Energy & Collisions

The moment the bat touches the ball, energy from the moving bat is transferred to what?

• The baseball player

• The ball

• The bat

• The field

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An encounter between two objects. After the encounter, there is a change in energy.

• Transformation

• Energy

• Collision

• Friction

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The ability to do work.

• Energy

• Force

• Friction

• Mass

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A push or a pull on an object.

• Friction

• Mass

• Energy

• Force

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The energy an object has when it is in motion.

• Potential Energy

• Sound Energy

• Light Energy

• Kinetic Energy

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The amount of matter in an object; related to how heavy an object is.

• Friction

• Energy

• Speed

• Mass

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A car traveling at a slow speed runs into a stopped car. A car moving at a fast speed runs into a stopped car. Which one would cause the most damage?

• The damage would be the same

• The fast-moving car would cause more damage

• The slow moving car would cause more damage

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Which has more kinetic energy, a fast horse or a stopped horse?

• Neither has kinetic energy

• They have the same kinetic energy

• The fast horse

• The stopped horse

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If a 7 pound ball and a 1 pound ball are rolling along at the same speed, which ball has more kinetic energy?

• The 7 pound ball

• The 1 pound ball

• They have the same amount of kinetic energy

• There is not enough information to answer this question

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A basketball and a bowling ball are moving at the same speed. What will happen when the two balls bump together?

• The motion of the ball will change in the exact same ways

• The motion of the bowling ball will change more than the motion of the basketball

• The motion of the basketball will change more than the motion of the bowling ball

• There will be no change to the motion of the balls

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