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Energy Test Study Guide
Chemical Energy
Mechanical Energy
Thermal Energy
Potential Energy
Sound
Kinetic Energy
Nuclear Energy
Light Energy
Electrical Energy
*Make sure you add details after you classify the energy*
Answer the questions below:
1.
Water that flows from behind a large dam can cause machines to produce electricity. What energy conversion is taking place? _________________________________________
2.What form of energy is lightning? ______________________________
3. What is the law of conservation of energy?____________________________
4. What type of energy do plants use to make chemical energy (sugar)?________________________________
5. When you eat fruits and vegetables, what type of energy are you taking in? __________________________
6. Which of the following types of energy is present in the wound up rubber band in a toy airplane?
A. Elastic potential energy
C. Kinetic energy
B. Potential energy
D. Thermal energy
Answer the questions below:
7. As a skateboarder speeds down through the bottom of a half-pipe, what type of energy is at its maximum?
(kinetic/potential)
8.As a skateboarder reaches the top of a half-pipe, what type of energy is at its maximum?
(kinetic/potential)
Label each picture below with the energy conversion that is taking place:
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11.
At which point does the train have the
most kinetic energy?
At which point does the train have the
most potential energy?
Label each picture as
kinetic or potential: