Energy Change in Collisions

Which is an example of kinetic energy?

• a parked bike

• a rock on the ground

• a toy battery

• a truck moving down the road

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Which is NOT an example of a collision causing energy transfer and change in motion?

• a golf club hits a golf ball

• a football player catchers a football

• a soccer ball hits the ground

• a basketball flying through the air

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If the amount of kinetic energy an object has is increased, then the object will move slower.

• True

• False

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When an an escalator is moving up in a building, there are unbalanced forces acting on it.

• True

• False

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When a car moves down a hill due to the force of gravity, this is an example of work.

• True

• False

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When two objects collide, what type of energy of the moving object is transformed into sound and/or heat energy?

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• collision energy

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If a student wanted to find our how much kinetic energy would be needed to move a golf ball at rest what data would she need to collect?

• what the temperature outside it

• how fast the golf ball travels

• what color the golf ball is

• how many students are helping

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Contact force is...

• the interaction of two objects colliding

• a force acting back on an object that started the push or pull

• a push or pull

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What type of energy does the soccer ball have in the picture?

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

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What type of energy does the soccer ball have in the picture?

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

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