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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

What is kinetic energy?

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

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

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

Why do all living things need energy to survive?

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

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

<p>Light (A)</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 (B)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the Sun's energy primarily affect plants?

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

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

<p>Light (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

Which form of energy can turn water into vapor?

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

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

<p>Photosynthesis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following represents kinetic energy?

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

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

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

Energy is only the ability to do physical work.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

All living things need energy from the Sun to survive.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>False (B)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Energy from fire can only cause physical changes in wood.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Potential energy is also called stored energy.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Light is not a form of energy.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>False (B)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

<p>Torsion (B)</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 (D)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Compression (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary axis for tension stress?

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

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

<p>Tension (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which process can compression stress be beneficial?

<p>Extrusion (C)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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