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WorksheetsBalloon Car Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the main transfer of energy taking place in the balloon racer car?
a)
thermal to sound
b)
potential to kinetic
c)
kinetic to potential
d)
sound to thermal
2.
Why doesn't the balloon racer car travel forever?
a)
The force of friction causes the balloon car to slow down.
b)
An outside force, like a wall or other object may make it stop.
c)
Both answers are correct
3.
In the balloon car challenge what represented the axels?
a)
straw
b)
wooden skewers
c)
balloon
d)
bottle caps
4.
What was the purpose of the balloon in the balloon car challenge?
a)
stability
b)
pressure
c)
balance
d)
power
5.
All moving objects have —
a)
potential energy
b)
kinetic energy
c)
force
d)
moving
6.
During a school science fair, a student demonstrates a balloon car. The potential energy in this balloon car is what?
a)
Kinetic energy of the moving car
b)
Potential energy stored in a battery
c)
Energy stored in the inflated balloon
d)
Thermal energy generated by friction
7.
What can be used as wheels for the balloon-powered car?
a)
Cans
b)
CDs
c)
Stones
d)
Books
8.
What does Newton's third law of motion state?
a)
Objects in motion stay in motion
b)
Force equals mass times acceleration
c)
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
d)
Energy cannot be created or destroyed
9.
What is the force that propels a balloon car forward?
a)
Rubber bands stretching
b)
Gravity pulling the car
c)
Magnetism attracting the car
d)
Air escaping from the balloon
10.
If 3 cars had the same body mass, which car will accelerate the greatest?
a)
A car with a balloon with little air.
b)
A car with a balloon with medium air.
c)
A car with a balloon with a lot of air.
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