PS8 Energy Test 2023

Evelyn noticed that when she uses a battery to power her toy car, it starts moving. What is the ability to do work or bring about a change in this scenario?

• Force

• Motion

• Energy

• Gravity

Emma is riding her bicycle down a hill. What type of energy does she have because of her motion?

• Kinetic Energy

• Potential Energy

• Nuclear Energy

• Chemical Energy

Mia is playing with a toy car on a hill. She notices that when she lifts the car to the top of the hill, it has energy due to its height. What type of energy is this?

• Kinetic Energy

• Potential Energy

• Electrical Energy

• Sound Energy

During a science class, Kai learned about a type of energy that can be caused by changes in the nucleus of an atom, either by joining or splitting. What type of energy is this?

• Nuclear

• Mechanical

• Light

• Sound

• Chemical

During a science class, Anika noticed that when she plucked a guitar string, it caused the surrounding air particles to vibrate, allowing energy to travel from one particle to another. What is this phenomenon called?

• Sound

• Mechanical

• Light

• Chemical

• Electrical

David is learning about the total kinetic energy of the particles that make up an object. He notices that higher temperature particles move faster. What type of energy is he studying?

• Thermal

• Mechanical

• Light

• Sound

• Chemical

Nora is observing a wind-up toy car that moves across the floor. She wonders what type of energy is involved in its movement, which is the sum of kinetic and potential energy.

• Mechanical

• Light

• Sound

• Chemical

• Electrical

Caused by waves of photons that move through empty space. Examples include microwaves and ultraviolet waves.

• Light
• Mechanical
• Sound
• Chemical
• Electrical

Energy stored in the bonds between atoms of a substance that can be release through a chemical change.

• Chemical
• Mechanical
• Light
• Sound
• Electrical

Energy of moving electrons. Usually transformed into other forms of energy to help us do work.

• Electrical
• Mechanical
• Light
• Sound
• Chemical