Collision Quiz

1. Which one of the statements is true about energy?

• a. You can create energy by rubbing your hands together.

• b. You can destroy energy by submerging it under water

• c. Energy cannot be created.

• d. Energy cannot be transferred.

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2. An object that is going fast has

• a. More energy

• b. Less energy

• c. More friction

• d. Less gravity

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3. When objects collide

• a. Energy is reflected by the moving objects

• b. Energy is canceled by the opposite force

• c. The two objects have no reaction

• d. Energy is transferred from one object to another

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4. A ball that is kicked hard has

• a. More energy that a ball that is kicked lightly

• b. The same amount of energy as a ball that is kicked lightly

• c. Less energy than a ball that is kicked lightly.

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5. A roller coaster car at the top of the hill

• a. Has kinetic energy

• b. Has no energy

• c. Has null energy

• d. Has potential energy

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6. When one object collides with another, one possible effect is

• a. Both objects will accelerate

• b. One or both objects might change direction

• c. Both objects might stop instantly

• d. There will be no effects

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7. When an object is moving and collides with an unmoving object like a wall

• a. The wall must move

• b. The moving object will keep moving just as it was before

• c. Energy will be transferred from the moving object to the wall and

  possibly back to the moving object

• d. There will be no change in momentum

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8. What is happening to energy during a collision? Answer using an 'If...Then...' statement. Include at least 3 vocabulary words such as energy, collision, transfer, kinetic, sound, heat, potential, and contact.

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