Light
What is the speed of light?
Super fast: about 300k km/sec or 180k miles/sec (299,792 km/sec)
What is it called when the air moves around an object causing the object to curve?
Magnus Effect
What simple machine is considered the greatest invention?
Wheel and axle
How many laws of motion are there?
3 (object at rest or motion stays at rest or motion unless acted on by an outside force, force=mass x acceleration, for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction)
This expectation should take place before talking in class?
Raise your hand
Why does light seem to bend when it enters water?
The speed slows down when it travels from one medium to another
What is the temperature in Fahrenheit of absolute zero?
-460F
What simple machine has 3 different classes?
Lever
What is the law of inertia?
An object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by an outside force. An object in motion stays in motion unless acted on by an outside force.
All classes need to decorate what before the fall festival?
Pumpkin
How fast does light travel from the sun to when we can see the light?
8.3 minutes (8 min 20 sec)
About how many galaxies may there be in the universe according to the article we read? 125 billion, 125 million, 125 thousand
125 billion
The more of this type of simple machine that's used the easier it is to lift a heavy object?
Pulley
What are the names of the two main components in the food chain?
Producers (plants) and Consumers (animals that eat the producers and other consumers depending on where they are in the food chain)
What are the things that should be used for 5-10 minutes to help you regulate when needed?
Options (fidgets, color, draw, cards, etc)
Who first tried measuring the speed of light?
Galileo
True or False, physics explains how the world goes round and how it works.
True
What type of simple machine can be seen on a playground or be used in helping objects go up or down?
Incline plane
This is the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create glucose and oxygen?
Photosynthesis
This staff member helps at lunch and usually has a selection of hot sauces in his office?
Mr. Brandon
Who actually measured the speed of light?
Ole Roemer (he did this by studying Jupiter's moom, lo)
True or false, physics expresses the movement of atoms, it deals with force, motion, and momentum.
True
This simple machine is typically very small and holds things together?
Screw
What is the strongest magnet?
Electromagnet
This expectation should happen before leaving your seat?
Raise your hand