This is determined by placement in relation to a reference point
What is position?
100
Known as the "Whispering Gallery," this exhibit utilizes which shape to demonstrate the reflection and focusing of sound?
What is a parabola?
100
Edmur decides to run - not skip - through The Swamp. He runs 20 ft north, gets distracted and runs 15 ft east. What is the magnitude of his resultant vector?
What is 77.5?
100
A vector that describes change in position
What is displacement?
100
This mentor loves long walks on the beach and dinners by candle light.
Who is Adri?
200
The derivative of velocity
What is acceleration?
200
Inside the Plasma Ball, which gas is the most present?
This describes a quantity with magnitude and direction
What is a vector?
200
This mentor has a foot-long scar on the leg from breaking the leg as a child
Who is Dominique?
300
Velocity is ____ with direction
What is speed?
300
This type of light emits a wavelength between 1 mm and 30 cm.
What are microwaves?
300
The cross product provides a ______ quantity, while the dot product provides a ___________ quantity. Provide answer respectively.
What are vector and scalar?
300
This mentor would eat butter as a little kid
Who is Sierra?
400
A train covers 60 miles between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. How fast was it going at 3 p.m.?
What is 30 mph?
400
In the Giant Guitar String, there are two sets of waves moving in opposite directions which fit together in such a way that you see only an up and down motion. Which type of wave does this describe?
What is a standing wave?
400
An airliner reaches its takeoff speed of 163 mph in 36.2 s. What is the magnitude of its average acceleration?
Hint: there are 1609.3 meters in 1 mile.
What is 2?
400
How do you determine the direction of vectors in 3D space?
What is the right hand rule?
400
This mentor has a twin.
Who is Andres?
500
A feather is dropped on the moon from a height of 1.40 meters. The acceleration of gravity on the moon is 1.67 m/s2. Determine the time for the feather to fall to the surface of the moon.
What is 1.29 sec?
500
This concept utilizes the wave-like properties of light,making use of constructive and destructive interferences to record an image.
What is holography?
500
What is the magnitude of a = <2,3,4> X b = <5,6,7>?
What is 7.3?
500
The cross product yields this common rotational term