Theory vs. Law
Answers the question "what"
What is a law?
First step in scientific method
What is make an observation? (Also accept: what is ask a question?)
Energy is measured in this
What are joules?
Unit forces are measured in
What are Newtons?
Name of Miss Fuccella's Dog
What is Ollie?
Answers the question "why"
What is theory?
A testable idea, second step of scientific method
What is a hypothesis?
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transfomred or transferred
What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?
A force that acts when two objects touch
What is a contact force?
Capital of Florida
What is Tallahassee?
This is an example of a scientific law
What is the Law of Gravity? (Other correct laws will be accepted)
The variable that is measured
What is dependent variable?
Stored energy
What is potential energy?
Forces that act a distance
What is a non-contact force?
Miss Fuccella's favorite food
What are tacos?
This is an example of a scientific theory
What is cell theory? What is big bang theory? What is theory of evolution?
Variable that scientist changes
What is independent variable?
Energy of movement
What is kinetic energy?
The net force when objects are balanced
What is 0 Newtons?
Florida has more of these than any other state
What are toll roads?
Scientific theories and laws are backed by a lot of this
What is evidence?
The group that does not receive the independent variable treatment
What is a control group?
A type of potential energy when a rubber band is stretched
What is elastic potential energy?
Two people pulling a cart to the right with 10 N each, and two people pushing the cart in the same direction with 5 N each. Calculate Net Force.
What is 30 N?
Southernmost point of the continental US
What is Key West?