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What is elastic potential energy?

• Energy stored due to a change in shape of a material.

• Energy stored in chemical bonds.

• Energy released during a chemical change.

• Energy stored in a battery.

Which of the following is an example of compression?

• Springs in jumping shoes being pressed together.

• Tennis strings stretching when hit by a ball.

• Breaking chemical bonds in food.

• Burning wood to release energy.

What happens to the strings of a tennis racquet when a ball hits them?

• They stretch and store elastic potential energy.

• They compress and release kinetic energy.

• They break and release chemical energy.

• They remain unchanged.

What is the source of energy in gasoline?

• Chemical potential energy stored in chemical bonds.

• Elastic potential energy due to compression.

• Kinetic energy from the engine.

• Electrical energy from batteries.

How does your body use energy from food?

• By breaking chemical bonds to release energy.

• By compressing food to store elastic energy.

• By converting food into electrical energy.

• By stretching food to release kinetic energy.

What type of energy transformation occurs in a battery-powered drill?

• Chemical potential energy to kinetic energy.

• Elastic potential energy to chemical energy.

• Kinetic energy to electrical energy.

• Chemical potential energy to elastic energy.

Which of the following is an example of chemical potential energy?

• Energy stored in food.

• Energy stored in a stretched rubber band.

• Energy stored in a compressed spring.

• Energy stored in a moving object.