What makes a roller coaster go faster Vocabulary

What does collision mean?

• To peacefully coexist with something
• To avoid contact with something
• To slowly approach something
• When one object hits or crashes into another object

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What does energy transfer mean?

• The movement of energy only within the same form
• The destruction of energy into nothing
• The creation of energy from nothing
• When energy travels from one place to another

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What is an experiment?

• A popular TV show
• A test used to discover new information about a question

• A type of food
• A form of transportation

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What is gravitational energy (height energy)?

• Energy stored in an object due to its speed
• Energy that is due to gravity

• Potential energy stored in an object due to its color
• Energy stored in an object due to its height above the Earth's surface

What is a model?

• A pretend version of something that scientists use when the real thing is too big, small or complicated

• A popular brand of car
• A type of fashion accessory
• A type of airplane

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What is gravity?

• The color of the sky

• A type of food
• An invisible force that pulls any object down, toward the Earth

• A force that attracts objects toward each other

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What is sound energy?

• Energy produced by the heat of the sun
• Energy produced by the movement of electrons in a circuit
• Energy produced by the force of gravity
• Energy that is in the form of sound that can be heard

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What is speed?

• Speed is the weight of an object
• Speed is how fast something moves

• Speed is the color of an object
• Speed is the temperature of an object

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What is stored energy?

• Kinetic energy - energy in motion

• Thermal energy - energy created by heat and warmth

• Potential energy - energy that is not in use but saved inside something like batteries or rubber bands

• Sound energy - energy that creates a sound

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What are trials?

• A type of clothing
• Repeated tests in an experiment

• A type of transportation
• A type of dessert

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