Gravity
Newton's Laws
Friction
Forces
Random Trivia
100

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE FORCE OF GRAVITY BETWEEN 2 OBJECTS IF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM INCREASES?

Decreases

100

BOB KARATE CHOPS A BOARD WITH A FORCE OF 3000N. WHAT FORCE DOES THE BOARD EXERT ON HIS HAND?

3000N

100

AS THE ANGLE OF A RAMP INCREASES, THE COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION ____________________.

REMAINS THE SAME

100

THIS IS THE WEAKEST FUNDAMENTAL FORCE

Gravity

100

THE NAME OF THIS ANIMAL MEANS "RIVER HORSE"

HIPPOPOTAMUS

200

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE FORCE OF GRAVITY BETWEEN 2 OBJECTS IF THE MASS OF 1 OBJECT INCREASES?

Increases

200

A 10kg block accelerates to the right at 5 m/s2. What is the net force on the block?

50 N

200

FRICTION ALWAYS GOES IN THIS DIRECTION

Opposite to the direction of motion

200

THIS FUNDAMENTAL FORCE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FRICTION, TENSION, ELECTRICITY AND MORE

Electromagnetic

200

THIS COUNTRY BORDERS 14 NATIONS AND CROSSES 8 TIME ZONES

RUSSIA

300

IF AN 80kg MAN WEIGHS 128N ON THE MOON, WHAT IS THE ACCELERATION DUE TO GRAVITY ON THE MOON?

1.6 m/s2

300

A disk slides with a constant velocity. Are the forces balanced or unbalanced?

Balanced

300

MIKE PUSHES A 5N TIRE ACROSS AN ICY ROAD. WHAT IS THE FORCE OF FRICTION BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE ROAD?

0.15*5N = 0.75 N

300

WHAT FORCES ARE ACTING ON A BALL IN FREE-FALL?

GRAVITY (and air resistance)

300

THIS IS THE HOTTEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

VENUS

400

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MASS AND WEIGHT?

Mass = amount of matter, Weight = force of gravity on object

400

A rocket is launched and accelerates upward. What is the direction of the net force on the rocket?

Upward
400

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STATIC AND KINETIC FRICTION?

Static - holds object at rest, kinetic - acts against moving object

400

WHAT IS THE NORMAL FORCE?

force of surface on object, perpendicular to surface

400

MYCOLOGY IS THE STUDY OF THIS EARTHY ORGANISM

MUSHROOMS

500

THE LAW THAT SAYS EVERY OBJECT IN THE UNIVERSE ATTRACTS EVERY OTHER OBJECT

Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation

500

A BUG HITS THE WINDSHIELD OF A CAR. USE NEWTON'S LAWS TO EXPLAIN WHY THE BUG GETS SQUASHED BUT THE CAR DOES NOT.

Same force, but bug has less mass...so more acceleration

500

JIM APPLIES A 10N FORCE TO PUSH A BOX ACROSS THE FLOOR AT CONSTANT VELOCITY. WHAT IS THE MAGNITUDE OF THE FRICTIONAL FORCE ON THE BOX?

10 N

500

THE FUNDAMENTAL FORCE RESPONSIBLE FOR RADIOACTIVE DECAY

weak nuclear force

500

THIS IS THE NAME OF SHERLOCK HOLMES' BROTHER

MYCROFT

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