Linear and Projectile Motion
Newton's Laws, Momentum
Energy
Circular Motion and Gravitation
Potpourri
100
A vector has this but a scalar does not.
What is direction?
100
The relationship between force, mass, and acceleration.
What is Newton's Second Law? (Fnet = ma)
100
The product of force applied over a distance.
What is work?
100
Force applied at a distance from a fulcrum.
What is torque?
100
The winner of the 2011 Academy Award for Best Picture.
What is The Artist?
200
The slope on a distance vs. time graph
What is velocity?
200
One of the two main types of dissipative forces.
What are air resistance and friction?
200
Described by the following statement: the total energy of a closed system does not change.
What is the law of conservation of energy?
200
The rotational variable for "mass" of a rotating object.
What is rotational inertia?
200
40% of McDonald's profits come from the sale of this.
What are Happy Meals?
300
The area under the curve of a velocity vs. time graph.
What is displacement?
300
The units of pressure.
What is N/m2?
300
Described as the work output per unit time.
What is power?
300
Force that keeps an object in circular motion.
What is centripetal force?
300
In the 1830s, ketchup was sold as a form of _________
What is medicine?
400
If a plane drops a bomb, the position of the plane relative to the bomb when the bomb lands.
What is directly overhead?
400
When you stand on the moon, your _______ is the same but your _______ is different.
What is mass and weight?
400
1/2kx^2, mgh are examples of this kind of energy.
What is potential energy? (Spring and gravitational)
400
Because of this physical concept, motorcycles and bicycles are more stable upright as the angular velocity increases.
What is angular momentum?
400
The first CD pressed in the United States was by this artist.
What is Bruce Springsteen? (Born in the USA)
500
The term for motion from the perspective of another object. (Example - to a car moving 60 mph, another car moving 60 mph looks like it is standing still).
What is relative motion?
500
_______ is the product of mass and velocity, whereas _______ is the amount that it changes.
What is momentum and impulse?
500
Pulleys and gears use conservation of energy principles to reduce or increase the amount of force needed to interact with a system. This is known as __________.
What is mechanical advantage?
500
As you fall toward the center of the earth, your weight ________ and approaches a value of __________.
What is decreases and 0?
500
In the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, this is the lowest seed # (1-16) to win the entire tournament. An extra 500 points will be awarded for the correct winner and loser.
What is a #8 seed? (Villanova over Georgetown - 1985)
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