unit 1
three main branches of science
made the laws of motion
Who is Isaac Newton?
the ability to cause change, comes in various forms
what is energy?
cooled magma
what is igneus rock?
Earth's only natural satellite
what is the moon?
Xi
what is initial position?
a force that resists motion
what is friction
a measure of how hard it is to stop an object
What is kinetic energy?
a rock with a bunch of layers and sometimes contains fossils
what is a sedimentary rock?
when the moon casts a shadow over the entire sun
what is a full solar eclipse?
change in velocity over time
what is acceleration
a defined section of a graph
what is interval
for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
comes from Greek language, and means "cannot be made smaller"
force that forms high and low tides
what is the gravitational pull of the moon?
Experimented with balls on ramps to understand motion
Who is Galileo Galilei?
"a resting object will stay at rest, unless an unbalanced force is applied to it"
What is Newton's first law of motion?
result of electromagnetic force
What is magnetic force?
Quantity of matter in an object
what is mass?
When the earth is not tilting towards or away from the sun
what is an equinox?
discovered his water displacement method while taking a bath
Who is Archimedes
F =m x a
What is Newton's second law of motion?
topmost points of a transverse wave
what is a crest?
biggest gas giant in our solar system
what is Jupiter?
When the moon is a sliver that keeps getting smaller until the moon is not visible
What is a waning cresent?