Key Terms
Fundamentals
Newton's Laws
Energy and Motion
Thermodynamics
100
These are the steps to the scientific method.
What are problem, hypothesis, designing experiment, testing experiment, analyzing data and conclusion
100
6543986 km written in scientific notation.
What is 6.543986 X 10^6 km
100
A net force of 6.8 N accelerates a 31 kg scooter across a level parking lot. What is the magnitude of the scooter's acceleration?
What is .22 m/s^2
100
p (lowercase p)
What is momentum?
100
Q = mC delta T
What is equation for heat transfer?
200
1/2mv^2
What is kinetic energy?
200
8543 km converted to m.
What is 8543000 m.
200
A car accelerates uniformly from 10 m/s to 20 m/s in 4.2 seconds. What is the magnitude of its acceleration
What is 2.4 m/s^2?
200
Sum of KE + PE
What is mechanical energy?
200
C
What is specific heat capacity of a substance?
300
Acceleration due to gravity.
What is free fall?
300
Units of Power.
What are J, J/s and hp?
300
A change in the gravitational force acting on an object will affect the object's
What is weight?
300
A boy releases a small 1 kg toy truck from rest down a 5 meter high hill. Assuming there is no friction, what is the maximum Kinetic Energy the truck could have at the bottom?
What is 50 J?
300
37 degrees Celsius converted to Farenheit.
What is 98.6 degrees Farenheit?
400
Magnitude and direction.
What is a vector?
400
In a coordinate system, a vector is oriented at angle theta with respect to the x-axis. The x component of the vector equals the vector's magnitude multiplied by which trigonometric function?
What is cos theta?
400
Also known as the law of inertia.
What is Newton's 1st Law.
400
An elevator weighing 2.00 x 105 N is supported by a steel cable. What is the tension in the cable when the elevator is accelerated upward at a rate of 3.00 m/s2? (g = 9.81 m/s2)
What is 2.61 x 105 N?
500
A car travels at a constant speed along a flat road. work or not?
What is no work has been done
500
A newton is equal to _______.
What is kg X m/s^2
500
Why does it seem harder to start sliding a couch across a carpeted floor than it does to keep it moving?
What is The opposing force of friction is greater when an object starts from rest than when it is in motion.
500
A bullet with a mass of 6.00 g is fired through a 1.25 kg block of wood on a frictionless surface. The initial speed of the bullet is 896 m/s, and the speed of the bullet after it exits the block is 435 m/s. At what speed does the block move after the bullet passes through it?
What is 2.21 m/s?
500
Find the final equilibrium temperature when 10.0 g of milk at 10.0°C is added to 1.60 x 102 g of coffee with a temperature of 90.0°C. Assume the specific heats of coffee and milk are the same as for water (cp,w = 4.19 J / g • °C), and disregard the heat capacity of the container.
What is 85.3 degrees C?
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