Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
The amount of heat energy required to raise one gram of water by 1 degree Celsius is a.. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Calorie
Human development and a high level of energy use are correlated - we rarely see one without the
other - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Heat flowing away from an object through contact with another object is called - CORRECT
ANSWER - Conductive heat flow
In some rocks in a mountain Uranium decays into daughter elements and rocks are warmed. This
is an example of what energy changing into another energy type? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Nuclear into Thermal/heat
I plug my cell phone into its charger over night and its battery is recharged. This is an example of
what energy type changing into what other energy type? - CORRECT ANSWER - Electric
into chemical
When my cell phone receives a text, the phone vibrates. This is an example of what energy type
changing into what other energy type? - CORRECT ANSWER - Electric into
kinetic/mechanical
The energy of electrons in motion is - CORRECT ANSWER - Chemical energy
Heat flowing from one place to another because the hot material itself is moving there is called -
CORRECT ANSWER - Convective heat flow
The energy stored in a cell phone battery is - CORRECT ANSWER - Chemical energy
, What is energy? - CORRECT ANSWER - A property of matter that cane be converted into a
work, heat or radiation
The energy released when an atom is split in two is called - CORRECT ANSWER - Nuclear
Energy
A KWh is a unit of... - CORRECT ANSWER - Electrical energy
Solar collectors produce 350 kWh of electricity in one hour. Am I talking about energy or
power? - CORRECT ANSWER - Power
Energy flowing away from an object through infrared electromagnetic radiation is called -
CORRECT ANSWER - Radiant heat flow
It's easily possible to have a modern society with using any energy beyond heat from the sun and
food and fuel from the fields and forests - CORRECT ANSWER - False
A half-pound of propane is burned in a grill on a patio. This is an example of what energy type
changing into what other energy type? - CORRECT ANSWER - Chemical into heat/thermal
In an electricity generation plant, a spinning generator produces electricity. This is an example of
what energy type changing into what other energy type? - CORRECT ANSWER - Kinetic
into electricity
The energy stored in the bonds that hold molecules together is called - CORRECT
ANSWER - Potential energy
Solar collectors produce 350 kWh of electricity. Am I talking about energy or power? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Energy