Energy and Collisions

Mrs. Terrell and Mrs. Smith are rolling balls down a ramp. As the balls roll down the ramp, what do they gain?

• mass

• speed

• shape

• height

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A student pushes ball X down a ramp with different speeds. In which setup will ball X hit ball Y with the LEAST amount of energy.

• 10 cm per second

• 8 cm per second

• 5 cm per second

• 1 cm per second

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Mason has a small rubber ball. How can he design a test to see how the speed of the ball moving downward affects the energy of the ball?

• Drop the ball and then throw it up in the air and measure how high the ball bounces each time.

• Drop the ball on a hard floor and on a carpet and measure which surface makes the ball bounce higher.

• Drop the ball from the same height several times and measure whether it bounces the same height each time.

• Drop the ball and then throw it down toward the floor and measure how high it bounces each time.

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Which marble had the most energy?

• marble 1

• marble 2

• marble 3

• They had the same amount of energy.

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Using 2 different marble roller coaster tracks, how can you measure which marble moves the fastest down each track?

• Use a stopwatch to time how long it takes each marble to travel a certain distance.

• Measure how far each marble travels as it goes down the hill.

• Measure the heights of the two hills to decide which is taller.

• Roll both marbles down their hills at the same time.

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When creating a marble roller coaster track, in order to give the marble more energy as it rolls down, you need to make the track:

• longer

• rougher

• taller

• wider

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When thinking about wind and 3 different types of balls with different masses, wind will blow the ball with the _______ amout of mass the farthest.

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What happens to the energy after you clap your hands?

• It's stored in your muscles.

• It's destroyed because your hands stop moving.

• It's all used up, because your hands stop moving.

• The energy is changed into heat and sound.

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