3. Terms to Know
• potential energy
• kinetic energy
• transformations
• law of conservation of energy
• temperature
• thermal energy
• heat
• radiation
• conduction
• convection
• chemical energy
6. Kinetic Energy
Energy of movement
Depends on mass and
speed
Potential Energy
Energy of position
Depends on where it is in
relation to gravity,
magnetism, or some other
force
vs.
7. LAW OF
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY
Energy is neither created nor
destroyed;
it only changes form
12. Energy changing from one form to another
is called a
A: translocation
B: transformation
C: transportation
D: transfer
13. Energy is
A: only available when a force acts on an
object.
B: only found in moving objects.
C: the ability of an object to stay at
rest.
D: the ability to cause change.
14. Which of the following is an example of an
energy transformation?
A: light is reflected in a mirror
B: a rock sits on the ground
C: electricity travels through a light
bulb which lights the room
D: all of the above
15. Energy is used in homes to
A: cook vegetables in a
microwave
B: light rooms
C: play music from the stereo
D: all of the above
16. A wagon sitting still at the top of a hill has
A: neither potential or kinetic
energy
B: only potential energy
C: only kinetic energy
D: both potential and kinetic energy
17. The Law of Conservation of Energy states
that
A: all vehicles must meet special standards to
save gas.
B: energy is neither created nor destroyed, it
only changes form.
C: ecosystems always lose energy as they develop.
D: the food chain retains energy from one level to
another.
18. Which is true of kinetic energy?
A: it depends on mass and speed
B: it is energy of position
C: it depends on where an object is
in relation to an energy source
D: exists in motionless objects
19. The total kinetic energy of the particles in
a material is called
A: thermal energy
B: kinetic energy
C: potential energy
D: chemical energy
20. Temperature is
A: the total amount of chemical energy of
a substance
B: the measure of heat
C: the measure of kinetic energy in
a substance
D: the measure of resistance to heat
21. What is heat?
A: transfer of thermal energy
B: measure of temperature
C: measure of kinetic energy
D: transfer of potential energy
22. Thermal energy flows from a system of
high temperature to a system of low
temperature.
A: True
B: False
23. Which of the following is NOT a way that
energy moves:
A: conduction
B: convection
C: radiation
D: mediation
24. Energy that is stored within bonds of
molecules is
A: kinetic
B: chemical
C: radiant
D: light
25. Radiation involves the transfer of energy
by
A: particle collisions
B: waves
C: airflow
D: temperature change
26. The type of energy motion that may occur in
a vacuum (without matter present) is
A: radiation
B: conduction
C: convection
D: all of the above
27. The explosion of TNT involves breaking of
chemical bonds that release thermal energy.
This type of chemical reaction is called
A: an endothermic reaction
B: an exothermic reaction
C: an replacement reaction
D: a synthesis reaction
28. As a snowflake falls, it
A: loses kinetic energy and gains
potential energy
B: loses potential energy and gains kinetic
energy
C: gains potential and kinetic energy
D: loses potential and kinetic energy
29. What does a thermometer measure?
A: heat
B: total energy
C: average kinetic energy
D: chemical energy
30. Solar panels are used to heat the water of a
swimming pool. This represents a transformation
of
A: solar to kinetic energy
B: thermal energy to electrical energy
C: electrical energy to solar energy
D: solar energy to potential energy
31. Energy conversions are never 100%
efficient. Whenever energy is transferred
some becomes heat energy that is no longer
available to do work.
A: True
B: False
