Gravity and Weight
What is the acceleration of gravity on Earth?
9.8 m/s2
What is the Net force of a block that sits motionless on a table?
0 Newtons
Which of Newton's Laws is also called Inertia?
Newton's First Law
What element on the periodic table has the symbol K?
Potassium
The SRC girls VB team has the best conference record in the CRC conference this year.
Why are we seeded 5th seed in the conference tournament?
Seeding is based on NSAA power points
What force is equal to mass x gravity of an object?
Weight
Which direction does the Force of Gravity point in a Free Body Diagram?
Downward
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Newton's 3rd Law
precipitation (rain)
The state softball tournament started this week in Nebraska. The first three days take place in Hastings. What college is the championship at?
UNO
This is the amount of matter in an object.
Mass
What force is in the direction of the motion?
applied force
The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it.
Newton's 2nd Law
Where is your genetic information stored in your body?
DNA or chromosomes
What was the location of the football field at SRC prior to the construction of new field?
The south parking lot
What is the weight of an object in space?
Zero
What force is in the opposite direction of the applied force?
friction force
What is the reaction force when a shotgun is fired?
The gun kicks back in the opposite direction.
What structure in your body sends signals from the brain to all other parts of the body?
neurons
What national holiday did we just have this past Monday?
Columbus Day
Compared to Earth, is the weight of an object more or less on Mars?
Less - Mars is 3.73 m/s2
This force is always perpendicular to the surface.
Normal Force
What happens to an object that is launched into space if no forces act on it in space.
It continues in a straight line path forever
What is usually the result of two convergent tectonic plates moving towards each other?
mountains or volcanoes
What is the state mammal of Nebraska?
White-tailed deer