Relation of Speed and Energy
Practice Questions
4th Grade Science › Relation of Speed and Energy
Which of these has the most speed and energy?
Peter sets up his toy train on the railroad tracks he has in a straight line. He has a tool to measure the speed the train is traveling in centimeters/second when he pushes it to go. He set a box at the end of the ramp for the train to crash into. He measures in centimeters how far the train pushes the box and records the data in a table.
What is Peter investigating in this experiment?
Peter sets up his toy train on the railroad tracks he has in a straight line. He has a tool to measure the speed the train is traveling in centimeters/second when he pushes it to go. He set a box at the end of the ramp for the train to crash into. He measures in centimeters how far the train pushes the box and records the data in a table.
What is Peter investigating in this experiment?
Which of these has the most speed and energy?
Mihika and Craig are racing cars down different sloped ramps. Mihika's car traveled down Slope A and Craig's traveled down Slope B. Mihika's car traveled further than Craig's. Craig wants to beat her in the next trial. What can he do to his ramp to make his car travel further?
A pencil is on a teacher's desk.
Why does the pencil remain motionless and NOT fall to the ground?
Mihika and Craig are racing cars down different sloped ramps. Mihika's car traveled down Slope A and Craig's traveled down Slope B. Mihika's car traveled further than Craig's. Craig wants to beat her in the next trial. What can he do to his ramp to make his car travel further?
A pencil is on a teacher's desk.
Why does the pencil remain motionless and NOT fall to the ground?
Peter sets up his toy train on the railroad tracks he has in a straight line. He has a tool to measure the speed the train is traveling in centimeters/second when he pushes it to go. He set a box at the end of the ramp for the train to crash into. He measures in centimeters how far the train pushes the box and records the data in a table.
What would happen to the distance the box moves if the train increases in speed?
Katie and Gordon were experimenting with two bowling balls. One of the bowling balls had a mass of 6 kilograms, and the other had a mass of 4 kilograms. They compared the force needed to roll each of the balls at the same speed. They also compared how much force it took to stop the balls when the balls were rolling at the same speed.
Which conclusion did the students MOST likely arrive at after experimenting with both bowling balls?