Types of Energy Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Ignoring friction, a swinging pendulum passes through the lowest point of its path. Which statement is correct at that instant?
Its kinetic energy is at its maximum
Its gravitational potential energy is at its maximum
Its elastic potential energy is at its maximum
All of its energy has become thermal energy
2. A compressed spring is released and launches a toy car across a table. What is the main initial energy transformation?
Chemical energy to electrical energy
Thermal energy to nuclear energy
Elastic potential energy to kinetic energy
Sound energy to gravitational potential energy
3. Which type of energy travels through vibrations of particles and therefore requires a material medium such as air, water, or a solid?
Sound energy
Radiant energy
Gravitational potential energy
Nuclear energy
4. An archer pulls back a bowstring and holds it still. Which type of energy is stored in the bent bow?
Kinetic energy
Radiant energy
Elastic potential energy
Gravitational potential energy
5. Water stored behind a hydroelectric dam is released, flows downward, and turns a generator. Which sequence best describes the main energy changes?
Electrical to kinetic to gravitational potential
Chemical to thermal to electrical
Radiant to elastic potential to sound
Gravitational potential to kinetic to electrical
6. A bicycle is moving along a level road. Which type of energy is most directly associated with its motion?
Kinetic energy
Chemical energy
Elastic potential energy
Nuclear energy
7. A book rests on a high shelf. Which energy store does it have because of its position above the floor?
Sound energy
Thermal energy
Electrical energy
Gravitational potential energy
8. A cyclist applies the brakes and comes to a stop. Most of the bicycle’s kinetic energy is transferred into which form by friction?
Thermal energy
Elastic potential energy
Nuclear energy
Chemical energy
9. Your hands become warmer when you rub them together. Which transformation best explains this?
Thermal energy changes into kinetic energy
Energy of motion is transferred into thermal energy by friction
Chemical energy changes directly into nuclear energy
Sound energy is stored as elastic potential energy
10. A solar panel supplies electricity when sunlight strikes it. Which transformation best describes this process?
Chemical energy to thermal energy
Kinetic energy to sound energy
Electrical energy to nuclear energy
Radiant energy to electrical energy
11. Which useful energy transformation occurs when a loudspeaker plays music?
Sound energy to chemical energy
Thermal energy to electrical energy
Radiant energy to gravitational potential energy
Electrical energy to sound energy
12. The Sun releases energy when light atomic nuclei combine in its core. What type of energy is being released?
Chemical energy
Nuclear energy
Gravitational potential energy
Elastic potential energy
13. A battery-powered flashlight is switched on. Which sequence best represents the main energy changes?
Radiant to chemical to electrical
Electrical to gravitational to radiant
Chemical to electrical to radiant
Thermal to electrical to chemical
14. Which type of energy is associated with the random motion and interactions of particles within matter?
Electrical energy
Thermal energy
Elastic potential energy
Sound energy
15. Before it is connected to a circuit, which type of energy is primarily stored in a battery?
Thermal energy
Chemical energy
Kinetic energy
Sound energy
16. What is the main useful energy transformation in an electric toaster?
Radiant energy to gravitational potential energy
Thermal energy to chemical energy
Electrical energy to thermal energy
Sound energy to electrical energy