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Kinetic Energy: Speed, Mass, and the Equation

Kinetic Energy: Speed, Mass, and the Equation

Assessment

Interactive Video

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Science

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6th - 10th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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NGSS
MS-PS3-1, HS-PS3-2, MS-PS3-5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Liam Anderson

Used 22+ times

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

NGSS.MS-PS3-1
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NGSS.HS-PS3-2
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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is kinetic energy?

Energy due to an object's position

Energy due to an object's motion

Energy from the sun

Energy stored in chemical bonds

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following objects has kinetic energy?

A stationary car

A moving plane

A book on a table

A rock at rest

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does speed affect kinetic energy?

Kinetic energy decreases with speed

Kinetic energy is not affected by speed

Kinetic energy is inversely proportional to speed

Kinetic energy increases with speed

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do fast-moving objects have more kinetic energy?

They have more energy transferred to them

They have more mass

They are larger in size

They are closer to the ground

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If two objects have the same speed, which one has more kinetic energy?

The one with a larger volume

The one with a higher temperature

The one with more mass

The one with less mass

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the kinetic energy equation?

E_k = 1/2 * m * v

E_k = m * v

E_k = 1/2 * m * v^2

E_k = m * v^2

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NGSS.HS-PS3-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the kinetic energy equation, what does 'm' stand for?

Momentum

Mass

Motion

Magnitude

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NGSS.HS-PS3-2

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