Unit 5 Study Guide - Energy in Motion & Collision

What is energy ?

• The ability to perform work

• The ability to make things change or move

• The capacity to resist force

• The potential to create light and sound

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Using the data below, choose the correct explanation that relates the speed of an object to the energy of the object. 

• The faster an object is moving, the less energy it possess.

• The slower the object is moving, the more energy it possess.

•  The faster an object is moving, 

       the more energy it possesses.

  
  

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Which surface allowed the marble to travel the farthest distance according to the data table?

• Wax paper

• Aluminum foil

• Sandpaper

• The surface is not specified

What is the relationship between the speed of an object and its kinetic energy?

• The slower an object is moving, the more energy it possesses.

• The speed of an object does not affect its energy.

• The faster an object is moving, the more energy it possesses.

• The kinetic energy of an object is constant regardless of its speed.

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Check all examples of energy transfer.

• Energy transferred from a battery to a light bulb

• Energy transferred from the sun to solar panels

• Energy transferred from the stick to the puck in hockey

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Objects move faster when their mass is....

• EQUAL

• LESS

• MORE

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What happens when two or more objects hit each other with a force, according to the study guide?

• They experience a collision.

• They automatically stop moving.

• They merge into a single object.

• They repel each other.

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What happens to the energy of a large object when it collides with a small object?

• The energy is destroyed.

• There is a large change to the motion of the large object.

• There is a small change to the motion of the large object.

• The small object gains no energy.

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What is likely to happen when a bowling ball is moving faster?

• The bowling ball will knock over fewer pins.

• The bowling ball will have less energy.

• The bowling ball will knock over more pins.

• The speed of the bowling ball does not affect the number of pins knocked over.

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If you pedal faster while riding a bike, what will happen to your energy?

• The energy will decrease.

• The energy will remain the same.

• The energy will increase.

• The energy will be transferred to the bike only.

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