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F.Y.I. Lego Balloon Vehicle Challenge

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If a Lego Balloon Vehicle traveled 1,245 cm, how many METERS would this be?

a)

12.45 m

b)

124.5 m

c)

1.245 m

d)

0.1245 m

e)

124,500 m

2.

The fact that ALL Lego Balloon Vehicles must move ONLY through power of balloon- no

pushing or use of other force- was a good example of a

____________________________________.

a)

control

b)

variable

c)

kinetic

d)

potential

e)

limitation

3.

The LENGTH of each designer's Lego Balloon Vehicle served as a _____________________________ in our experiment, because these measurements were much different for each designer.

a)

control

b)

variable

c)

kinetic

d)

potential

e)

limitation

4.

The balloon used by each designer for their Lego Balloon Vehicle served as a ________________________ in our experiment, because these were exactly the same for each designer.

a)

control

b)

variable

c)

kinetic

d)

potential

e)

limitation

5.

The name of the tool that we used to measure the distances in between the individual tiles, or the remaining distance not already known by the known measurements of the tiles, was called a __________________________________,

a)

triple beam balance

b)

meterstick

c)

metric ruler

d)

calculator

e)

stop watch

6.

An important factor that contributed to the success of each Lego Balloon Vehicle was the positioning and method of releasing the __________________________ energy of the balloon, which was essentially the "engine" of each vehicle.

a)

control

b)

variable

c)

kinetic

d)

potential

e)

limitation

7.

What is the formula for volume of a regular solid and the same formula we used to calculate the volume of our Lego Balloon Vehicle?

a)

mass ÷ volumemass\ \div\ volume

b)

length ×height × widthlength\ \times height\ \times\ width

c)

mass × lengthmass\ \times\ length

d)

length + height + widthlength\ +\ height\ +\ width

e)

length ÷ height widthlength\ \div\ height\ -\ width

8.

Access to the Lego pieces and the types of pieces that you were able to use served a ____________________ in our Lego Balloon Vehicle experiment because all designers had access to the same materials

a)

control

b)

variable

c)

kinetic

d)

potential

e)

limitation

9.

The exact measurement of each full sized tile in the hallway was ___________________.

a)

44.5 cm

b)

45.5 in

c)

45.5 cm

d)

45.5 m

e)

45.5 mm

10.

In our experiment to test the distance of various Lego Balloon Vehicles that we designed, the hallway that we raced each vehicle in would be considered a ___________________________________________ because the size of the hallway was exactly the same for each designer's test of their vehicle's performance

a)

control

b)

variable

c)

kinetic

d)

potential

e)

limitation

11.

When your balloon is BLOWN UP, WAITING to be released, it has _______________________________ energy.

a)

control

b)

variable

c)

kinetic

d)

potential

e)

limitation

12.

For purposes of our Lego Balloon Vehicle Challenge, the MINIMUM DISTANCE that your Lego Balloon Vehicle had to travel down the hallway in order to earn FULL-Credit or a 100, was a distance of ______________________

a)

2 m or 200 cm

b)

2 feet or 200 inches

c)

2 yards or 200 inches

d)

4 m or 400 cm

e)

6 feet or 600 inches

13.

A good example of _______________________________ imposed our designs that we created for our Lego Balloon Vehicle Challenge was the fact that all vehicles had to be directly powered by only a SINGLE balloon provided by Mr. Dunn. Every design, including real-world designs for real vehicles, have these restrictions put in place, mainly for safety or preservation of resources.

a)

control

b)

variable

c)

kinetic

d)

potential

e)

limitation

14.

The fact that Lego Balloon Vehicle prototypes could NOT have MORE THAN 4 wheels of the same type and not more than 6 wheels total, was an example of a(n) _____________________________ that are imposed on ALL designs. In real-world designs, these are usually done in the name of safety considerations.

a)

control

b)

variable

c)

kinetic

d)

potential

e)

limitation

15.

The name of the tool that we used to measure the MASS of each of our Lego Balloon Vehicles was called a __________________________________________

a)

triple beam balance

b)

meterstick

c)

metric ruler

d)

calculator

e)

stop watch

16.

You would see an increase in the _______________________ energy of your Lego Balloon Vehicle AFTER you released your balloon if you insured that your wheels turned freely and had superior coasting ability.

a)

control

b)

variable

c)

kinetic

d)

potential

e)

limitation

17.

What was the name of the tool that was BEST to use to measure the LENGTH, WIDTH, and HEIGHT of our Lego Balloon Vehicles?

a)

triple beam balance

b)

meterstick

c)

metric ruler

d)

calculator

e)

stop watch

18.

The size and type of wheels used by each designer for their Lego Balloon Vehicle served as a ___________________________ in our experiment, because these were different for each designer.

a)

control

b)

variable

c)

kinetic

d)

potential

e)

limitation

19.

The maximum dimensions allowed for the three measurements of your length, width, AND height of your Lego Balloon Vehicle was 30 cm. This is an example of a __________________ that was placed on ALL designers for this experiment.

a)

control

b)

variable

c)

kinetic

d)

potential

e)

limitation

20.

_______________ energy, is also known as motion energy because it the kind of energy that objects have when they are moving.

a)

control

b)

variable

c)

kinetic

d)

potential

e)

limitation

21.

Your balloon has _____________________________ energy when it is RELEASED- this is the same energy your Lego Balloon Vehicle has as it MOVES down the hallway?

a)

control

b)

variable

c)

kinetic

d)

potential

e)

limitation

22.

What would be the volume for a Lego Balloon Vehicle measuring 33 cm long, 9 cm wide, and 11cm high?

 length × width×heightlength\ \times\ width\times height  

a)

53 cm3

b)

3,267 cm3

c)

27 cm3

d)

286 cm3

23.

An easy way to increase the ____________________________________________ energy of your Lego Balloon Vehicle would be to blow up the balloon larger BEFORE you mount it on your vehicle.

a)

control

b)

variable

c)

kinetic

d)

potential

e)

limitation

24.

If a Lego Balloon Vehicle traveled 62.5 m, how many CENTIMETERS would this be?

a)

0.0625 cm

b)

0.625 cm

c)

6.25 cm

d)

6,250 cm

e)

62,500 cm