Forces
Gravity
Scientific Measurement
Physical Science Flashback
Weird Facts
100

What is the SI unit for force?

Newton

100

Gravity pulls objects toward the center of _____.

Earth

100

The SI system is based on this number.

10

100

How fast or slow something moves is called its _____.

speed

100

These arachnid contraptions were used as bandages in Ancient Greece and Rome.

spider webs

200

Name two forces.

Friction, gravity, weight, air resistance, etc.

200

Anything that has ____ will exert a gravitational pull on another object.

mass

200

Which SI prefix means 1000?

kilo

200

______ is speed with a direction.

Velocity

200

This sugary treat known as "fairy floss" was invented by a dentist in 1897.

cotton candy

300

What is the net force on the book?

Zero

300

Gravity causes falling objects to accelerate at this rate.

9.8 m/s/s

300

What is the SI base unit of length?

meter

300

_______ is a change in velocity.

Acceleration

300

This small bushy tailed mammal is one of the top causes of power outages in the U.S. 

squirrel 

400

What is the net force on the soccer ball?

50 N to the left

400

______ is a measure of the force of gravity pulling down on an object.

Weight

400

Which SI prefix means 1/100?

centi

400

Name two things that every graph should have.

Title, axis labels, units, consistent scale

400

Graham Barker "harvested" this from his body every day for 26 years. He amassed 22.1 grams of it...a Guinness Record.

belly button lint

500

Force is this kind of measurement because it has both size (magnitude) and direction.

Vector

500

This scientist defined gravity as a warping of space and time.

Einstein

500

A graduated cylinder is used to measure _____.

volume

500

A flat line on a position vs time graph means the object is _______.

stopped

500

Famous director Alfred Hitchcock was afraid of this common breakfast food. Ironic, considering that one of his movies was The Birds.

eggs