Collisions

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

• crash
• hit
• strike
• collision

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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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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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Mitch and Shawn are practicing tossing a ball at PE. They both toss a baseball straight up in the air and prepare to catch it. What will change during the time that the ball is in the air?

• the ball's color

• the ball's size

• the ball's shape

• the ball's position

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The illustration shows Erica and Brian playing with toy cars. Describes what happens to the cars as they LEAVE THE BOTTOM of the ramp?

• The car speed up.

• The car crash into each other

• The car changes direction

• The car come to a stop

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The video shows a time lapse of a car over 3 seconds. What can you conclude about the car?

• A. The car stayed in the same position.

• B. The car is moving backwards.

• C. The car is in motion.

• D. The car made a turn.

10. Some friends experimented with rolling marbles down ramps. The students released a marble from the top of a ramp that was 45 centimeters high. The students performed 5 trials, recording observations about the motion of the marble. Which statement is a likely observation that students made?

• A. The marble's motion stopped midway down the ramp after each release.

• B. The marble traveled in reverse after each release.

• C. The marble traveled down the ramp at one speed.

• D. The marble's speed increased as it traveled down the ramp.

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If an object changes position it is in...

• speed

• direction

• mass

• motion