Energy & Motion

If two objects with different weights are traveling at the same speed, the lighter object has...

• less energy than the heavier object

• more energy than the heavier object

• an unpredictable amount of energy

• the same amount of energy as the heavier object

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Scientists say that energy is conserved because energy...

• cannot be transferred between objects

• is created when a still object starts moving

• can be stored in objects

• cannot be created or destroyed

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Which of the following is an example of an object with energy?

• a car rolling down a hill

• all of these

• a basketball bouncing on a court

• wind blowing a leaf through the air

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A splash created by a rock dropped in water is an example of...

• transferring energy

• storing energy

• saving energy

• creating energy

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What happens when two objects collide?

• Energy is transferred from one object to another.

• Energy is changed into force.

• Energy is created, and the objects move faster.

• Energy is destroyed, and the objects move slower.

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When two objects of the same weight, traveling at different speeds collide, both objects...

• stop moving

• change direction and move at a slower speed

• change direction and move at a faster speed

• bounce backward and travel at their original speed

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Some of the energy transferred during a collision can produce...

• heat

• light

• all of these

• sound

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When does a golf ball have the most energy of motion?

• when it is sitting on the ground

• when you place it in a golf bag

• when it lands on the grass and stops moving

• when it is hit hard off the ground

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When an object slows down, its energy of motion

• decreases

• increases

• remains the same

• is zero

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An object with potential energy...

• has the ability to move

• has lost all of its energy

• does not gain or lose energy

• is not able to cause change

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