Physics in Movies
In the movie Wall-E, when Wall-E uses a fire extinguisher to propel himself forward while the gas shoots out in the opposite direction. Which one of Newton's laws of motion does this use?
Newton's 3rd Law
He created this equation E=mc2
Who is Albert Einstein?
Fnet=?
ma
9.81 m/s2
What is the acceleration of gravity?
They discovered the double helix property of DNA.
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
In the movie Titanic, what did Neil DeGrasse Tyson force the director to correct in the sinking scene?
The orientation of the night sky
He created this equation F=Gm1m2/r2
Who is Issac Newton?
acentripetal=?
v2/r
3e8 m/s
What is the speed of light?
dx/dt
What is velocity
In Interstellar, Matthew McConaughey's character travels to a black hole while his daughter stays on Earth. When he returns to Earth, would their age gap be greater or less than before he left Earth?
Greater due to time dialation
He proposed the theory of heliocentrism.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
Fmagnetic=?
qv x B
6.67e-11
What is Newton's gravitational constant?
They conducted an experiment to find the 'aether', the supposed medium that light travels through.
Who are Michelson and Morley?
In Star Wars, Solo describes the ship as “…the ship that made the Kessel run in less than twelve parsecs…”, what is wrong with this statement?
He uses parsecs as a measure of time not a measure of distance
Who is Ernest Rutherford?
Rangeprojectile=?
v02sin(2theta0)/g
4pi*10-7 NA-2
What is the magnetic constant?
They devised a method for finding the possible genetic combinations of peas.
Who is Reginald Punnett? (Punnett square)
What physics concept allows The Flash to travel through brick walls?
Quantum Tunnelling
In 1974 he bet against the existence of black holes.
Who is Stephen Hawking?
gamma=?
1/(1-v2/c2)1/2
1.097e-7 m-1
What is the Rydberg constant?
This is the right ascension and declination of the sun at the vernal equinox.
What is 0h RA and 0.0o Dec?