Vocabulary
the location or place of an object
POSITION
On Saturdays, a biking club rides around the park. If they rode 40 miles over the course of 4 hours, what was their average speed?
10 mph
A boy is sledding down an icy hill. He slides and doesn't stop until he hits the barrier in front of the lake.
1st
A motorcycle is heading South at 20 mph.
V
What was one of Isaac Newton's other discoveries?
reflecting telescope
white light is made of many colors
calculus
when an object speeds up, slows down, stops, or changes directions
ACCELERATION
Last night, Miss Vasbinder discovered a mouse in the classroom! She chased it. The mouse ran all the way around the room, which is 75 feet long, in 5 seconds. What was the mouse's average speed?
15 ft/s
ACTION: AIR/FIRE/EXPLOSION DOWN
REACTION: ROCKET SHOOTS UPWARDA speedboat travels at 78 mph.
S
What member of royalty did Isaac Newton become?
Knight
how far an object moves in a given amount of time
SPEED
What is the formula for speed?
s=d/t
speed=distance/time
A baby butterfly just emerged from its chrysalis. It begins to flap its wings, therefore it goes up.
3rd
Kayak's ski doo goes from 40 to 45 miles per hour.
A
Can momentum be lost or created? Why?
No - momentum is not created or destroyed -only transferred
an object's speed in a particular direction
VELOCITY
Maggie takes her Bernese Mountain dog on a walk around their farm, which is a total distance of 35 miles. If it takes her two hours to do so, what was her average speed?
17.5 mph
2nd
Mildred is jogging at 3 mph, turns the corner onto her street, and continues jogging at 3 mph.
A
What speed can the fastest car in the world achieve?
Bugatti Veyron Super Sport – 268 mph
a property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless that state is changed by an external force
INERTIA
Besides vehicles, name another object that we usually measure its speed
Internet
Light
Sound
Wind
People
Waves
What is another name for the 1st law of motion?
The Law of Inertia
Write one of the three laws of motion in its entirety.
An object and rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted on by an outside force.
An object's acceleration depends on the size and direction of the force acting on it and the mass of the object.
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
Name the 6 simple machines and draw a sketch of each one
Lever
Pulley
Wheel and Axle
Wedge
Inclined Plane
Screw