Types of Energy

What type of energy is produced by the movement of objects?

• Potential energy

• Thermal energy

• Chemical energy

• Kinetic energy

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Which type of energy is produced by burning wood?

• Nuclear energy

• Solar energy

• Thermal energy

• Kinetic energy

What is the energy produced by the movement of atoms called?

• potential energy

• thermal energy

• nuclear energy

• kinetic energy

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What is the energy produced by the motion of molecules called?

• nuclear energy

• thermal energy

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

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Which type of energy is produced by the movement of air?

• Wind energy

• Sun energy

• Water energy

• Fire energy

A circuit has a switch, a battery, and a bulb. When the switch is closed, the light turns on. What type of energy moves through the wires of this closed circuit?

• sound

• chemical

• electrical

• physical

Bradley hit a baseball with a bat. The baseball then hit a window and caused the window to break. Where did the energy that broke the window come from?

• A. The energy came from waves in the air.

• B. The energy came from electricity in the glass.

• C. The energy came from gravity.

• D. The energy came from the moving bat and ball.

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Which type of energy needs a circuit to flow through?

• A. electrical energy

• B. sound energy

• C. heat energy

• D. light energy

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Which type of energy is stored in a stretched rubber band?

• Chemical energy

• Elastic potential energy

• Thermal energy

• Nuclear energy

What type of energy is harnessed from the sun?

• Nuclear energy

• Solar energy

• Wind energy

• Chemical energy