- 1. Because wind is a renewable resource, this type of energy transformation also helps ______ natural resources.
A) conserve
B) eliminate
C) waste
D) destroy
- 2. In sunny climates, harnessing the energy of the sun and transforming it _______ to electrical energy is an excellent way of conserving natural resources.
A) directly
B) contingently
C) indirectly
D) accidentally
- 3. Energy is _______ lost in energy transformation and energy transfer.
A) sporadically
B) rarely
C) seldom
D) never
- 4. Energy is the _________ to do work.
A) ability
B) effort
C) attempt
D) struggle
- 5. The unit that is used to measure energy is the _______.
A) Joule
B) Quone
C) Newton
D) Watt
- 6. ________ energy is the sum of an object’s potential and kinetic energy.
A) Industrial
B) Mechanical
C) Residential
D) Automated
- 7. _______ energy is the energy that an object has because of its position or condition.
A) Electrical
B) Kinetic
C) Mechanical
D) Potential
- 8. _______ energy is the energy of an object that is due to the object’s motion.
A) Mechanical
B) Kinetic
C) Electrical
D) Potential
- 9. _______ energy is produced when a force causes a substance to vibrate and the energy is transferred through the substance in mechanical waves.
A) Potential
B) KInetic
C) Thermal
D) Sound
- 10. The vibration of electrically charged particles produces _______ waves.
A) Kinetic
B) Impulsive
C) Acoustic
D) Electromagnetic
- 11. From the choices listed here select the one that is not an example of electromagnetic energy.
A) Light Waves
B) Radio Waves
C) Sound Waves
D) Microwaves
- 12. Chemical energy is energy that is stored in _____ bonds that hold chemical compounds together.
A) Chemical
B) Electrical
C) Magnetic
D) Thermal
- 13. The faster the molecules in an object move, the more _________ energy an object has.
A) Magnetic
B) Chemical
C) Thermal
D) Sound
- 14. _______ is the energy that is transferred between objects that are at different temperatures.
A) Radiation
B) Heat
C) Thermal
D) Light
- 15. Which way is heat energy transferred?
A) by electrons
B) by chemical reactions
C) from the hotter to the cooler object
D) from the cooler to the hotter object
- 16. Electrical energy is the energy of ________ electrons.
A) stationary
B) moving
C) static
D) motionless
- 17. An energy _______ occurs when energy changes from one form to another.
A) variation
B) transformation
C) translation
D) alteration
- 18. _____ forms of energy can turn into, or transform to, any other form of energy.
A) some
B) most
C) no
D) all
- 19. A single form of energy can transform to _______ other form of energy.
A) only one
B) more than one
C) no
- 20. In humans and most other animals, chemical energy is transformed into mechanical energy within the ______.
A) bones
B) liver
C) muscles
D) lungs
- 21. Swings work by repeatedly converting potential energy into _________ energy.
A) mechanical
B) sound
C) kinetic
D) thermal
- 22. In wind-powered renewable energy systems, the kinetic energy of wind is used to generate _______ energy.
A) thermal
B) electrical
C) chemical
D) kinetic
- 23. In hydroelectric renewable energy systems, the ______ energy of falling water is converted into electrical energy.
A) magnetic
B) thermal
C) chemical
D) kinetic
- 24. Geothermal energy is energy produced by heat from Earth’s ________.
A) atmosphere
B) oceans
C) interior
D) biosphere
- 25. An energy transfer is the movement of energy from one object or system to another object or system without being _________.
A) transformed
B) closed
C) heated
D) cooled
- 26. Most natural systems on Earth are _____ systems.
A) closed
B) open
C) combination
D) vacuumed
- 27. An energy _______ occurs when energy changes from one form to another.
A) transformation
B) overload
C) drain
D) transfer
- 28. An energy ________ is the movement of energy from one object or system to another object or system.
A) overload
B) transfer
C) drain
D) transformation
- 29. A type of potential energy, called ______ potential energy, results from an object being bent, or deformed, from its natural shape.
A) elastic
B) gravitational
C) kinetic
D) mechanical
- 30. _________ potential energy is the energy an object has due to its position in space.
A) Chemical
B) Gravitational
C) Mechanical
D) Elastic
- 31. Work is done when a force causes an object to move in the ______ direction of the force.
A) same
B) inverse
C) perpendicular
D) opposite
- 32. As long as you are applying a force, you are doing work.
A) false
B) true
- 33. _________ energy is the energy associated with the motion, position, or shape of an object.
A) thermal
B) mechanical
C) chemical
D) nuclear
- 34. The mechanical energy of an object is the sum of its _______ energy and its kinetic energy.
A) gravitational
B) original
C) elastic
D) potential
- 35. Work equals force _______ distance in the same direction as the force.
A) over
B) plus
C) times
D) divided by
- 36. Energy and work are so related to one another that they are measured in the same unit, the ________.
A) Kilogram
B) Newton
C) Volt
D) Joule
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