Circular Motion
The force that keeps things moving in a circle and is perpendicular to the velocity vector
What is centripetal force?
Who developed the mathematical law of gravitation that allows us to measure gravity?
What is Sir Isaac Newton?
This is a push or pull.
What is a force?
This is a tool that makes work easier to do.
What is a machine?
The famous object that fell on Newton's Head.
What is an apple?
This is a 'fake' force
What is centrifugal force?
As the distance increases, the force of gravity ________
What is decreases?
This is the natural tendency of objects to keep on doing what they're doing.
What is inertia?
If you use an inclined plane, the distance is longer, but it takes less _______________.
What is effort?
Name the famous trio from the Harry Potter Books
What is Harry, Hermione, and Ron?
The force would double if you ______ the acceleration
What is double?
These are the two variables that affect the force of gravity.
What is distance and mass?
An object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
What is Newton's First Law of Motion?
Two inclined planes placed back to back make this simple machine.
What is a wedge?
NASA stands for
What is National Aeronautics Space Administration?
To move at a constant speed around a circular track without skidding, the force of friction must be equal to the following
What is centripetal force?
This is the number of Laws of Motion proposed by Newton.
What is 3?
This is a force of resistance between 2 objects
What is friction?
Name the simple machine that uses a rope and a wheel.
What is a pulley?
He painted the Mona Lisa.
What is Leonardo da Vinci?
The reason a passenger flies through a window if someone presses on the brakes fast
What is inertia?
The measure of gravitational attraction or force/amount of mass.
What is weight?
Kepler's 3rd Law describes the relationship between the average distance of a planet from the sun and the __ __ of a planet
A twisting force that tends to cause rotation.
What is torque?
This is the university that Ms Andersson graduated from.
What is George Mason?