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Energy transfer in collisions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

____________ is a change in an object’s position.

a)

Collision

b)

Motion

2.

Energy it ________________.

a)

the ability to find a job.

b)

the ability to do work.

3.

When two or more objects hit each other with a force they experience a _____________.

a)

Collision

b)

Potential energy

4.

_____________________ states ”Energy cannot be created or destroyed. It can only change form”.

a)

Third Law of Newtown

b)

Conservation of energy

5.

Energy transfer is

a)

when an object is in motion.

b)

change energy from sound to heat sound.

c)

the movement of energy from object to another.

6.

___________________ is the tendency of an object in motion to stay in motion, and an object at rest stays at rest.

a)

Motion

b)

Inertia

7.

What is transferred at the instant the bat hits the ball?

a)

energy

b)

sound

c)

light

d)

matter

8.

As an object moves faster, it has more of what to transfer?

a)

weight

b)

energy

c)

density

d)

matter

9.

If you increase the weight of a moving object, the amount of energy it can transfer does what?

a)

stays the same

b)

decreases

c)

increases

d)

none of these

10.

What claim could you make about about this picture?

a)

A has the most potential energy.

b)

B has kinetic energy

c)

D has less potential than A.

d)

All of the above

11.

Which object has the most energy?

a)

plane

b)

baseball

c)

car

d)

runner

12.

Which coaster has the least amount of energy?

a)

Whirlwind

b)

Freestyle

c)

Xcelerator

d)

They're all the same.

13.

When you're bowling, kinetic energy from the bowling ball is transferred to the _________________.

a)

your shoes

b)

your hand

c)

floor

d)

pins

14.
Stretching a rubber band is an example of...
a)
Potential energy
b)
Kinetic energy
c)
Mechanical energy
15.
The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.  
a)
size and shape
b)
mass and speed
c)
mass and veloctiy
d)
mass and energy
16.

The ...................... an object the more damage it causes during crash.

a)

faster

b)

slower

17.

Which is not an example of a collision?

a)

A ball flies through the air.

b)

Catching a ball.          

18.
Batteries store energy as _________ energy.
a)
solar
b)
chemical
c)
electrical
19.
To explain Newton's cradle we talked about
a)
velocity and distance
b)
mass and weight
c)
energy and momentum
20.

Which vehicle would cause more damage to a brick home: a 1,500 pound compact car traveling at 50 mph or a 15,000 pound dump-truck traveling at 10 mph?

a)

The compact car because it's traveling faster

b)

The dump-truck, because it has more mass than the car

c)

There isn't enough information provided to determine the answer