Energy Quiz

What makes things happen?

• density

• computers

• matter

• energy

Which of these is NOT true about energy?

• it makes a baseball fly

• it moves wind turbines

• you can hold it in your hand

• it knocks down bowling pins

In science, when one object runs into another we call it a __________.

• crash

• hit

• strike

• collision

As an object moves faster, it has more of what to transfer?

• weight

• energy

• density

• matter

When a hockey puck hits a plexiglass barrier some of the energy is converted into what?

• sound only

• sound and heat

• matter and heat

• sound and matter

Which of the following is NOT an example of potential/stored energy?

• hamburger

• falling apple

• sled at the top of a hill

• a stretched

  rubber band

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

The ability to do work.

• Energy

• Force

• Friction

• Mass

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

A student pushes ball X down a ramp with different speeds. In which setup will ball X hit ball Y with the LEAST amount of energy.

• 10 cm per second

• 8 cm per second

• 5 cm per second

• 1 cm per second