Friction
Newton's Laws
Kinetic/Potential
Forces
Miscellaneous
100
What type of friction is demonstrated by riding a bike on the grass?
Rolling Friction.
100
Which law explains why what happens when you sit on one end of a see-saw and the other end goes up with the same force that you sat down with?
Newton's Third Law
100
Is there more kinetic energy or potential energy in this situation: A boulder sitting at the top of a hill.
Potential Energy
100
What do you call an arrow of Force with both direction and magnitude?
A vector
100
Two tennis balls collide and bounce backwards, what kind of a collision is this?
Elastic Collision
200
When you put snow tires on your car, when it is icy outside, are you increasing or decreasing friction?
Increasing
200
Which law explains why a football will not move from the grass until some kicks it.
Newton's First Law of Motion
200
Is there more potential or kinetic energy in this situation: a race car zooming around the track.
Kinetic Energy
200
What kind of potential energy is at work when you place your marble at the top of your roller coaster?
Gravitational Potential Energy
200
Which requires more force to push down the hallway: a 40lbs box, or a 60lbs box? (Bonus: Because of which law?)
60 lbs box - Second Law
300
When you put oil on a door hinge, are you increasing or decreasing friction?
Decreasing
300
Which law explains that if you apply the same force to two objects (one big and one small), then the small object will have more acceleration.
Newton's Second Law of Motion
300
Name two ways that you can increase Gravitational Potential Energy?
Increase the height and increase the mass.
300
Write the definition for acceleration.
A change in speed
300
What is the formula for measuring velocity?
Distance/Time
400
Which is stronger, static friction or sliding friction?
Static Friction
400
If a marble is rolling on the concrete, what two forces will stop it eventually?
Gravity and Friction
400
Name two ways to increase kinetic energy of an object?
Increase speed or increase mass.
400
If an object is being pulled 5N to the left, and 2N to the right, what is the object's Net Force?
3N to the left
400
If an object has a constant velocity, will it have a positive, negative, or no acceleration?
No acceleration
500
A shark swimming through the ocean is experiencing this type of friction.
Fluid Friction
500
According to Newton's second law, will you need more force to kick a soccer ball or a bowling ball?
Bowling Ball
500
When kinetic energy seems to be "lost" (by an object slowing down), what does the energy become due to friction?
Heat Energy
500
What do you call the total sum of all forces acting on an object?
Net Force
500
When energy is transformed into damage when two things collide, what kind of collision is this?
Inelastic Collision
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