Exploring Potential and Kinetic Energy Concepts

What is the basic definition of energy?

• The capacity to move objects at speed

• The potential to create force

• The ability to cause change or do work

• The ability to perform mechanical work

What are the two main categories of energy?

• Static and dynamic energy

• Potential and kinetic energy

• Thermal and electric energy

• Chemical and radiant energy

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What type of potential energy is demonstrated by a raised ball?

• Chemical potential energy

• Magnetic potential energy

• Gravitational potential energy

• Elastic potential energy

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What happens to potential energy when it transforms into kinetic energy?

• It becomes thermal energy

• It is stored

• It disappears

• It causes movement

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What type of energy does a battery possess?

• Radiant energy

• Kinetic energy

• Chemical energy

• Thermal energy

What type of energy transformation occurs in a flashlight?

• Chemical to electrical to light

• Mechanical to thermal to radiant

• Potential to kinetic

• Electrical to radiant

What is mechanical energy?

• Energy stored in chemical bonds

• Energy in the nucleus of an atom

• Energy of moving parts

• Energy due to position

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What is nuclear fusion?

• Conversion of mechanical energy into nuclear energy

• Combining of small atoms to form larger ones

• Splitting of large atoms into smaller ones

• Release of energy through chemical reactions

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What type of energy is released during nuclear fission?

• Chemical and electrical energy

• Radiant and thermal energy

• Mechanical and potential energy

• Kinetic and gravitational energy

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How does energy transform when digesting food?

• From electrical to mechanical energy

• From radiant to thermal energy

• From kinetic to potential energy

• From chemical to kinetic energy

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