Physics variables
This means how much energy it takes to move an object a certain distance by applying a certain force, parallel to that displacement.
What is Work?
The unit of mass in physics
What is the kilogram?
The unit of force in physics
What is the Newton?
You walk 20 meters West and then 10 meters East. What is the total distance.
What is 30 m?
The name of the first satellite to orbit Earth.
What is Sputnik?
The term for something in physics that has magnitude and direction
What is a vector?
This term is the change in position of an object
What is displacement?
The units for velocity in physics
What is m/s?
The unit that is used for work and energy in physics.
What is the Joule?
You walk 20 meters West and then 10 meters East. What is your displacement?
What is 10 meters WEST?
One Calorie (as written on our food labels) is equal to this many Joules.
What is 4187 J?
Name two things in physics that are scalars
What is ........? (answers vary)
The term in physics can be thought of as "speed with a direction"
What is velocity?
The units for acceleration in physics
What is m/s/s?
The units that make up a Newton?
What is kg x m/s2?
An object is dropped from rest. How fast is it going in 4 seconds?
What is 39 m/s?
The reason that two identical mass twins do the same amount of work climbing the stairs, even if one sprints up and the other hobbles slowly up.
What is Work is not dependant on time?
This is a term that is used to describe the tendency for an object to stay at rest or stay in motion at constant velocity
What is inertia?
This term is the rate at which the velocity is changing
What is acceleration?
The most commonly used units of temperature around the world?
What is degrees Celsius?
The unit of power physics.
What is the Watt?
The work done by Jonathan who lifts a 50 N bucket up 1 meter in 2 seconds.
What is 50 Joules?
Newton's three laws of motion.
What is...
1. Law of inertia: Objects in motion or at rest tend to stay in motion or at rest unless acted upon by an outside force.
2. Fnet=ma
3. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Name 5 things in physics that are vectors
Answers vary
The minimum speed required to stay in orbit around a celestial body.
What is Joules and Watts.
The units of displacement in physics class.
What is meters?
The power supplied by Jonathan who lifts a 50 N bucket up 1 meter in 2 seconds.
The way to determine something's weight if you only have a mass balance that measures in grams in our physics classroom.
What is...
1. convert from g to kg
2. Weight = Fg = mg = (mass in kg)* (9.8 m/s/s)
The variable we use in Physics class to represent acceleration due to gravity on Earth's Surface.
What is lowercase or little g?
The force applied by a surface supporting an object. This force always points perpendicular to that surface.
What is the normal force, FN = N?
The units of weight in physics class.
What is a Newton?
The units of centripetal force and acceleration respectively.
What are Newtons, N, and meters per second squared, m/s/s?
An object is dropped from rest and falls for 3 seconds. How far has it traveled?
What is 90 meters?
Elon Musk's net worth to within 10 billion
What is 160 billion?