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Energy and Motion Basics
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Energy and Motion Basics
Explore how energy and motion show up in everyday life. Read each scenario and show your thinking for the calculations.
Energy on the Move
1.A skateboard rolls down a ramp. Which kind of energy does it have because it is moving?
- Kinetic energy
- Gravitational potential energy
- Chemical energy
- Sound energy
2.A toy car is held at the top of a ramp, ready to roll. What kind of energy does it have because of its position above the floor?
3.Select the two objects that are moving: a rolling soccer ball, a stretched spring, a flying kite, or a book resting on a desk.
- A rolling soccer ball
- A stretched spring
- A flying kite
- A book resting on a desk
4.A ball is at the top of a ramp, while another ball is rolling at the bottom. Which ball has more gravitational potential energy? Which ball is moving?
Measure the Motion
5.A cyclist travels 18 miles in 3 hours at a steady speed. Calculate the cyclist’s speed in miles per hour. Show the calculation.
6.A robot moves 45 feet in 9 seconds. What is its average speed in feet per second? Show how you worked it out.
7.Motion is a change in an object’s position over time. A dog runs from the porch to the yard. What has changed?
8.Two identical toy cars roll down the same ramp. Car A moves faster than Car B. Which car has more energy of motion?
- Car A has more kinetic energy because it is moving faster.
- Car B has more kinetic energy because it is slower.
- They have no kinetic energy because they are toys.
- They must have exactly the same kinetic energy.
Energy All Around Us
9.A student eats a snack before a soccer game. What kind of energy stored in the food can the body use to move and think?
10.A bouncing ball rises to a lower height after each bounce and eventually stops. Where does some of its motion energy go? Name two forms it can change into.
11.A playground seesaw is still at rest. True or false: because it is not moving, it cannot have any stored energy.
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