Women in Science
Is falling really free?
Motion
Do you understand the Gravity of the situation?
Five Figures in Physics
100
This French-Polish chemist is famous for developing a theory of radiation.
Who is Madam Curie.
100
The amount of time it takes to hit the ground if you drop an apple from a height of 10 m.
What is 1.41 s
100
This formula defines average speed.
What is distance / time?
100
This was the major source of error in the penny drop.
What is reaction time?
100
He is known for inventing the theory of relativity.
Who is Einstein?
200
This famous German chemist discovered Rhenium, element 75.
Who is Ida Tacke
200
The speed of the apple when it hits the ground.
What is 14.1 m/s?
200
This formula defines average velocity.
What is displacement / time.
200
The air track lab was modeled after an experiment performed by this famous scientist.
Who is Galileo?
200
The optical instrument was made famous by Galileo.
What is the telescope.
300
Madam Curie earned Nobel Prizes in these two topics.
What are Chemistry and Physics.
300
The distance covered if the apple takes 3 sec to hit the ground.
What is 45 m?
300
This formula defines average acceleration.
What is velocity / time
300
The slope of the velocity vs time graph, for free-fall, gave us this quantity.
What is acceleration of gravity.
300
This famous Soviet physicist was an outspoken critic of nuclear weapons.
Who is Andrei Sakharov?
400
She was a public lecturer and wrote books on math and science in ancient Alexandria.
Who is Hypathia?
400
The time it takes to reach the max height if you throw the apple with initial velocity 10 m/s.
What is 1 sec?
400
You start running with initial velocity 5 m /s and acceleration 1 m /s*s, the length you've covered after 2 seconds.
What is 12 m?
400
Your weight on the moon equals this fraction of what it is on earth.
What is 1/6 ?
400
This famous Cal Tech lecturer and professor worked on the Manhattan project.
Who is Richard Fineman.
500
She is described as "A Physicist Supported by the Church."
Who is Laura Bassi?
500
The amount of time it will it take an apple launched up from the ground with an initial velocity of 10 m/s to return to the ground.
What is 2 sec?
500
You start with velocity 10 m/s . Your velocity after 2 sec if you are accelerating at 1 m/s*s.
What is 12 m/s?
500
Your mass on all the planets is the same, but your weight changed for this reason.
What is because gravity varies by planetary mass.
500
Newton invented the Calculus to define this quantity.
What is instantaneous velocity?
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