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Energy
Name___________________
Post Test
Directions: Decide whether the statement is True (T) or False (F).
1. Energy conversions occur without gain or loss of
energy.
T
F
2. Chemical energy holds atoms together.
T
F
3. Gravitational potential energy is calculated by
multiplying the weight of an object by its height
above a surface.
T
F
4. Energy cannot be created or destroyed.
T
F
5. Chemical energy stored in food is an example of
potential energy.
T
F
6. The two states of energy are kinetic and static.
T
F
7. The nucleus of an atom is the source of nuclear
energy.
T
F
8. The energy of motion is called potential energy.
T
F
9. The slower atoms move, the more heat energy
they contain.
T
F
10. Only some types of energy can be converted to
other forms.
T
F
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Energy
Name___________________
Post Test
Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct word. A list of possible
answers is provided at the bottom of the page.
11. An __________ is a particle that is even smaller than an atom.
12. A car travelling down a highway has a great deal of _____________ energy.
13. A falling raindrop has ______________ potential energy.
14. When you rub your hands together you convert mechanical energy into
______ energy.
15. _______ and velocity are used to calculate kinetic energy.
16. Power lines carry ________________ energy in the form of electricity.
17. When kinetic energy changes into potential energy, it undergoes an energy
_____________.
18. The ability to do work is called _________.
19. __________ energy is energy of position.
20. _________ energy is the most concentrated form of energy.
heat
mechanical
electromagnetic
gravitational
electron
atom
mass
energy
nuclear
light
conversion
potential
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