The unit for total mechanical energy
What is Joules
This energy is due to position
What is potential energy
This is the smallest unit on the metric ladder
What is milli
Calculate PE given this info:
m = 250g
g = 10N
H = 30m
What is 75,000 J
Newton's first law (aka - Law of Inertia)
What is an object at rest will stay at rest; an obj. in motion will stay in motion unless acted on by an outside force.
The unit for acceleration
What is m/s2
This energy is the sum of potential energy and kinetic energy
What is total mechanical energy
To convert to a smaller unit, you move the decimal in which direction?
What is to the right
Calculate KE given this info:
m = 120 g
v = 25m/s
What is 75,000 J
Rank the following from least inertia to most inertia:
a bowling ball, a mosquito, a car, a basketball, a bowling ball
What is a mosquito, a basketball, a bowling ball, a car.
Which of these, velocity or displacement, are vector quantities
What is both are vector because direction matters
The formula for potential energy includes these three magnitudes
What is mass, gravity and height
In the mneumonic King Henry died a miserable, lonely, gruesome death called measles, what does the d, c & m stand for?
What is deci, centi and milli
Calculate momentum of a 2000 truck traveling at 30 m/s.
What is p = mv 60,000kg*m/s
Complete the statement below according to Newton's 3rd law: Mrs. Bovery pushed down on the desk...
What is the desk pushed UP on Mrs. Bovery
The symbol for momentum
What is p
Because velocity is squared in the formula for kinetic energy, an increase in velocity will have a greater impact on KE than a change in mass. T/F
What is true
The three base units
What are meters, liters, grams
Formula to solve for mass if you are given momentum and velocity
What is m = p/v
Which of Newton's laws is also known as the law of acceleration
What is Newton's 2nd Law
If a car travels 50 m/s, how long will it take to travel 250 m?
What is 5 seconds
Which has more potential energy...a motorcycle or an 18 wheeler truck? Why
What is the 18 wheeler because it has a greater mass than a motorcycle.
Convert 1280 mm to ______m
What is 1.28 g
Formula for change in momentum
What is p (final) - p (initial)
According to Newton's 2nd law, F=ma. Based on this, how much force is needed to accelerate a 10 kg object 5 m/s2
What is 50 m/s2