Scalars and Vectors
X vs. t graphs
V vs t graphs
A vs t graphs
Completely random stuff
Tough graphs
100

The formula for this is distance over time

What is speed?

100

The direction this object is moving

What is to the right (or positive)?

100

What are the units for both axes on this graph

What is m/s and seconds? 

100

Make a statement about the acceleration of this object

What is constant or positive?

100

Name a species of Oak Tree that grows in Tennessee

white, red, pin, chestnut, bur, black, post

100

Fully describe the acceleration present in this graph

What is constant negative acceleration?

200

This means the change in position of an object

What is displacement?

200

The slope of this graph represents

What is the velocity?

200

Two statements that can be made about the velocity of this graph are

What is negative (to the left) and constant?

200

What is happening to the velocity of this object

What is increasing at a constant rate?  (or just increasing)

200

Another word for homeostasis in science is....

What is equilibrium?

200

Fully describe the acceleration in this graph

What is constant and positive and then what is constant and negative?

300

Name two scalars

What are speed and distance?

300

The velocity of this object is

What is constant?

or

What is positive?

300

Make a statement about the acceleration of this graph

What is 0?  (or likewise)

300

One thing that could be true about this object is

What is no acceleration?

What is constant velocity?

What is not moving?

300

Actress Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives, among others) was recently charged and sent to jail for her role in a college admissions scandal.

This well known actor is her husband.

What is William H. Macy?

400

Name three vectors

What are displacement, velocity, and acceleration?

400

The acceleration of this object is

What is 0?  (or similar)

400

Crossing the x-axis on this graph represents what on this graph

What is a change in direction?

400

What can you not tell from this graph

What is direction?

400

This state houses The Basketball Hall of Fame

What is Massachusetts?

500

Formula for velocity

What is displacement over time? 

500

Describe the motion of this object including direction

What is moving to the right and speeding up? (or likewise)

500

Make two statements about the acceleration of this graph

What is constant and positive?

500

Assume this object is moving left, what can you conclude about its motion.

What is slowing down?

500

If a scuba diver ascends to the surface to quickly they can get a condition known as "the bends."  What gas that dissolves into the blood is the primary cause of the bends

What is nitrogen?

600

Formula for acceleration

What is change in velocity over time?

600

Make a statement including direction about this graph

What is going right.  Speeding up, the stopping and then speeding back up? (or similar)

600

Describe the motion of this graph

What is going left and slowing down, stops, then goes right and speeds up?

600

What is one one thing that can be learned from this graph and four things that are possible for this graph

What is 0 acceleration?

What is constant velocity?

What is moving right?

What is moving right?

What is not moving?

600

How many different types of apples are known (Dr. Weeks will judge your answer on closeness to the actual answer)

What is at least 7500?

600

Fully explain why you can't tell if this object is speeding up or slowing down? explain why you can't tell if this object is speeding up or slowing down

What is could be speeding up to the right acceleration or slowing down to the left?

700

This element gives the blood of mammals its red color.

What is iron?

700

Describe the direction, velocity, and acceleration for all parts of the graph

What is right to left?

What is slowing down and then speeding up?

What is negative acceleration?

800

The blood of lobsters is this color.

What is blue?

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