Collision

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

• crash

• hit

• strike

• collision

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What do we call the section of a car that absorbs energy in a collision?

• windshield

• bumper

• hood

• crumple zone

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What is transferred at the instant the bat hits the ball?

• matter

• energy

• sound

• light

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If you increase the weight of a moving object, the amount of energy it can transfer does what?

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• none of these

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

• sound and heat

• sound and matter

• matter and heat

• sound only

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What happens when Dr. Jeff's mom collides with Izzy?

• nothing

• Dr. Jeff's mom flies back

• Izzy flies back

• they both fly back

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What is a collision?

• The emotion surrounding a word

• When two people work together

• When one object runs into another object

• When metal decays in water

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When was energy transferred in the baseball bat example?

• Energy was transferred at impact

• Energy was transferred before Jeff swung the bat

• Energy was transferred when Jeff picked up the bat

• Energy was not transferred

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What is an elastic collision?

• A collision where kinetic energy is conserved

• A collision where objects stick together

• A collision that occurs in a vacuum

• A collision that involves only gases

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In a perfectly inelastic collision, what happens to the colliding objects?

• They bounce off each other

• They stick together

• They explode

• They pass through each other

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