energy

• Electrical energy

• Mechanical energy

• Radiation

In most energy processes, some energy is lost as heat to the surroundings. This affects:

• • Mass balance

• Energy transfer efficiency

• Force balance

• Heat capacity of an object

The energy stored in an object that is stretched or compressed, such as a compressed spring, is called:

• Kinetic energy

• Elastic potential energy

• Chemical energy

• Gravitational potential energy

When someone rides a bicycle down a hill, what type of energy increases?

• Gravitational potential energy

• Chemical energy

• Kinetic energy

• Elastic energy

In a simple electric circuit, energy from a battery is transfer into:

• Potential energy

• Thermal energy

• Electrical energy

• Chemical energy

Among the following statements, which one is correct about chemical energy?

• Chemical energy is stored in the motion of atoms.

• Chemical energy is stored in molecular bonds.

• Chemical energy can only be stored in liquids.

• Chemical energy is the same as elastic potential energy.

The law of conservation of energy states that:

• Energy can be lost over time.

• Energy can be created but not destroyed.

• Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.

• nergy can only be destroyed at high temperatures.

Which of the following objects has gravitational potential energy?

• A compressed spring

• A book placed on a high shelf

• A battery

• A moving car

The chemical energy stored in food is primarily used by the human body for:

• Producing sound

• Generating light

• Muscle movement and heat

• Increasing kinetic energy of surroundings