Energy and Speed (4-PS3-1)

Liam likes to go bowling. The bowling alley has a camera that measures the speed of balls just before they hit the pins. The table shows the speed of some of Liam's balls. Use the table to answer the question.

Which ball had the most energy?

• Ball A

• Ball B

• Ball C

• Ball D

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Liam likes to go bowling. The bowling alley has a camera that measures the speed of balls just before they hit the pins. The table shows the speed of some of Liam's balls. Use the table to answer the question.

Which ball did Liam throw harder, Ball A or Ball D?

• Ball A, because throwing harder makes a ball go slower.

• Ball A, because throwing harder makes a ball go faster.

• Ball D, because throwing harder makes a ball go slower.

• Ball D, because throwing harder makes a ball go faster.

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Liam likes to go bowling. The bowling alley has a camera that measures the speed of balls just before they hit the pins. The table shows the speed of some of Liam's balls. Use the table to answer the question.

Predict which ball will knock down the most pins.

• Ball A, because it has the most energy

• Ball B, because it has the least energy

• Ball C, because it has the most energy

• Ball D, because it has the least energy

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When does a ball have the most energy of motion?

• When it is standing still.

• When it is rolling slowly across a floor.

• When it is rolling quickly down a tall, steep hill

• When it is rolling slowly down a low hill.

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Emma and her friends are racing toy cars on a race track. Emma can hear their wheels on the track. All the cars have the same mass. Each car is racing at a constant speed. Stop watches are used to time the cars. Emma records the results of the race in a table.

Using the data, Emma made the following claim: The red car traveled with the greatest kinetic energy. Is Emma's claim supported by the evidence?

• Yes, because the red car had the fastest speed.

• No, because the green car has the fastest speed.

• No, because the blue car traveled for the longest time.

• Yes, because the red car traveled the farthest distance.

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A student set up two ramps, as shown in Figure 1. She released a marble at the top of ramp 1. What will happen when the marble reaches Ramp 2?

• It will stop.

• It will slow down.

• It will move faster.

• It will gain energy.

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How does energy change when a player kicks a soccer ball to score a goal?

• The ball loses energy.

• The ball gains most of the energy of motion.

• Neither the ball nor the player’s foot gains energy.

• The player’s foot gains most of the energy of motion.

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Four runners are in a race. What can you infer about the runner who crosses the finish line first?

• The runner had the most energy.

• The runner had the longest stride.

• The runner had the slowest speed.

• The runner had the shortest distance to run.

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Your group is trying to determine what could cause this toy car to increase its energy.

Two of your classmates disagree about what would increase the energy of this car. They made these statements:

Amanda: Adding books to stack A will increase the energy.

Conrad: Removing books from stack A will increase the energy.

Which student is correct?

• A. Amanda

• B. Conrad

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Your group is trying to determine what could cause this toy car to increase its energy.

Amanda: Adding books to stack A will increase the energy.

Conrad: Removing books from stack A will increase the energy.

• A. Removing books from stack A will increase the speed.

• B. Adding books to stack A will increase the speed of the car, which means it has more energy of motion.

• C. Removing books from stack A will decrease the speed, which means there is more energy of motion.

• D. Adding books to stack A will decrease the speed of the car, which means it has less energy of motion.

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