Newton
Physics
Core Concepts
Indus River Valley
India vocab
100

The tendency for an object at rest to remain at rest.

What is inertia?

100

The rate at which an object changes position.

What is speed?

100

Water that falls to Earth as rain, sleet, snow or hail.

What is precipitation?

100

These Indo-European people came to the Indus River Valley after the fall of the Harrapan Civilization.

Who are the Aryans?

100

This is the Hindu concept that people have many lives.

What is reincarnation?

200

This law states force equals mass times acceleration.

What is Newton's 2nd Law of Motion?

200

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

What is matter?

200

The average weather of a place for a period of years.

What is climate?

200

These books are the sacred texts of Hinduism.

What are the Vedas?

200

This is the idea of cosmic justice in Hinduism.

What is karma?

300

This law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

What is Newton's 3rd Law of Motion?

300

The movement of an object or animal.

What is motion?

300

Measure of how hot or cold the air is.

What is temperature?

300

This is the highly regimented social structure of India.

What is the caste system?

300

The two major cities of Ancient India.

What are Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro?

400

This law states that objects at rest tend to remain at rest.

What is Newton's 1st Law?

400

Energy of motion.

What is kinetic energy?

400

The condition of the air and sky at a certain time.

What is weather?

400

This elephant-headed god of Hindu famously had his head cut off by Shiva the destroyer.

Who is Ganesh(a)?

400

Cities built according to design.

What are planned cities?

500

This invisible force pulls anything on Earth toward Earth's center.

What is gravity?

500
Energy of position or composition.

What is potential energy?

500

Exact location in terms of latitude and longitude.

What is absolute location?
500

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Name the three main gods of Hinduism.

Who are Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu?

500

Seasonal winds.

What are monsoons?