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SOL PS.6
1. An example of kinetic energy is a:
A
B
C
D
compressed spring.
boulder perched on a cliff.
stretched rubber band.
car stopping by its brakes.
2. Which of these is an example of
potential energy being changed
into kinetic energy?
A
B
C
D
compressing a spring
a planet orbiting the sun
sliding down a hill on a sled
stretching a rubber band
5. Which of the following illustrates
the concept of potential energy?
A
B
C
D
water at the bottom of a waterfall
an automobile accelerating
a fully expanded spring
a fully-charged battery
6. Which of the following illustrates
the concept of kinetic energy?
A
B
C
D
a boulder falling off a cliff
a spring compressed by a weight
a satillite in a geosynchronous orbit
the battery of a turned-off portable
radio
3. The First Law of Thermodynamics
states that energy:
7. What form does the "wasted
energy" in energy
transformations usually take?
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
cannot be lost by a system.
can be gained by a system.
cannot be changed within a system.
cannot be created or destroyed.
4. An implication of the Second Law
of Thermodynamics is that:
A some energy is always wasted as
heat.
B machines can be 100 percent
efficient.
C all energy can be used to do work.
D energy is usually changed into
matter.
sound waves
light
chemical energy
heat
8. Which of the following is NOT
true?
A kinetic energy can be changed into
potential energy
B potential energy can be changed
into kinetic energy
C heat energy is always potential
energy
D electrical energy can be potential
energy
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SOL PS.6
9. In a thunderstorm, the static
electrical energy stored in clouds
and the earth is released. What
form does it take?
A
B
C
D
heat, light, and sound
heat and light only
heat, chemical, and light
It just changes from potential to
chemical energy.
10. The Second Law of
Thermodynamics explicitly says:
A Heat spontaneously (naturally) flows
from an area of higher temperature
to an area of lower temperature.
B Heat spontaneously (naturally) flows
from an area of lower temperature to
an area of higher temperature.
C No heat can flow in a vacuum.
D Heat cannot be changed into other
forms of energy.
11. Sound is really a special type of
what energy?
A
B
C
D
light energy
heat energy
mechanical energy
chemical energy
12. Light energy is a form of:
A
B
C
D
chemical energy.
potential energy.
heat energy.
electromagnetic energy.
13. Albert Einstein's famous
equation:
E = mc2;
really means what?
A Electrical energy equals mass times
the square of the charge.
B The electric charge on the electron
equals its mass times the speed of
light squared.
C Energy and matter are really two
different forms of the same thing.
D A great amount of mass can be
converted into a very small amount
of energy.
14. Energy possessed by an object
due to its motion is called:
A
B
C
D
potential or chemical energy.
electromechanical energy.
kinetic or mechanical energy.
thermoelectric energy.
15. The kinetic energy possessed by
an object in motion is determined
by what?
A
B
C
D
The object's acceleration and mass
the object's potential energy
the work done on the object
the object's mass and velocity
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