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Vocabulary Retake Energy and Motion

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Definition: Energy that travels through space in waves, does not require a medium to travel through.

a)

A) Energy

b)

B) Electromagnetic radiation

c)

C) Kinetic energy

d)

D) Potential energy

2.

Definition: The total energy of motion in the particles of a substance.

a)

Potential energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Nuclear energy

d)

Electrical energy

3.

What type of energy is shown in the image?

a)

Electrical energy

b)

Electromagnetic radiation

c)

Potential energy

d)

Mechanical energy

4.

What type of energy is shown in the image?

a)

nuclear energy

b)

thermal energy

c)

Kinetic energy

d)

Potential energy

5.

Definition: The rate at which work is done.

a)

Energy Transfer

b)

Work

c)

Energy

d)

Power

6.

Definition: Energy of position or shape.

a)

Mechanical energy

b)

Electrical energy

c)

Kinetic energy

d)

Potential energy

7.

Definition: Movement of energy from one object to another. What is this called?

a)

Energy transfer

b)

Energy transformation

c)

Law of Conservation of Energy

d)

Thermal energy

8.

Definition: Ability to do work or cause change. What is this called?

a)

Energy

b)

Power

c)

Force

d)

Work

9.

Definition: Energy due to shape, examples include a rubber band or archery bow. What type of energy is this?

a)

Mechanical energy

b)

Electromagnetic radiation

c)

Elastic potential energy

d)

Electrical energy

10.

Definition: States that energy is never created or destroyed; when one object loses energy, another must gain it. What is this principle called?

a)

Energy transformation

b)

Energy transfer

c)

Law of Conservation of Energy

d)

Electromagnetic radiation

11.

Definition: A push or a pull on an object. What is this called?

a)

a) Energy

b)

b) Force

c)

c) Power

d)

d) Work

12.

Definition: Calculated as weight x height above ground. What is this called?

a)

Gravitational potential energy

b)

Elastic potential energy

c)

Energy transformation

d)

Electrical energy

13.

Definition: Energy of motion.

a)

Electrical energy

b)

Nuclear energy

c)

Kinetic energy

d)

Potential energy

14.

Definition: The transfer of thermal energy.

a)

Energy

b)

Power

c)

Heat

d)

Force

15.

An object's position changes in relation to another object. What is this called?

a)

Motion

b)

Force

c)

Energy

d)

Power

16.

Definition: Energy that powers lights and computers. What type of energy is this?

a)

Electrical energy

b)

Mechanical energy

c)

Electromagnetic radiation

d)

Potential energy

17.

When a force is exerted on an object causing it to change its motion in the same direction.

a)

Power

b)

Heat

c)

Force

d)

Work

18.

Definition: Occurs when one form of energy changes into another type.

a)

Electrical energy

b)

Elastic potential energy

c)

Electromagnetic radiation

d)

Energy transformation