To describe the car's motion, a student should use its...

• direction and speed

• mass and volume

• speed and color

• volume and direction

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What would happen to this car if we increased its mass by putting 30 kilograms of mulch in the trunk?

• It's potential energy would increase

• Its potential energy would decrease.

• There would be no change in its potential energy.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What would happen to this car if we increased its speed from 20 miles per hour to 50 miles per hour?

• It's kinetic energy would increase

• Its kinetic energy would decrease.

• There would be no change in its kinetic energy.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Two boats are photographed at 3pm & 3:15 pm. 

Which best compares their motion?

• They are traveling in the same direction at equal  speeds. 

• They are traveling in opposite directions at equal speeds.

• They are traveling in the same direction, and boat 2 has a greater speed.

• They are traveling in opposite directions, and boat 2 has a slower speed.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which of these shows...

Groups:

(a) Kinetic Energy

,

(b) Potential Energy

,

(c) Neither Potential Nor Kinetic

• 5

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 1

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which roller coaster will and will not have enough kinetic energy at the bottom of the first hill to carry the car over the second hill?   

Groups:

(a) Will have enough

,

(b) Not Enough

• B

• C

• A

• D

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Look carefully at the picture, where does the roller coaster have the SAME AMOUNT OF POTENTIAL and KINETIC energy?

Groups:

(a) MOST KINETIC

,

(b) MOST POTENTIAL

,

(c) SAME POTENTIAL AND KINETIC

• A

• C

• B

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The roller coaster has the most (a)   energy at #3.

It has its most potential energy at ​ (b)   .

It ​ (c)   have enough energy to reach #5.

• kinetic
• #1
• #2
• #3
• potential
• will not
• will

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Energy is the ability to do ​ (a)   or to cause ​ (b)   .

Energy can occur in different ​ (c)   , can be ​ (d)   from one form to another,

but it cannot be ​ (e)   .

• work
• change
• forms
• transformed
• created or destroyed

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Put the words in the correct spots.

d

e

f

g

c

b

a

Radiant

Light

Thermal

Mechanical

Electrical

Heat

Sound

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4