Energy: The Ability to Do Work
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What is energy?

  • The ability to speak
  • The ability to do work (correct)
  • The ability to create matter
  • The ability to change color
  • How does a soccer player use energy to move a ball?

  • By staring at the ball
  • By clapping near the ball
  • By speaking to the ball
  • By kicking the ball (correct)
  • What does the Sun's energy help plants do?

  • Turn water into ice
  • Create wind
  • Make food and grow (correct)
  • Make clouds
  • What is potential energy?

    <p>Stored energy at rest</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the Sun's energy affect snow and ice?

    <p>It turns them into vapor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is kinetic energy?

    <p>Energy of motion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of change can energy from fire cause in wood?

    <p>Chemical change</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do all living things need energy to survive?

    <p>To carry out life processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What form does Earth receive the Sun's energy in?

    <p>Light</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes energy?

    <p>The ability to cause matter to move, grow, or change</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of energy does a toy car at the top of a hill have?

    <p>Potential energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the Sun's energy primarily affect plants?

    <p>It helps in the process of photosynthesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what form does the Sun's energy come to Earth?

    <p>Light</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of change can energy from fire cause in wood?

    <p>Chemical change</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which form of energy can turn water into vapor?

    <p>Heat energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What process does the Sun's energy help with in plants?

    <p>Photosynthesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following represents kinetic energy?

    <p>$\frac{1}{2}mv^2$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of energy does a soccer player use to kick a ball?

    <p>Kinetic energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to a toy car at rest when it is moved to the top of a hill?

    <p>It stores more potential energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Energy is only the ability to do physical work.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Sun's energy primarily helps plants grow by providing heat.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    All living things need energy from the Sun to survive.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Potential energy is only present when an object is in motion.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The energy from the Sun can change ice directly into a gas without becoming a liquid first.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Energy from fire can only cause physical changes in wood.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Kinetic energy is the energy an object has due to its position or state.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Potential energy is also called stored energy.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Light is not a form of energy.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Sun's energy primarily affects plants by providing them with nutrients.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of stress occurs when a twisting force is applied to a member or shaft?

    <p>Torsion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the measure of the degree of torsion experienced by a shaft?

    <p>Shear strain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which type of stress do shear stresses occur along the length of the shaft?

    <p>Torsion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of stress occurs when a force is applied in the direction of the length of a material or structure?

    <p>Tension</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of torsion, tension, and compression in determining the behavior of materials?

    <p>Structural integrity and mechanical behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which type of stress does the material try to shorten and decrease in length?

    <p>Compression</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary axis for tension stress?

    <p>The length of the material</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of stress is often used in conjunction with bending stress and shear stress?

    <p>Tension</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which process can compression stress be beneficial?

    <p>Extrusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of stress results when a force is applied with the opposite direction as the material's primary axis?

    <p>Torsion</p> Signup and view all the answers

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