May The Force Be With You
What is W = F x D?
The formula to calculate work done.
Food and gasoline supply this type of energy
chemical energy
This famous scientist who wrote about three laws of motion was born on the day Galileo died.
Sir Isaac Newton
What is the unit used to measure force?
newton
What is the name of a shape that offers the least resistance to currents of air or water?
streamlined
What is a joule?
The unit, which is equal to a force of 1 newton moving an object 1 meter, is used to measure work done.
When a caterpillar chews on a leaf and then crawls away, chemical energy is converted to ______ energy.
kinetic
When a bowling ball and golf ball are dropped at the same time, this happens....
They hit the ground at the same time
What is the unit of measure used to measure work AND energy?
Joules
What is the name of a basic force of the universe?
gravity
Thanks to this, bridges and buildings stand instead of collapse..
forces in equilibrium
Kinetic energy that is heard is called ______.
sound
This animal uses liquid lubricant to move across the ground..
snail or slug
What is the unit of measure used to measure electrical force?
Volts
What is a part of a pendulum that is like a falling body?
bob
This non contact force has a special effect on iron atoms..
magnetism
Power, the rate of doing work, is measured in _____.
watts
The force of like poles of magnets allows passengers to travel at high speeds in this form of transportation..
Maglev trains (magnetic levitation trains)
What is the unit of measure used to measure heat energy from food?
Calories
The formula for calculating this is Distance/Time
Speed
This large ocean dwelling animal demonstrates jet propulsion and Newton's Third Law of Motion when it swims.
Squid
This law says that energy is never lost or destroyed...
Law of Conservation of Energy
What are two things that are always changing, yet always the same?
matter and energy
What is the unit of measure used to measure power?
watt
What is the study of matter and energy?
physics