Forms of Energy

What forms of energy does the sun provide for living things on Earth?

• sound and thermal

• chemical and radiant (light)

• radiant (light) and thermal

• thermal and potential

What two forms of energy combine to make mechanical energy?

• nuclear and electromagnetic

• kinetic and potential

• kinetic and thermal

• electrical and kinetic

What kind of energy is represented when we eat food?

• thermal energy

• electromagnetic energy

• chemical energy

• nuclear energy

The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy is never...

• transformed

• used to increase potential energy

• created or destroyed

• released as heat

Potential energy is...

• the energy of motion

• the energy due to position

• the energy stored in chemical bonds

• the energy when electrons are moving

What kind of energy does your computer use to turn on?

• chemical

• thermal

• electrical

• radiant

Energy of motion is which type of energy?

• potential

• kinetic

• sound

• thermal

What type of energy does a glow stick have before it is cracked to light up?

• chemical energy

• radiant energy

• electrical energy

• thermal energy

You warm yourself up by absorbing the energy given off by burning wood in your fireplace. This is considered _______ energy.

• chemical

• radiant

• thermal

• sound

What type of energy is in a slingshot before it is released?

• kinetic energy

• sound energy

• potential energy

• chemical energy