Question

forms of energy practice directions: sort the following pictures into the correct form of energy. some may fit into multiple forms—be prepared to explain your thinking! pictures with labels a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v then a table with columns: mechanical, gravitational/position; chemical, electrical; nuclear, thermal; elastic, radiant.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each image and assign to energy forms:

Mechanical (motion/force):

• A (biking), B (gears), H (scissors), L (drill), P (see-saw), S (car), V (stapler)

Gravitational/Position (height - potential):

• M (apple falling, position), R (structure, height)

Chemical (stored in bonds):

• C (gasoline), D (battery), O (food), U (X - ray? No, wait—O is food, C is fuel, D is battery (chemical energy), O (food), maybe K? No, K is fire (thermal). Wait, C (gas), D (battery), O (food) are chemical.

Electrical (electricity):

• E (laptop), F (light bulb? No, F is laptop, J (light bulb, electrical to light/thermal), Q (TV)

Nuclear (nuclear reactions):

• I (sun? No, sun is radiant/nuclear. Wait, I is sun (nuclear fusion), U (X - ray? No, U is medical, maybe I (sun) is nuclear.

Thermal (heat):

• K (fire), N (pan with heat), maybe J (light bulb, thermal)

Elastic (stored in stretch):

• G (bow), maybe others? G (bow) is elastic.

Radiant (light/electromagnetic):

• I (sun), J (light bulb), maybe others? I (sun), J (light), maybe U (X - ray, radiant).

Energy Form	Images
Gravitational/Position	M, R
Chemical	C, D, O
Electrical	E, Q, J (electrical input)
Nuclear	I (sun, nuclear fusion)
Thermal	K, N, J (thermal output)
Elastic	G
Radiant	I, J, U (X - ray)

(Note: Some images may fit multiple forms, e.g., J (light bulb) is electrical → thermal → radiant. The key is to identify the primary or intended energy form for each.)

Answer:

To solve this, we analyze each image and assign to energy forms:

Mechanical (motion/force):

• A (biking), B (gears), H (scissors), L (drill), P (see-saw), S (car), V (stapler)

Gravitational/Position (height - potential):

• M (apple falling, position), R (structure, height)

Chemical (stored in bonds):

• C (gasoline), D (battery), O (food), U (X - ray? No, wait—O is food, C is fuel, D is battery (chemical energy), O (food), maybe K? No, K is fire (thermal). Wait, C (gas), D (battery), O (food) are chemical.

Electrical (electricity):

• E (laptop), F (light bulb? No, F is laptop, J (light bulb, electrical to light/thermal), Q (TV)

Nuclear (nuclear reactions):

• I (sun? No, sun is radiant/nuclear. Wait, I is sun (nuclear fusion), U (X - ray? No, U is medical, maybe I (sun) is nuclear.

Thermal (heat):

• K (fire), N (pan with heat), maybe J (light bulb, thermal)

Elastic (stored in stretch):

• G (bow), maybe others? G (bow) is elastic.

Radiant (light/electromagnetic):

• I (sun), J (light bulb), maybe others? I (sun), J (light), maybe U (X - ray, radiant).

Energy Form	Images
Gravitational/Position	M, R
Chemical	C, D, O
Electrical	E, Q, J (electrical input)
Nuclear	I (sun, nuclear fusion)
Thermal	K, N, J (thermal output)
Elastic	G
Radiant	I, J, U (X - ray)

(Note: Some images may fit multiple forms, e.g., J (light bulb) is electrical → thermal → radiant. The key is to identify the primary or intended energy form for each.)