Physics Terms
The ability to do work
Energy
Give an example of Newton's First Law (objects will keep doing whatever they're doing)
Answers will vary.
The change in an object's position over time
Motion
Give a real world example of gravity.
Answers will vary
Where is the Imperial system mostly used?
In the US
A push or pull on an object
Force
The harder you push, the ______ an object will go
Faster or farther
A force of attraction between two objects
Gravity
The amount of space between two objects
Distance
Where is the metric system used?
Almost everywhere but the US
A measure of the amount of "stuff" or matter an object contains
Mass
Harder
Attraction/repulsion caused by magnetic fields
Magnetism
What does physics study?
Which of the following is a unit of the metric system?
A) Feet
B) Miles
C) Celsius
D) Acre
C) Celsius
The rate at which an object's speed changes over time
Acceleration
When you push against an object, the object ______ ____ (two words).
Pushes back
This travels in waves with different frequencies through the air.
Light or sound
What is mass the same as?
A) Density
B) Weight
C) All of the above
D) None of the above
D) None of the above
List at least three units of the imperial system.
Feet, pounds, gallons, etc.
A measure of the "mass in motion" of an object
Momentum
An object that's moving will ____ ______ (two words).
Keep moving
The flow of electric charge through matter
Electricity
Seconds are...
A) part of the imperial system
B) part of the metric system
C) a universal unit of time
C) a universal unit of time
List at least three units of the metric system.
Meter, gram, liter, etc.