Scientific Notation
What is 1,000 in scientific notation?
1.0 x 103
What is the definition of displacement?
The length of a straight line from start point to endpoint AND the direction the line is pointing.
Total distance / total time
What is the formula for acceleration?
(Final Velocity - Initial Velocity)/ total time
Could one person lift all the air in the room if we put it in a bag?
No
What is 1.23 x 106 in standard notation?
1,230,000
What formula is useful for calculating displacement on a grid?
The Pythagorean Theorem
On a Position vs Time Graph, what does the slope of the line tell us?
Velocity
If the speed of the object is not changing, can the object be accelerating? Why or why not?
Where does Mr. Colter go to college?
Taylor University
Calculate the following product to 2 decimal places:
(3.54 x 104) x (2.89 x 10-8)
1.02 x 10-3
I walk 8 meters east and 15 meters north. What distance have I traveled?
23 meters
Ernest Rutherford walks 20 blocks to work every day, and it takes him 15 minutes. What is his average speed in blocks per minutes?
4/3 or 1.333
A car goes from 0 m/s to 28 m/s in 4 seconds by accelerating at a constant rate. What is the acceleration of the car in m/s2?
7 m/s2
Where did Mr. Muhiga go to college?
Ball State and Panjab University (accept either answer)
Calculate the following difference:
(4.7 x 109) - (7.4 x 108)
3.96 x 109
I walk 8 meters east and 15 meters north. What is my displacement when I stop?
17 m NE
What does the area underneath the line of a Velocity vs Time Graph tell us?
The position or distance.
What is the acceleration of someone on a bike who is traveling at 5 m/s who decelerates at a constant rate to a stop in 2.5 seconds.
-2 m/s2
Who is Mr. Colter's favorite scientist from history?
Galileo Galilei
The probe Voyager I is traveling at a speed of
1.7 x 104 m/s. How far does it travel in a day?
1.4688 x 108 meters
A track runner runs exactly 4 laps around the track, which is 400m long. What distance do they run? What is their displacement when they finish?
They run 1600 m and their displacement is 0.
If Marie Curie walks at 1.4 m/s, how long would it take her to walk a 2 kilometers?
1,428 seconds
What is the value for acceleration due to gravity? Closest guess wins the points.
9.81 m/s2
How old is Mr. Muhiga? Closest guess wins the points.
63