Mystery 2 Energizing Everything

What pattern do you notice?

• Mateo always went faster than Katy and Robb.

• Katy always went faster than Mateo and Robb

• Robb always went faster than Mateo and Katy.

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Why does the same person always win the sled race?

• Mateo always starts at the highest part of the hill which makes him go slower.

• Mateo is the shortest; therefore, the lightest and fastest.

• Mateo always starts at the highest part of the hill which makes him go faster.

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Robb wants to win the next sled race. He asks for your advice. What would you tell him he should change in order to win?

• Start at the bottom of the hill.

• Start at the top of the hill.

• Start in the middle of the hill.

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In the picture above, Camila hits the white ball from her current position. What do you predict will most likely happen?

• The white ball will hit the 3-ball and make a sound. Then the 3-ball will start to move.

• The white ball will hit the 3-ball, but will not make a sound. Then the 3-ball will start to move.

• The white ball will hit the 7-ball and make a sound. Then the 7-ball will start to move.

• The white ball will hit the 7-ball, but will not make a sound. Then the 7-ball will start to move.

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If Camila gets the 11-ball into the corner pocket (see arrow), then she wins the game! What is the biggest problem that might prevent Camila from winning the game?

• The 4-ball is in the left corner. There may not be enough energy transferred to the 4-ball to get it to move

• The 5-ball and 3-ball are in front of the 11-ball. There may not be enough energy transferred to the 11-ball to get it to move

• The 5-ball and 3-ball are in front of the 11-ball. There is no way to get energy to the 11-ball or get it to move.

• The 5-ball and 3-ball are in front of the 11-ball. There may be too much energy transferred to the 11-ball to get it to move.

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What do you predict will most likely happen if Camila lightly taps the white ball, giving it just a small amount of energy?

• The white ball will transfer energy to the 5-ball. The 5-ball will move a little and then stop.

• The white ball will transfer energy to the 5-ball. Then the 5-ball will transfer energy to the 4-ball. The 4-ball will move a little and then stop.

• The white ball will transfer energy to the 5-ball. Then the 5-ball will transfer energy to the 3-ball. Then the 3-ball will transfer energy to the 11-ball. The 11-ball will move and may go into the right corner pocket.

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What do you predict will most likely happen if Camila hits the white ball really hard, giving it a large amount of energy?

• The white ball will transfer energy to the 5-ball. The 5-ball will move a little and then stop.

• The white ball will transfer energy to the 5-ball. Then the 5-ball will transfer energy to the 4-ball. The 4-ball will move a little and then stop.

• The white ball will transfer energy to the 5-ball. Then the 5-ball will transfer energy to the 3-ball. Then the 3-ball will transfer energy to the 11-ball. The 11-ball will move and go into the right corner pocket.

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