Genius Challenge - Collisions

What makes things happen?

• matter

• computers

• energy

• density

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Which of these is NOT true about energy?

• it moves wind turbines

• it knocks down bowling pins

• it makes a baseball fly

• you can hold it in your hand

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In science, when one object runs into another we call it a ____________.

• crash

• hit

• strike

• collision

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What happens when Dr. Jeff's mom collides with Izzy?

• nothing

• Dr. Jeff's mom flies back

• Izzy flies back

• they both fly back

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To make a fair test or experiment you should change __________ variable(s) at a time.

• one

• two

• three

• four

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What is transferred at the instant the bat hits the ball?

• matter

• energy

• sound

• light

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As an object moves faster, it has more of what to transfer?

• weight

• density

• energy

• matter

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If you increase the weight of a moving object, the amount of energy it can transfer does what?

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• none of these

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What do we call the section of a car that absorbs energy in a collision?

• windshield

• bumper

• hood

• crumple zone

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When a hockey puck hits a plexiglass barrier some of the energy is converted into what?

• sound and heat

• sound and matter

• matter and heat

• sound only

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