Car Collisions: Energy and Forces

Car Collisions: Energy and Forces

Assessment

Passage

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Easy

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Gerico Santos

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the most significant type of energy involved in car collisions?

Kinetic energy

Potential energy

Thermal energy

Chemical energy

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the kinetic energy of vehicles during a collision?

It is entirely lost

It is converted into sound and heat

It remains unchanged

It is converted into potential energy

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which force helps to slow down vehicles during a collision?

Gravitational force

Magnetic force

Frictional force

Electrostatic force

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to Newton's first law, what causes a moving object to change its motion?

Its own inertia

An external force

Its mass

Its speed

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Newton's third law state about the forces during a car collision?

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction

The force is proportional to the mass and acceleration

An object in motion stays in motion

The force is inversely proportional to the distance