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An object at rest tends to remain at rest unless acted upon by an outside force.  

 Newton's First Law

100

A parachute on a racing dragster opens and changes the speed of the car from 85 m/s to 45 m/s in a period of 4.5 seconds. What is the acceleration of the dragster?

8.89 m/s2

100

A northbound plane travels 10,000 meters in 60 seconds. What is its velocity

166.67 m/s Northbound

100

An object at rest will remain at rest and an object in motion will remain in motion unless an unbalanced force acts upon the object is called

Newtons First Law

100

What are the particles called in an atom that are outside of the nucleus

Electrons

200

 Newton’s first law of motion is commonly referred to as this.


The Law of Inertia

200

A car traveling at a speed of 30.0 m/s encounters an emergency and comes to a complete stop. How much time will it take for the car to stop if it decelerates at -4.0 m/s²?

7.5 s

200

A horse runs 500 meters in 25 seconds. What is its speed

20 m/s

200

is the tendency of all objects to resist any change in motion

Inertia

200

How many groups are on the periodic table and what do they tell us about the elements

18 and the number of valance electrons each group has.

300

Newton’s first law of motion applies to objects that are

moving or at rest

300

A car advertisement states that a certain car can accelerate from rest to 70 m/s in 7 seconds. Find the car's average acceleration.

10 m/s2

300

A bird flies south for 10 seconds and travels 15 meters. What is its velocity

1.5 m/s South

300

For every action there is an equal but opposite reaction

Newtons 3rd Law

300

Convert 3.78 kg to mg

3,780,000 mg

400

When a cannonball is shot into the air through an explosion, the cannon shooting the cannonball is pushed backwards after the explosion. This is an example of Newton's

3rd Law

400

While traveling along a highway a driver slows from 24 m/s to 15 m/s in 12 seconds. What is the automobile's acceleration

-.75 m/s2

400

A race car travels 50,000 meters in 7,200 seconds. What is its speed

6.94 m/s

400

SI unit of power

Watt

400

Which element must all living organisms have in order to be considered living

Carbon

500

Newton’s second law of motion states that force is equal to

mass x acceleration

500

If a Ferrari, with an initial velocity of 10 m/s, accelerates at a rate of 50 m/s² for 3 seconds, what will its final velocity be

160 m/s

500

Cary runs for 1.5 seconds and travels 7.5 meters. What is her speed

5 m/s

500

A comparison--expressed as a percentage--of a machine’s work output with the work input; can be calculated by dividing work output by work input and then multiplying by 100. 


Mechanical Efficiency 

500

Which scientists said the atom is made up of mostly empty space.

Rutherford

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