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100

A car moves at 15 m/s for 20 s. How far does it travel?

300 m.

100

A 2 kg cart accelerates at 3 m/s². Net force?

6 N

100

A 2 m lever has a 10 N force perpendicular at the end. Torque?

20 N·m

100

KE of a 2 kg mass at 3 m/s?

9 J

100

Largest planet in our solar system?

Jupiter

100

Capital of France?

Paris

100

Who created Harry Potter?

J. K. Rowling.

200

From rest, an object accelerates at 2 m/s² for 5 s. Final speed?

10 m/s.

200

Weight of a 60 kg person on Earth (g = 9.8 m/s²)?

588 N.

200

Child A (30 kg) sits 2 m from pivot. Where to seat Child B at 1.5 m to balance? Mass of B?

40 kg.

200

Work by a 10 N force over 5 m (parallel)?

50 J.

200

How many continents are there?

Seven

200

Major river through Cairo?

The Nile.

200

2010s mobile AR game about catching creatures in the real world?

Pokemon GO

300

v₀ = 5 m/s, a = 3 m/s², t = 4 s. Displacement?

44 m

300

Forces of 3 N east and 4 N north act together. Resultant magnitude?

5 N

300

A 0.25 m wrench must deliver 30 N·m. Needed perpendicular force?

120 N.

300

GPE of 1.5 kg raised 2 m (g = 9.8)?

29.4 J.

300

Chemical symbol for gold?

Au

300

Largest hot desert on Earth?

Sahara

300

Stage name of Shawn Carter?

Jay-Z

400

Drop from rest: how long to fall 20 m (ignore air)?

2.02 s

400

A 70 kg person in an elevator accelerating upward at 2 m/s² stands on a scale. Reading?

826 N (approximately)

400

Uniform 2 m plank (weight 100 N) pivot at center. A 50 N weight is 0.5 m left. Where to hang 25 N on right to balance?

1.0 m right of center.

400

Spring k = 200 N/m compressed 0.10 m. Stored energy?

1.0 J

400

Who wrote “1984”?

George Orwell.

400

Kyoto is in which country?

Japan

400

Which streaming service released “Stranger Things”?

Netflix

500

Two trains approach: 20 m/s and 10 m/s, 900 m apart. Time to meet?

30 s.

500

5 kg block on a frictionless 30° incline. Acceleration down the slope?

4.9 m/s².

500

Force of 40 N applied at 60° to a 0.9 m door (perpendicular distance r = 0.9 m). Torque?

31.2 N·m.

500

Object drops 5 m (no air). Speed at bottom?

9.9 m/s.

500

First element on the periodic table?

Hydrogen

500

Mountain range that traditionally separates Europe and Asia?

Ural mountains

500

2019 South Korean film that won the Best Picture Oscar?

Parasite

600

Launched at 20 m/s at 30° (no air). Range? (g = 9.8)

35.4 m.

600

Two blocks m₁ = 2 kg, m₂ = 3 kg on frictionless surface. A 15 N force pulls the pair. Tension between blocks?

6 N.

600

Massless 1 m rod pivot at center. 3 kg is 0.4 m left. Where to place 2 kg on right to balance?

0.60 m right of pivot.

600

2 kg block slides 10 m with μₖ = 0.20 from 10 m/s. Final speed?

7.8 m/s

600

What process do plants use to make food from sunlight?

Photosynthesis

600

Highest mountain in Africa?

Kilimanjaro

600

Who released the visual album “Lemonade”?

Beyonce

700

A river is 100 m wide. Boat speed in still water 2 m/s; current 1 m/s. Aimed straight across. Downstream drift on reaching far bank?

50 m.

700

2 kg block on a rough horizontal surface (μₖ = 0.20) pulled by 10 N. Acceleration?

3.04 m/s².

700

A massless 1 m rod has 4 kg at the left end and 1 kg at the right end. Where from the left end should the pivot be for balance?

0.20 m from the left.

700

A 1 kg block is pushed by a spring (k = 100 N/m) compressed 0.30 m up a frictionless 30° incline. How far along the incline does it travel?

0.92 m

700

Who developed the theory of general relativity?

Einstein

700

Lesotho is an enclave entirely within which country?

South Africa

700

Video game series starring Master Chief?

Halo