Energy and Motion Quiz

Hugo was kicking a soccer ball across a grassy field. The first time that Hugo kicked the ball, it rolled slowly across the grass and came to a stop. Then Hugo kicked the soccer ball again. The soccer ball had more energy after the second kick than it did after the first kick if

• the ball moved faster after the second kick.

• the ball moved in the same direction after the second kick.

• the ball moved in the opposite direction after the second kick.

• the ball moved slower after the second kick.

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Dana's car breaks down on a flat road. She has to move the car back to a service station. Dana pushes the car, and it moves slowly at first. The car moves faster as Dana pushes harder. What happens to the energy of the car as it moves faster?

• There is no relationship between the energy of the car and its speed.

• The energy of the car increases as its speed increases.

• The energy of the car remains the same as its speed increases.

• The energy of the car decreases as its speed increases.

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Directions: Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. Two brothers are playing bumper cars. Carl is driving car #6 in a straight line. William is coming up behind him in car #39. If William's car hits Carl's car, how will the energy of the two cars change? Car #6 will ___ energy, and car #39 will ___ energy.

• Car #6 will gain energy, and car #39 will lose energy.

• Car #6 will lose energy, and car #39 will gain energy.

• Both cars will gain energy.

• Both cars will lose energy.

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Claire is skating across a frozen pond. Which of these would cause Claire's energy of motion to increase?

• decreasing her speed

• increasing her speed

• removing her skates

• changing her direction

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Barry was playing pool. He struck the cue ball (the white ball) with his cue stick. The ball moved toward the other balls that were sitting, all touching each other, in the middle of the pool table. What happened when the cue ball hit one of the other balls?

• The cue ball and the ball it hit lost energy.

• Only the cue ball lost energy.

• All of the balls lost energy.

• All of the balls except the cue ball lost energy.

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Directions: Select the correct location on the diagram. Devon ran a race on a flat track. He did not keep a constant speed during the race. At which point on the track did Devon have the most energy of motion?

• 2.1 m/s

• 4.5 m/s

• 3.9 m/s

• 4.7 m/s

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Mango the parrot jumped very quickly toward an empty paper cup. When she hit the cup, it moved into the air and fell off the table. What happened when Mango hit the cup?

• Both Mango and the cup gained energy.

• Energy was transferred from the cup to Mango.

• Energy was transferred from Mango to the cup.

• Both Mango and the cup lost energy.

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A ferret took a running jump and landed on a skateboard. Before the ferret landed on it, the skateboard was not moving. When the ferret landed on the skateboard, it started moving. Some of the ferret's ______ was transferred to the skateboard. The skateboard moved more ______ than the ferret had been moving when he landed on it.

• Some of the ferret's energy was transferred to the skateboard. The skateboard moved more slowly than the ferret had been moving when he landed on it.

• Some of the ferret's weight was transferred to the skateboard. The skateboard moved more quickly than the ferret had been moving when he landed on it.

• Some of the ferret's speed was transferred to the skateboard. The skateboard moved more rapidly than the ferret had been moving when he landed on it.

• Some of the ferret's mass was transferred to the skateboard. The skateboard moved more energetically than the ferret had been moving when he landed on it.

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A car company tested to see how a certain model of car did in a collision. Engineers at the company used two identical cars and drove them into the same brick wall at different speeds. Which of these is most likely true?

• Both cars were driven into the wall at the same speed.

• Car 2 was driven into the wall at a faster speed than car 1 was.

• Both cars stopped moving before they hit the wall.

• Car 1 was driven into the wall at a faster speed than car 2 was.

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Jamal has two identical metal cans. He lifts his foot in the air and slowly brings it down to put force on one of the metal cans. After Jamal lifts his foot back into the air, the metal can is bent in the middle. Jamal is going to use his foot in the same way to put force on the second metal can. What will most likely happen if Jamal moves his foot faster as he brings it down on the second metal can?

• The second metal can will become shaped like the top of Jamal's foot.

• The second metal can will not change shape.

• The second metal can will become less bent than the first metal can.

• The second metal can will become more bent than the first metal can.

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