Energy Quiz Review

1. Energy Quiz Review • The ability to do work is called: • Velocity • Energy • Conversion • friction

2. Energy Quiz Review 2. Energy is measured in units called • Joules • Pounds • Meters • horsepower

3. Energy Quiz Review 3. The energy associated with motion is called: • Kinetic energy • Elastic potential energy • Gravitational potential energy • Nuclear energy

4. Energy Quiz Review 4. Kinetic energy increases as • Mass increases and velocity decreases • Mass decreases and velocity increases • Both mass and velocity increase • Both mass and velocity decrease

5. Energy Quiz Review 5. The total potential and kinetic energy of the particles in an object is called: • Mechanical energy • Thermal energy • Chemical energy • Electrical energy

6. Energy Quiz Review 6. An example of something that stores chemical energy is: • Lightning • A microwave • A match • light

7. Energy Quiz Review 7. Moving water can be used to produce electricity because: • Most forms of energy can be converted into other forms. • Energy cannot be converted into other forms of energy. • Potential energy can be converted into kinetic energy, but not vice versa. • Kinetic energy can be converted into potential energy, but not vice versa.

8. Energy Quiz Review 8. What type of conversion is taking place when natural gas is used to heat water? • Chemical energy into thermal energy • Thermal energy into mechanical energy • Mechanical energy into electromagnetic energy • Electromagnetic energy into chemical energy

9. Energy Quiz Review 9. When you rub your hands together on a cold day, you use friction to convert: • Mechanical energy into thermal energy • Thermal energy into nuclear energy • Nuclear energy into electrical energy • Electrical energy into electromagnetic energy

10. Energy Quiz Review 10. An example of a fossil fuel is: • Wood • Petroleum • The sun • water

11. Energy Quiz Review 11. Fossil fuels contain energy that originally came from: • Tidal forces • Earth’s core • The sun • dinosaurs

12. Energy Quiz Review 12. When fossil fuels are burned, their chemical potential energy is converted into: • Nuclear energy • Electrical energy • Mechanical energy • Thermal energy

13. Energy Quiz Review 13. The type of energy stored by fossil fuels such as coal is: • Kinetic energy • Mechanical energy • Chemical potential energy • Electromagnetic energy

14. Energy Quiz Review • Which of the following has kinetic energy? • A rock poised for a fall • An archer’s bow that is drawn back • A rolling bowling ball • A car waiting at a red light

15. Energy Quiz Review 15. Unlike kinetic energy, potential energy is: • Energy of motion • Stored • Conserved • Not measureable

16. Energy Quiz Review 16. Potential energy that depends on height is called: • Kinetic energy • Gravitational potential energy • Elastic potential energy • Mechanical energy

17. Energy Quiz Review 17. When generators are spun by turbines, they • Produce nuclear energy • Store potential energy • Produce electricity • Burn fossil fuels

18. Energy Quiz Review 18. What type of energy does a spinning turbine have? • Electrical energy • Nuclear energy • Thermal energy • Mechanical energy

19. Energy Quiz Review 19. Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom is called: • Electromagnetic energy • Nuclear energy • Mechanical energy • Chemical energy

20. Energy Quiz Review 20. Visible light is an example of: • Chemical energy • Electrical energy • Electromagnetic energy • Nuclear energy

21. Energy Quiz Review 21. Niagara Falls is a good example of: • Kinetic energy being converted into potential energy • Potential energy being converted into kinetic energy • Energy being lost • Energy being created

22. Energy Quiz Review • The rate at which energy is transferred is called: • Joules • Power • Work • time

23. Energy Quiz Review 23. The energy associated with the motion and position of an object is: • Kinetic energy • Potential energy • Gravitational potential energy • Mechanical energy

24. Energy Quiz Review 24. How would you calculate an object’s mechanical energy? • Add its kinetic and potential energies. • Multiply its kinetic and potential energies. • Subtract its kinetic energy from its potential energy • Subtract its potential energy from its kinetic energy.

25. Energy Quiz Review • A change from one form of energy into another is called: • Gravitational potential energy • Work • Conservation of energy • An energy transformation