Generation Genius Vocabulary Quiz

It makes things happen! (Or more formally: the ability to do work)

• Balance

• Atmosphere

• Energy

• Collision

A complex contraption that performs a simple task, such as pouring a glass of lemonade.

• Rube Goldberg Machine

• Catapult

• Car

• Slingshot

When one objects runs into another, energy is transferred. This is referred to as:

• Rube Goldberg Machine

• Energy Transfer

• Accident

• Collision

When one object runs into another:

• Collision

• Energy Transfer

• Allusion

• Backdraft

When two objects touch each other:

• Distance

• Contact

• Energy

• Hugging

An object that is not moving:

• Stationary

• Moving

• Opaque

• Energy Transfer

Moving objects have energy.

• True

• False

Is a bat hitting a baseball an example of collision?

• Yes

• No

During collisions energy is transferred from one object to another.

• False

• True

Energy makes things happen.

• False

• True