Activity 1 Energy
When two objects bump into each other, causing an exchange or transformation of energy.
Collision
Energy that is stored; energy that matter has because of its position.
Potential Energy
The rate at which an object moves or operates. This can be thought of as the amount of time it takes to complete a task.
Speed
When two objects collide or bump into each other, causing an exchange or transformation of energy.
Collision
The use of technology and science to solve problems
Engineering
The ability to do work
Energy
Energy that an object has because of its motion.
Kinetic Energy
You figured this out by using a ramp.
How speed and energy effects the distance
A collision with no loss of kinetic energy.
Elastic Collision
A simple machine that is a sloping (or slanted) ramp that can be used to raise or lower a load by sliding. The slanted ramp helps to move things between lower and higher levels.
Incline plane
In 1930, what did the doctors start putting in their cars?
Seatbelts
A result of force moving an object a certain distance.
work
How does the amount of potential energy, or energy stored in the vehicle just before it rolls down the ramp, affect the distance traveled by the vehicle?
The more potential energy, the greater the speed and distance the object will travel.
A collision in which part of the kinetic energy is changed into another form of energy. This may result in objects “sticking together,” such as when a large truck collides with a small car and pushes it over a distance.
Inelastic collision
A limitation or a restriction such as time, materials, or size
Constraints
A person who is trained to use technology and science to solve problems.
Engineer
Explain when the skater in the simulation has the greatest amount of potential energy.
The highest point on the ramp.
How do you figure out the average of a number?
Add all numbers and the divide by the total number of numbers you added.
A bumper car collision is what type of collision?
Elastic Collision
A working model than can be tested and evaluated.
Prototype
A push or pull that can make an object move, stop moving, or change directions
Force
Explain when the skater in the simulation has the greatest amount of kinetic energy
At the bottom of the ramp when in (motion)
The instrument you built to show potential and kinetic energy?
pendulum
What is an example of an inelastic collision?
Car accident
The engineering design process has these 5 steps...
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