Forms of Energy

What is energy? Choose the best answer.

• Anything that radiates light or heat.

• Anything that travels in the form of a wave

• Any object in motion.

• Anything that makes matter move or change.

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Which of these objects has kinetic energy?

• A ball moving through the air.

• A ball sitting on a table

• A ball buried underground.

• A ball sitting on the edge of a cliff.

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What is the difference between kinetic energy and potential energy?

• Potential energy is the energy of objects at rest; kinetic energy is the energy of objects in motion.

• Kinetic energy is the energy of objects at rest; potential energy is the energy of objects in motion

• Potential energy has to do with chemistry; kinetic energy has to do with physics

• Kinetic energy has to do with chemistry; potential energy has to do with physics.

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Which of the following objects has the most potential energy?

• A ball sitting on a table.

• A ball resting on the ground.

• A ball sitting on a mountaintop

• A ball that's been thrown into the air

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Energy of motion is ​ (a)   . Energy stored in food or fuel is ​ (b)   . Energy of electrically charged particles is called ​ (c)   .

• mechanical

• chemical

• electrical

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The energy of motion is ​ (a)   energy.

• light

• mechanical

• sound

• thermal

• electrical

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Stored energy is called ​ (a)   energy.

• potential

• kinetic

• chemical

• mechanical

• Thermal

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Which of the following terms is synonymous with potential energy?

• Stored energy

• Motion energy

• Light energy

• Kinetic energy

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What do wind and moving water have in common?

• They both have mechanical energy

• They both have chemical energy

• They both have light energy

• They both have nuclear energy

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Rubbing two objects together generates _______ energy.

• potential

• light

• thermal

• chemical

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