Exploring Energy: Forms and Transformations

Question 1

Multiple choice
Which of the following is an example of chemical energy?
  • Energy stored in a battery

  • Heat from a burning candle

  • Water flowing in a river

  • Light emitted from a light bulb

Question 2

Multiple choice
What is the term for the change of energy from one form to another?
  • Energy translation

  • Energy transformation

  • Energy transmutation

  • Energy transmission

Question 3

Multiple choice
Which form of energy is possessed by a rock located at the edge of a cliff?
  • Kinetic energy

  • Potential energy

  • Electrical energy

  • Thermal energy

Question 4

Multiple choice
What type of energy is primarily used by plants to perform photosynthesis?
  • Light energy

  • Mechanical energy

  • Nuclear energy

  • Chemical energy

Question 5

Multiple choice
In a hydroelectric power plant, what form of energy is water converted into to generate electricity?
  • Thermal energy

  • Chemical energy

  • Mechanical energy

  • Nuclear energy

Question 6

Multiple choice
When you rub your hands together on a cold day to warm them up, what energy transformation is occurring?
  • Mechanical energy to thermal energy

  • Electrical energy to thermal energy

  • Thermal energy to mechanical energy

  • Chemical energy to thermal energy

Question 7

Multiple choice
Which of the following is an example of an object with kinetic energy?
  • A compressed spring

  • A moving car

  • A stretched rubber band

  • A book resting on a table

Question 8

Multiple choice
What type of energy transformation occurs in a solar panel?
  • Mechanical energy to electrical energy

  • Light energy to electrical energy

  • Thermal energy to electrical energy

  • Chemical energy to electrical energy

Question 9

Multiple choice
Which device is designed to convert electrical energy into mechanical energy?
  • A light bulb

  • A solar cell

  • A battery

  • An electric motor

Question 10

Multiple choice
What happens to the total energy in a closed system during an energy transformation?
  • It disappears

  • It decreases

  • It remains constant

  • It increases

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