Physical Science Milestone Review

A car stopped at the top of the ramp has...

• heat energy

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• mechanical energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

In an amusement park a moving bumper car (car 1) collides with a bumper car at rest (car 2) and, after the collision, both cars move. If momentum is conserved, which statement is correct?

• The momentum of car 1 increases and the momentum of car 2 decreases

• The momentum of car 1 decreases and the momentum of car 2 increases

• The total momentum of both cars increase

• The total momentum of both cars decrease

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

To pull up a bucket of water from a well, George pulled hard on a handle to wind up a rope. Which kind of energy was George applying to the handle?

• chemical energy

• frictional energy

• potential energy

• mechanical energy

What is the process by which heat energy gets to Earth from the sun?

• conduction

• radiation

• subduction

• convection

Which situation is an example of increasing potential energy?

• pulling a wagon uphill

• emptying a bucket of water

• a cat jumping from a tree

• a bicyclist stopping at a stop sign

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

How do microwaves cook food?

• by using elctromagnetic waves and the process of radiation

• by using hot air currents through the process of convection

• by using the movement of charged particles through the process of induction

• by using direct contact of moving particles through the process of conduction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What form of energy is associated with the movement of charges, usually electrons?

• chemical

• electrical

• heat

• sound

energy is produced when a force causes a substance to vibrate, and the energy transferred through the substance in a wave. 

• heat

• light

• mechanical

• sound

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which term refers to the rate of change in motion?

• acceleration

• speed

• momentum

• velocity

A car is traveling down a hill. Which if the following will affect the amount of energy the car has?

• how long the car is

• the day of time

• how much the car weighs

• the color of the car

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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