Energy 1
Which type of energy is associated with the movement of particles within substances?
Thermal
What type of energy is defined as the energy in moving objects?
Kinetic
What type of energy is stored in a stretched or compressed object?
Elastic Potential Energy
Which statement about energy is incorrect?
An object at rest has no energy.
What is the total energy in a system called?
Mechanical energy
What is the term for the total energy that combines both kinetic and potential energy?
Mechanical
Which type of energy is produced when a force causes an object or substance to vibrate?
Sound energy
If energy can change forms, which of the following is an example of this?
A battery powering a light bulb
Which form of kinetic energy involves the movement of particles in a substance?
Thermal energy
Which of the following scenarios best illustrates kinetic energy?
A rolling ball
Which term describes energy that is stored?
Potential
Which type of potential energy is stored in the nuclei of atoms?
Nuclear potential energy
What type of energy does the skateboarder convert as he moves down the ramp?
Kinetic energy
According to the law of conservation of energy, what can energy not do?
Be created or destroyed
What is the primary definition of energy (as described in the notes presentation)?
The ability to cause change
Which of the following is NOT a form of kinetic energy?
Chemical energy
Which type of energy makes life on Earth possible?
Electromagnetic energy
Which of the following is an example of gravitational potential energy?
A book on a shelf
Which of the following forms of energy travels in transverse waves?
Electromagnetic energy
What is the energy stored in an object due to its position above the ground called?
Gravitational potential energy
If a ball is thrown upwards, what happens to its kinetic energy as it rises?
It decreases
What type of energy is stored in the bonds between atoms and molecules?
Chemical potential energy
What is the relationship between the speed of particles and thermal energy?
Faster particles mean more thermal energy
When a ball reaches the ground after falling, what happens to its kinetic energy?
It is transformed into thermal energy
Which type of energy is primarily involved in the process of photosynthesis?
Chemical Energy