Unit 1 Lesson 3: Energy Transfer in Collisions

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

• A)

  a bat strikes a baseball

• B)

  a catcher catches a baseball

• C)

  a baseball hits the ground

• D)

  a baseball flies through the air

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(a)   is transformed or transferred; it cannot be made or destroyed.

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During a collision, some energy can be transferred into Blank______ or sound. 

• A)

  force

• B) heat

• C) electricity

• D) conservation

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Friction during a collision causes some kinetic energy to be changed into ______.

• A)

  heat

• B)

  electricity

• C)

  potential energy

• D)

  chemical energy

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The collision of two marbles can cause the _________ of both marbles to change.

• motion

• energy

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Which describes a change that will likely occur in the collision below?

• Kinetic energy will be transferred from the nail to the hammer, causing the hammer to move. 

• Kinetic energy will be transferred from the hammer to the nail, causing the nail to move. 

• Potential energy will be transferred from the nail to the hammer, causing no change in motion. 

• All of the kinetic energy will transform into light energy and no change in motion will occur.

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Name 2 things that will likely occur when car A and B collide.

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Describe two energy transfers that happen when car A and car B collide.

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