PS Chapter 15 Quiz

Work is a transfer of

• energy

• force

• mass

• motion

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The energy of motion is called *

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• thermal energy

• work

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A small 20-kg canoe is floating downriver at velocity of 2 m/s. What is the canoe's kinetic energy?

• 22 J

• 40 J

• 80 J

• 400 J

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A 4-kg cat is resting on top of a bookshelf that is 2.5 meters high. What is the cat's gravitational energy if g=9.8 m/s²?

• 6 J

• 16 J

• 98 J

• 245 J

An object moving with a velocity of 2 m/s has 10 J of kinetic energy. If the object's speed is doubled to 4 m/s, what would the kinetic energy be?

• 10 J

• 20 J

• 40 J

• 5 J

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Which of the following increases when an object becomes warmer? Mark only one oval.

• chemical energy

• elastic potential energy

• nuclear energy

• thermal energy

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The energy stored in gasoline is

• chemical energy

• electromagnetic energy

• thermal energy

• nuclear energy

Solar cells convert what type of energy into electrical energy?

• chemical

• electromagnetic

• nuclear

• thermal

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Which of the following statements is true according to the law of conservation of energy?

• energy cannot be created

• energy cannot be destroyed

• energy can be converted from one form to another

• all choices are correct

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The equation E=mc² relates energy and.

• force

• gravity

• mass

• work