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Which term best describes the stored energy based on the position or chemical composition of an object?
a) kinetic energy
b) potential energy
c) activation energy
d) thermodynamic energy

Gravitational potential energy is a form of potential energy
a) caused by gravity alone
b) caused by gravity and that depends on an object's position and mass.
c) caused by gravity and that depends on an object's mass, but not its position.
d) caused by gravity and that depends on an object's position, but not its mass.

Which of the following best describes kinetic energy?
a) static energy
b) thermal energy
c) potential energy
d) energy of motion

Kinetic energy is dependent on which of the following?
a) mass only
b) velocity only
c) temperature only
d) mass and velocity

Which equation represents the total energy of a system?
a) Total Energy = Kinetic Energy
b) Total Energy = Potential Energy + Gravity
c) Total Energy = Potential Energy + Kinetic Energy
d) Total Energy = Kinetic Energy + Activation Energy x Gravity

Which of the following best describes “the ability to do work”?
a) force
b) mass
c) energy
d) volume

Which form of energy is commonly created as a byproduct when energy changes from one form to another?
a) heat
b) nuclear
c) chemical
d) electromagnetic

Which of the following is a true statement about energy?
a) Energy can be created and destroyed.
b) Energy is never created nor destroyed.
c) Energy is easily created, but cannot be destroyed.
d) Energy cannot be converted from one form to another.

The wheels of a car are able to spin due to the combustion of gasoline inside the car's engine. What type of energy transfer best explains this process?
a) Mechanical energy is converted to light energy.
b) Mechanical energy is converted to heat energy.
c) Chemical energy is converted to mechanical energy.
d) Light energy is converted to electromagnetic energy.

All energy is classified as either __ energy or __ energy.
a) kinetic; potential
b) static; stationary
c) gravity; friction
d) elastic; static

Whenever one form of energy is converted into another, some of the original energy is always converted into which type of energy?
a) thermal
b) light
c) kinetic
d) sound

On a cold winter day, Matilda rubs her hands together. Stored chemical energy is transformed into mechanical energy. Due to the Law of Conservation of Energy, some of the energy is also transformed into _________.
a) thermal energy
b) light energy
c) solar energy
d) kinetic energy

A car stopped at the top of a ramp has
a) heat energy
b) kinetic energy
c) mechanical energy
d) potential energy

The energy that is contained in the bonds of atoms and molecules is called
a) thermal energy
b) chemical energy
c) sound energy
d) light energy

_______________ energy is present when a force causes a substance to vibrate, and the energy is transferred through the substance in a wave.
a) mechanical
b) heat
c) sound
d) light

Energy that you can see is called
a) light energy
b) sound energy
c) nuclear energy
d) gravitational energy

The radiant energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation is also called
a) light energy
b) sound energy
c) thermal energy
d) chemical energy

As a skateboarder moves downhill, some of the energy of the skateboarder is
a) kinetic and some is potential
b) sound
c) kinetic
d) potential

According to the Law of Conservation of Energy,
a) the total amount of energy for a system stays the same.
b) an object loses most of its energy as friction.
c) the potential energy of an object is always greater than its kinetic energy.
d) the kinetic energy of an object is always greater than its potential energy.

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