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Types of Energy

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

The capacity to do work is the definition of . . .

a)

Energy

b)

Work

c)

Chemical Reaction

d)

Combustion

e)

Heat

2.

To apply force (F) on a body in a direction that is parallel to the direction of the body's displacement (d) is the definition...

a)

Work

b)

Energy

c)

Chemical Reaction

d)

Combustion

e)

Temperature

3.

Energy of motion is known as . . .

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

c)

Nuclear Energy

d)

Elastic Energy

e)

Temperature

4.

Energy of position, or configuration, is known as . . .

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

c)

Chemical Reaction

d)

Combustion

e)

Temperature

5.

Which forms of energy can be categorized as kinetic energy? Select all that apply.

a)

Electrical Energy due to the movement of electric charges

b)

Thermal Energy due to the movement of particles

c)

Electromagnetic Energy due to the movement of energy through the electromagnetic field

d)

Chemical Energy due to the position/configuration of atoms and their chemical bonds

e)

Gravitational Energy due to the position/height of an object relative to the Earth's surface

6.

Which forms of energy can be categorized as potential energy? Select all that apply.

a)

Chemical Energy

b)

Nuclear Energy

c)

Gravitational Energy

d)

Kinetic Energy

e)

Thermal Energy

7.

The two most basic, or fundamental, forms of energy are . . .

a)

Chemical Energy and Nuclear Energy

b)

Gravitational Energy and Thermal Energy

c)

Kinetic Energy and Elastic Energy

d)

Potential Energy and Electric Potential Energy

e)

Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy

8.

Potential energy contained in the nuclei (aka centers) of atoms is known as . . .

a)

Chemical Energy

b)

Nuclear Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Elastic Energy

e)

Electromagnetic Energy

9.

Potential energy stored in the interatomic bonds of a substance is known as . . .

a)

Chemical Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Elastic Energy

d)

Gravitational Energy

e)

Thermal Energy

10.

Potential energy which results from the force of gravity is known as . . .

a)

Chemical Energy

b)

Nuclear Energy

c)

Gravitational Energy

d)

Kinetic Energy

e)

Electromagnetic Energy

11.

The kinetic energy contained in a system due to the motion of particles at the microscopic level, and which gives rise to the system's temperature, is known as . . .

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Chemical Energy

c)

Nuclear Energy

d)

Electrical Energy

e)

Electromagnetic Energy

12.

The energy stored in objects when they are under temporary strain, such as being stretched or squashed, is known as . . .

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Chemical Energy

c)

Elastic Energy

d)

Gravitational Energy

e)

Electromagnetic Energy

13.

Energy that travels in electromagnetic waves (e.g., light waves) through the electromagnetic field is known as . . .

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Chemical Energy

c)

Electromagnetic Energy

d)

Nuclear Energy

e)

Thermal Energy

14.

Which scientific law best states the following truth?

When energy is transferred or transformed from one system to another in any physical or chemical process, all the energy can always be accounted for.

a)

The Law of Conservation of Mass

b)

The Work-Energy Principle

c)

The Law of Conservation of Energy

d)

The Law of Conservation of Momentum

e)

The Third Law of Thermodynamics

15.

When energy from the sun is absorbed by a solar panel, which forms of energy are being converted between?

a)

Electromagnetic Energy is converted into Electrical Energy

b)

Electromagnetic Energy is converted into Nuclear Energy

c)

Electrical Energy is converted into Thermal Energy

d)

Kinetic Energy is converted into Chemical Energy

e)

Elastic Energy is converted into Gravitational Energy