What's the potential energy formula?
mgh
bonus -- what's the value of g?
Velocity is the rate of change of...
a. Acceleration
b. Displacement
c. Speed
b. Displacement
What units do we use for acceleration?
m/s2
x+8=20
x=12
What geometric shape is generally used for stop signs?
Octagon
What's the kinetic energy formula?
(1/2)mv2
Acceleration is the rate of change of...
a. Velocity
b. Displacement
c. Height
a. Velocity
What units do we use for force?
Newtons
Bonus -- what are Newtons in terms of kg, m, and s?
8x-6=42
x=6
What's the difference between withdrawing money and depositing money?
Withdraw -- take money out of account
Deposit -- Put money into account
As an object falls...
1. What happens to the potential energy?
2. What happens to the kinetic energy?
3. What happens to the total energy?
Potential energy decreases, kinetic energy increases, total energy stays the same (conservation of energy!!!)
The metro takes 3 seconds to get to its full speed of 34 m/s. What's its acceleration during that time?
11.33 m/s2
What units do we use for energy?
Joules
4x-8+10=-2x+2024
x=337
Which U.S. state is area 51 located in?
Nevada
A 45 kg mountain goat has 5292 J of potential energy while standing on the face of a cliff. How high off the ground is the goat?
12 meters
A ball free falls off the side of a building for 5 seconds. How far did it fall?
122.5 m
What units do we use for work?
Joules
Bonus -- what are Joules in terms of kg, m, and s?
(0.5)(8)(x2)=100
x=5
How many teeth does an adult human have?
32
A 6 kg bowling ball is thrown at 7 m/s up a 3 meter tall ramp. Does the bowling ball make it to the top of the ramp?
No, it only makes it up 2.5 m
A bowling ball and a tennis ball are dropped off the side of a 100 m building. Which one will get to the ground first, and why?
They'll get there at the same time because their starting point, starting velocity, and acceleration are the same.
26.82 m/s
(20)(9.8)(10)=(0.5)(20)(x2)
round to the nearest hundredth
x=44.27
In the periodic table of elements, Au is which element?
Gold