Chapter 8 Science Review

Cassie is holding a basketball. What type of energy will move the basketball?

• mechanical energy

• chemical energy

• light energy

• sound energy

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What is the relationship between speed and energy?

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  As speed increases, energy stays the same

• There is no relationship between speed and energy

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  As speed increases, energy increases

• 
  As speed increases, energy decreases

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On a windy day, Pat’s hat blew off her head and across the yard. What caused the hat to move?

• the gravity of the wind

• the energy of the wind

• the matter of the hat

• the speed of the hat

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Kelly and Donelle were sailing a boat on the bay. They wondered what made the boat move and change its position.

Select the words that complete the sentence to explain the movement of the boat.

The boat moved because it received __________ from the ____________

• motion, water

• energy, wind

• speed, sails

• motion, wind

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Randi and Melanie are at the top of a hill on their sled. Their friend helps them start moving.

What force is their friend using to make them move?

• push

• pull

• speed

• motion

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Sandy and Annie are playing mini-golf. Annie begins by swinging hard and hitting the ball with a strong blow. Then Sandy swings softly at the ball, giving it a light tap.

How is the effect of a hard push on the ball different from a soft push?

• A hard push moves the ball more slowly and in only one direction.

• A hard push moves the ball more slowly and over less distance.

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  A hard push moves the ball faster and in different directions.

• A hard push moves the ball faster and farther.

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Imagine you are bowling with family and it's your turn. You roll the bowling ball and hit all the pins! STRIKE! What occurred when the bowling ball hit the pins?

• energy loss

• energy transfer

• collision

• deceleration

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How can the energy from a pin cause motion or change?

• the pin can create motion by generating heat energy

• the pin causes change by absorbing light energy.

• the pin moves by using electrical energy directly.

• if the pin falls it could hit another pin, causing it to hit another, and it keep going until they all fall down

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Sam and Betsy are trying to win a prize at the fair by throwing beanbags at cans. Sam’s tosses always strike a can, but they do not knock it over.

What can Sam change to knock down more cans?

• Use a lighter beanbag.

• Change the direction of the throws.

• Apply more force to the beanbag.

• Apply less force when throwing the beanbag.

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What type of energy is being used when your body uses glucose for energy?

• chemical energy

• electrical energy

• mechanical energy

• light energy

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