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Motion and Energy Vocab

Authored by Courtney Loving

Science

5th - 8th Grade

NGSS covered

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Motion and Energy Vocab
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the distance traveled divided by the time interval during which the motion occurs

speed

velocity

acceleration

force

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the kinetic energy of a substance's atoms?

thermal energy

potential energy

mechanical energy

temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the speed of an object in a particular direction?

work

energy

velocity

acceleration

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a measure of how hot (or cold) something is: specifically a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object?

velocity

thermal energy

kinetic energy

temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the amount of work an object can do because of the object's kinetic and potential energies?

acceleration

energy

mechanical energy

thermal energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the rate at which velocity changes over time?

speed

acceleration

work

energy

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the energy that an object has because of the position, shape, or condition of the object?

potential energy

kinetic energy

mechanical energy

thermal energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

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