Energy and Motion Quiz

A portable game player stops working because the batteries are dead. What type of energy does the game player need to begin working again?

• Mechanical energy

• Thermal energy

• Sound energy

• None of the above

In an activity, students are given a circuit diagram. Which statement explains why the buzzer will NOT sound when the switch is open?

• Sound energy from the buzzer cannot travel through the open switch.

• Electrical energy produced by the switch cannot travel through the opening to produce sound energy.

• Sound energy from the battery cannot travel to the buzzer through the open switch.

• Electrical energy from the battery cannot travel through the open switch to produce sound energy.

What do all the objects below have in common?

• They all refract light.

• They all reflect light.

• They are all conductors.

• They all make objects appear smaller.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Students investigate motion with toy cars and ramps. The students build two ramps. The first ramp is 12 centimeters high, and the second ramp is 25 centimeters high. The students release a car from the top of each ramp and measure the distance the car travels. Which of the following results is most likely to happen?

• The car rolling down Ramp 1 will travel farther than the car rolling down Ramp 2.

• The car rolling down Ramp 2 will travel farther than the car rolling down Ramp 1.

• Both cars will travel the same distance.

• Neither car will travel any distance.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

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A boy pushes a cart across the floor. What is the push most likely to change?

• The mass of the cart

• The shape of the cart

• The position of the cart

• All of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which kind of energy is produced by the bulb in the circuit?

• Electrical

• Mechanical

• Light

• Sound

A student constructs a graphic organizer to record data about the behavior of light. Which of the following objects could complete the graphic organizer?

• Wooden boat

• Prism

• Mirror

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Students drop a marble into a pan of flour from different heights. For each height, they measure the depth of the crater made in the flour. Which tool would be best for measuring the depth of the craters?

• Meter stick

• Metric ruler

• Hand lens

• Graduated cylinder

A student watches a ball roll off the table. Which arrow represents the force that causes the ball to begin motion?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

After a circuit investigation, four students draw diagrams representing circuits. Which student designs an accurate diagram of a closed circuit?

• Student A

• Student B

• Student C

• Student D