PROJECTILE MOTION
Mia throws a pumpkin straight up with a speed of 10 m/s.
How high is the ball after 0.5 seconds
What is 3.8 meters high
Velocity
What is the speed of an object in a specific direction?
A vampire moves at a constant speed of 10 m/s for 5 seconds.
How far does it travel?
What is 50 meters?
A pumpkin is dropped from rest. How far does it fall in 2 seconds?
What is 19.6 meters?
This orange fruit is carved into jack-o’-lanterns every Halloween night.
What is a pumpkin?
A skull rolls off a table at a speed of 2 m/s.
If it’s in the air for 1.5 seconds, how far does it land from the base of the table?
What is 3.0 meters away.
Acceleration
What is how quickly an object’s velocity changes?
A skeleton travels 60 meters in 12 seconds.
What is its speed?
What is 5 m/s?
A rock is dropped from a cliff. What is its velocity after 3 seconds of free fall?
What is 29.4 m/s downward?
These winged mammals are often linked to vampires but actually help humans by eating mosquitoes.
What is a bat?
Another skull rolls off a table horizontally at 3 m/s and hits the floor in 1.2 seconds.
How far does it land from the table’s edge?
What is 3.6 meters away.
Energy
What is the ability to do work or cause change?
A ghost rides 120 meters at a steady speed of 6 m/s.
How long does it take?
What is 20 seconds?
A jackolantern falls from a tree branch 4.9 m above the ground.
How long does it take to hit the ground?
What is 1.0 seconds?
This gas, found in the air we breathe, helps dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) create a “fog” effect when dropped in water.
What is carbon dioxide?
A knife is dropped from the roof of a 45 m tall building.
How long does it take to hit the ground?
What is 3.0 seconds
Gravity
What is the force of attraction between any two objects with mass?
Dracula moves at 5 m/s. How far will they travel in 3 minutes?
What is 900 meters?
A cat is thrown upward at 15 m/s. How high is it after 1 second?
What is 10.1 meters high?
The tradition of wearing costumes on Halloween started as a way to scare off these spirits, who were believed to visit Earth on October 31st.
What are ghosts?
Frankenstein kicks a skull at 20 m/s at an angle of 35°.
How far away will the ball land (assuming flat ground and no air resistance)?
What is about 38.4 meters way
Force
What is a push or a pull on an object that can make it move, stop, or change direction?
A carriage travels 60 km in 2 hours, then 90 km in 3 hours.
What is the car’s average speed for the whole trip?
What is 30 km/h?
A ghost throws a ball straight up with a speed of 20 m/s.
How high does the ball go before it starts to fall?
What is 20.4 meters?
Frankenstein’s monster was “brought to life” using electricity. The spark that causes muscles to move is made by this kind of electrical signal in our bodies.
What is a nerve impulse (or electrical signal in neurons)?