Mousetrap Car Energy Quiz

What type of energy is stored in the wound spring of a mousetrap car?

• Kinetic energy

• Elastic potential energy

• Thermal energy

• Chemical potential energy

When the mousetrap car is released, the spring's energy is converted into which type of energy?

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

• Chemical energy

• Gravitational energy

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Which of the following is an example of friction in a mousetrap car?

• The spring unwinding

• The wheels rolling against the ground

• The lever arm swinging

• The air resistance against the car

Which of Newton's Laws of Motion explains why a mousetrap car initially at rest begins to move when the trap is released?

• Newton's First Law of Motion (Inertia)

• Newton's Second Law of Motion (Force and Acceleration)

• Newton's Third Law of Motion (Action and Reaction)

• None of the above

How does increasing the mass of a mousetrap car affect its acceleration?

• It increases the acceleration.

• It decreases the acceleration.

• It has no effect on the acceleration.

• It depends on the type of wheels used.

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Which of the following best describes the energy transformations that occur in a mousetrap car?

• Kinetic energy → Potential energy → Chemical energy

• Potential energy → Kinetic energy → Heat and sound energy

• Chemical energy → Kinetic energy → Potential energy

• Heat energy → Kinetic energy → Potential energy

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Which modification would most likely improve the efficiency of energy transformations in a mousetrap car?

• Increasing the mass of the car

• Using rougher materials for the axles

• Lubricating the moving parts

• Increasing the length of the string

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According to the law of conservation of energy, what happens to the total energy of a mousetrap car system as it moves?

• It increases.

• It decreases.

• It remains constant.

• It fluctuates randomly.

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If you could measure the total energy of a mousetrap car system at the start and end of its motion, what would you expect to find?

• The total energy at the start would be greater.

• The total energy at the end would be greater.

• The total energy would be the same.

• The total energy would fluctuate.

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Which of Newton's laws explains why the mousetrap car moves forward when the trap is released?

• Newton's First Law of Motion

• Newton's Second Law of Motion

• Newton's Third Law of Motion

• All of the above