Speed Measurement
Energy of Motion
Bouncing balls
changes in motion
100

What is the unit for measuring speed in the United States?

What is miles per hour (mph)?

100

 What is energy?

What is the ability to cause change?

100

What happens when you gently drop a ball?

What is it bounces not very high?

100

What happens to your hand when you catch a fast-moving ball?

 What is your hand moves backward?

200

If a car travels at 80 kph, how far will it travel in one hour?

What is 80 kilometers?

200

 When a ball is thrown faster, what happens to its motion energy?

What is it increases?

200

How does a hard throw affect how high a ball bounces?

What is it bounces higher?

200

How does a slow ball affect the bucket when it rolls into it?

What is it doesn’t move the bucket very far?

300

How does speed affect how hard a ball hits your hand?

What is a faster ball hits harder?

300

How do we know a faster ball has more energy than a slower ball?

What is greater changes when it hits something?

300

What sound does a ball make when thrown hard against the ground?

What is a loud "BWANG!"?

300

What kind of changes occur when catching a ball thrown with different speeds

What is greater changes with faster speeds?

400

Which unit of speed do many countries use instead of mph?

What is kilometers per hour (kph)?

400

Why do players wear heavy gloves when catching a baseball?

What is to protect their hands from the energy of the ball?

400

Why does a ball bounce higher when thrown down with more strength?

What is because it has greater energy?

400

What does a higher bounce indicate about a ball's motion energy?

What is it has greater motion energy?

500

What happens to a ball's speed when it rolls down a steep ramp?

What is it increases?

500

 What can you observe when a ball bounces higher?

What is it has greater energy of motion?

500

How can you show that a fast-moving ball is more energetic than a slow-moving one?

What is by comparing the height of the bounces?

500

How can you tell if a ball is moving quickly?

What is by observing the changes it causes?