Vocabulary
Speed and direction of motion
Velocity
What is a control?
The standard used for comparison in an experiment
A car travels 20 miles in 15 minutes. What is the car's speed in miles per hour (mph)? Must include units.
80 mph
Using the provided paper, which runner is running faster?
Red Runner
Which teacher can turn their eyelids inside out?
Mrs. Mulhorn
The variable I change during an experiment
Independent Variable
What is a constant?
A car drives 30 minutes while driving 45 mph. How far did the car drive? Please include units.
22.5 miles
Draw this path on your white board?
Which teacher was an extra on an episode of the Cake Boss?
Mrs. Cooley
Variable measured during an experiment
Dependent Variable
I want to test how much water a paper towel absorbs, name a variable I could test?
Brand, size of paper towel, type of liquid
How long would it take for a car going 60 mph to travel 120 miles.
2 hours
Using the provided paper, what is the path of the runner? Be specific.
Which teacher was in a Ford Truck commercial when they were 18?
Mrs. Bigenho
A location used to determine whether an object changes position
Reference Point
Name 3 constants in our Bodies in Motion lab
Distance walked, person walking, shoe type, weather
Two cars are traveling toward the same destination on a straight road. Car A is 120 miles from the destination traveling 60 mph. Car B is 180 miles from the destination and is traveling 75 mph. How long will it take for each car to reach the destination? Please include units.
Car A: 2 hours
Car B: 2.4 hours
Using the provided paper, what is the motion of the runner?
Starts at 40 meters, runs backwards to 10 meters, then runs forward to 20 meters, rests, then runs to 30 meters, rests, then runs forward to 40 meters.
Which teacher won a gold medal in a karate tournament when they were in college?
Mr. Taylor
Name all three equations we have been using in class
D= SXT
T = D/S
What is wrong with this experiment: Jake wants to find out if fertilizer helps plants grow taller. He gives Plant A fertilizer and 500 mL of water each day. He gives Plant B no fertilizer and 100 mL of water each day. Plant A is placed near a window, while Plant B is placed in a dark closet. After two weeks, Jake measures the plants.
He gives them different amounts of water and different planting locations
Three cars are traveling toward the same destination on a straight highway.
Car A starts at the 0-mile marker and is traveling 60 mph.
Car B starts 80 miles ahead of Car A and is traveling at 40 mph.
Car C starts 140 miles ahead of Car A and is traveling 25 mph.
How many miles from the 0-mile marker will the three cars be at the same point? (assuming they continue to drive with the same velocity)
240 miles from the start
No motion
Which teacher has been to 43/50 states?
Ms. Bergeron