NASM CNC ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
Answer: Provides energy for muscles, nerve impulses, and chemical
reactions that support human life
◉ Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE)
Answer: Estimated calories needed per day based on age, sex,
height, weight, and physical activity level
◉ Calorie
Answer: Amount of energy a food can provide after being broken
down
◉ Thermodynamics
Answer: How energy is transferred from one place to another and
from one form to another
◉ First Law of Thermodynamics (Law of Conservation of Energy)
, Answer: Energy can be transformed from one form to another, but it
cannot be created nor destroyed
◉ Energy
Answer: Ability to do work
◉ Potential Energy
Answer: Stored for later
◉ Kinetic Energy
Answer: Used for work
◉ Energy balance
Answer: Balance of calories consumed minus calories burned
◉ Energy In (Energy Intake)
Answer: Total calories consumed in a given period of time
◉ Energy Out (Energy Expenditure)
Answer: Calories burned through digestion, activity, or non-
exercising movements
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
Answer: Provides energy for muscles, nerve impulses, and chemical
reactions that support human life
◉ Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE)
Answer: Estimated calories needed per day based on age, sex,
height, weight, and physical activity level
◉ Calorie
Answer: Amount of energy a food can provide after being broken
down
◉ Thermodynamics
Answer: How energy is transferred from one place to another and
from one form to another
◉ First Law of Thermodynamics (Law of Conservation of Energy)
, Answer: Energy can be transformed from one form to another, but it
cannot be created nor destroyed
◉ Energy
Answer: Ability to do work
◉ Potential Energy
Answer: Stored for later
◉ Kinetic Energy
Answer: Used for work
◉ Energy balance
Answer: Balance of calories consumed minus calories burned
◉ Energy In (Energy Intake)
Answer: Total calories consumed in a given period of time
◉ Energy Out (Energy Expenditure)
Answer: Calories burned through digestion, activity, or non-
exercising movements
