Vocabulary
A push or pull that acts on an object
A Force
Push or pull
Coil
What is the graph called where we plot the points of an experiment?
Two-coordinate Graph
On which axis does the independent variable go?
X-Axis
The ability to do work
Energy
How do you get an object to stop moving?
The flipper system we used is an example of what kind of spring?
Leaf
What goes along the Y-Axis?
The dependent variable
What is the independent variable?
The one you can control
An arm with a mass on one end that is Free to swing back and forth in response to gravity.
Pendulum
If you don't pump your legs, what causes you to stop on a swing?
Friction AND/OR Gravity
Name three everyday objects that have a coil spring
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What is the dependent variable?
The thing you are testing for/the variable you cannot control
A snowboarder waiting at the top of the hill has tons of _________ energy
Potential
Two or more objects that work together in a meaningful way
System
If student A is pushing the Chromebook cart with 450 Newtons of force and student B is on the other side pushing with 487 Newtons. Who is going to move the cart? What is the difference in Newtons?
Student B-37 Newtons
Name three everyday items that are leaf springs
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TRUE/FALSE
You Can't make a prediction from a completed two-coordinate graph.
FALSE
The property of a moving object that keeps it going
Momentum
The measure of an object's speed in a certain direction.
Velocity
Who said this, "An object in motion, stays in motion"?
Issac Newton
How is a bow like a flipper system?
The more tension or pressure you put on it, the further it will go.
In our flipper system experiment. What would go on the X-Axis and what would go on the Y-Axis?
X-Axis is stick position
Y-Axis is distance the cork traveled
Energy of Motion is called
Kinetic Energy