Vocabulary
The ability to do work is the definition of __________.
A) Effort
B) Energy
B) Energy
Riding a bike is an example of this kind of energy.
A) Potential
B) Kinetic
B) Kinetic
What do we call fuel sources such as coal, oil, and natural gas?
A) Renewable
B) Nonrenewable
B) Nonrenewable
What is the unit for energy?
A) inches
B) pounds
C) joules
C) joules
The energy of motion is
A) Kinetic Energy
B) Potential Energy
A) Kinetic Energy
A boulder sitting on top of a cliff is what kind of energy?
A) Potential
B) Kinetic
A) Potential
Wind energy collected by turbines is what kind of energy?
A) Renewable
B) Nonrenewable
A) Renewable
A popcorn machine heating up oil and popcorn is an example of what kind of energy?
A) mechanical
B) thermal
B) thermal
What type of energy is stored?
A) Kinetic
B) Energy of Motion
C) Potential
C) Potential
All energy of motion is what kind of energy?
A) Potential
B) Kinetic
B) Kinetic
Solar energy, or energy from the sun, is what kind of energy?
A) Renewable
B) Nonrenewable
A) Renewable
True or False? People in the U.S. use far more energy from oil than people in any other nation.
True.
A measurement of the gravitational force on an object is the object's
A) weight
B) motion
A
Stored energy is what kind of energy?
A) Potential
B) Kinetic
A) Potential
What kind of energy is nuclear energy?
A) Renewable
B) Nonrenewable
B) Nonrenewable
What do people in many countries use instead of oil/fossil fuels?
A) wood
B) electricity
A) wood
True or False? Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, only transformed.
True. This is the Law of Conservation of Energy.
Give an example of Potential Energy.
Answers Vary.
What does it mean when an energy source is nonrenewable?
It means the source will run out or will not be replenished in our lifetime.
What is one thing you can do to conserve (save) energy?
Answers Vary.