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Motion
Energy
Forces & Laws of Motion
Momentum
Mystery
100

What is motion? 

A change of position.

100

The energy of movement is known as ______ energy?

Kinetic

100
Who was the physicist behind the three laws of motion?
Isaac Newton
100

What letter do we use to represent momentum? 

p

100

What type of air pressure leads to rainy, cloudy weather? 

low pressure

200
When a car goes from a slow speed to a faster speed, the car is ________ ?
accelerating
200
_______ is the ability to cause change.
Energy
200
What is the resulting acceleration of an object with a mass of 3 kg that has a force of 42 N applied to it?
14 m/s^2
200

How can you get a marble to bounce higher than 1 meter? 

Drop it on top of a stack of other balls that have more momentum (transfer momentum)
200

What are the three types of rocks? 

Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic

300

If Alex Rodriguez runs 180 feet to second base in 10 seconds, what is his average speed? BE CAREFUL WITH THE UNITS!

18 ft/s

300
A flying fighter jet is a good example of an object with (low/high) ______ kinetic energy and (low/high) _____ potential energy.
high/high
300
Newton's 3rd Law is also known as the law of _________.
action/reaction
300

TRUE OR FALSE: Total momentum is conserved in closed system.

TRUE

300

Where did Ms. Falabella grow up? 

Massachusetts 

400
How are velocity and speed different? 

Velocity requires a direction; speed does not. 

400

If a bouncy ball and styrofoam ball are both thrown, which one will have more kinetic energy? WHY? 

The bouncy ball. It has more mass!

400
When a magician pulls a tablecloth out from under plates and glasses on a table, it is an example of what law of motion?
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
400
What is the momentum of a 2 kg object moving at a velocity of 5 m/s?
10 kgm/s
400
What are Ms. Falabella's kids names? 

Sofia and Mateo

500

If Joe begins running at 3 m/s (initial velocity) then speeds up to 9 m/s (final velocity) in a 2 seconds, what is his average acceleration? Be careful with the units!!! 

3 m/s^2

500
The equation for Kinetic Energy is 1/2(mass)(velocity)^2. If a car weighs 100kg and is going 20 m/s, what is its total Kinetic Energy?
20,000 J
500
An unbalanced force of 100 N acts on a 50 kg object for five seconds. Find the object's acceleration.
2 m/s^2
500

If a soccer ball rolls into a stationary soccer ball what will happen after the collision? 

The stationary ball will start moving and the other ball will stop. 

500

What is the approximate age of the universe?

~13.7 billion years