AnswersCSD Summer 2026 PhysicalEarth ScienceLab: Magnetic and Electric Fields

Introduction to Energy Answers

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If Jerome is swinging on a rope and transferring energy from gravitational potential energy to kinetic energy, what is being done?

A
compression
B
work
C
radiation
D
energy creation
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How does work affect energy between objects so it can cause a change in the form of energy?

A
Work transfers energy.
B
Work changes energy.
C
Work increases energy.
D
Work decreases energy.
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Four people make observations recorded in the table.Which best describes what the observations have in common?

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A
They involve nuclear energy.
B
They involve radiant energy.
C
They involve changes in waves.
D
They involve changes in energy.
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Which term describes the energy an object has because of its motion?

A
potential
B
nuclear
C
kinetic
D
thermal
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Shondra takes notes in class.

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A
Switch "the energy of moving objects" and "the ability to do work" and place chemical energy under "Forms of energy."
B
Switch "the energy of flowing electrical charges" and "the energy in a spring" and place kinetic energy under "Forms of energy."
C
Switch "the energy in the nuclei of atoms" and "the energy stored in objects'" and place nuclear energy under "Main categories of energy."
D
Switch "the energy from the Sun" and "the energy of a rock on a hill" and place electrical energy under "Main categories of energy."
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What kind of energy involves the flow of charged particles?

A
thermal
B
radiant
C
electrical
D
nuclear
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What is the energy of an object because of its potential and kinetic energies?

A
chemical energy
B
electrical energy
C
nuclear energy
D
mechanical energy
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The sun emits electromagnetic waves at many frequencies, but mostly in the infrared, visible, and ultraviolet spectrums. What kind of energy is this?

A
nuclear
B
radiant
C
thermal
D
chemical
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Johanna is studying what happens to the energy as a ball rolls down a ramp. What is one form of energy that she is studying?

A
gravitational potential energy
B
electrical energy
C
chemical energy
D
elastic potential energy
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Abin is doing work by lifting a bowling ball. Which statement could be made about the energy in this situation?

A
Energy is being transferred from the ball to his arm muscles.
B
Energy is being transferred from his arm muscles to the ball.
C
Energy would be recorded in units of hertz and power.
D
Energy would change from potential to chemical.

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