Types of Collisions and Effects Worksheet

Which type of collision is this an example of? A baseball crashes into a window and breaks it.

• A

• B

• C

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which type of collision is this an example of? Two shopping carts roll toward each other in a parking lot and smash together, bending their frames.

• A

• B

• C

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which type of collision is this an example of? A glass vase falls off a table and shatters when it hits the floor.

• A

• B

• C

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Which type of collision is this an example of? A balloon drifts across the room and bumps into a wall, then bounces away.

• A

• B

• C

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which type of collision is this an example of? Two rubber balls roll toward each other and bounce apart.

• A

• B

• C

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Whether the window breaks or not when you throw a ball towards it depends on what?

• The force with which the ball hits the window

• The color of the ball

• The time of day

• The number of people playing catch

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which term means up and down?

• vertical

• horizontal

A collision can cause the objects involved to change ______ and/or change motion.

• shape

• color

• temperature

• sound

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

When any two objects collide, they each exert ____ on each other.

• forces

• contact

• energy transfer

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

When objects collide, one will transfer ___ to the other.

• energy

• color

• shape

• mass

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5