8th Grade Science Semester Exam

Which of the following is not a form of energy?

• Light

• Sound

• Air

• Electricity

An object is in motion if

• it's position changes relative to its surrounding

• energy is applied to to the object

• a force is applied to it

• it loses energy

Kinetic energy is energy of

• potential

• gravity

• distance

• motion

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Which of the following is the best example of increasing an object's potential energy?

• rolling a bowling ball

• stretching a rubber band

• turning a light bulb

• dropping a pencil

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Gravitational potential energy is affected by the object's weight and the object's

Which of the following is a type of energy that is not involved in the human body's everyday processes?

• mechanical energy

• thermal energy

• nuclear energy

• chemical energy

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Which of the following describes the law of conservation of energy?

• Energy increases when it is transferred from one object to another

• Energy cannot be created or destroyed

• Energy can only be released through transformation

• When energy is conserved, it always changes form

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What is the total energy of all of the particles in an object called?

• Nuclear Energy

• Thermal Energy

• Potential Energy

• Chemical Energy

Energy that is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object is called

• Temperature

• Substance

• Heat

• Mechanical Energy

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When the kinetic energy of the particles in an object increases, the temperature of the object

• increases

• decreases

• remains the same

• becomes fixed at 100 degrees Celsius

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