Equation to Topic
F_net = ma
Dynamics / Forces
(Newton's 2nd Law)
Acceleration
Meters per second per second
Meters per second squared
m/s/s or m/s^2
v_0
What is Initial Velocity
"A":
You get one set of these alternative forms of genes from mom & one from dad.
What are "Alleles"
This epic poem by Homer is about the fall of Troy.
What is "The Iliad"?
v_f = v_0 + at
Kinematics
(Definition of Velocity)
Force
Newtons
N
Delta-x
What is "Displacement"?
"A":
This clear fluid surrounds a baby in its mother's womb.
What is "Amniotic Fluid"?
She was the first female to be awarded a Nobel peace prize.
Who is Marie Curie?
I = 1/3 ML^2
Rigid Bodies
(Moment of Inertia of a rod about its end)
Energy
Joules
J
DAILY DOUBLE!
K & k
What is "Kinetic Energy" or the "spring constant"
"C" "C":
Two-word term for the multi-stage process via which the basic unit of life reproduces itself.
What is the "Cell Cycle"?
This Canadian city is the country’s capital.
What is Ottowa?
-k*Delta-x
Dynamics / Forces
(spring force)
Torque
Newton-meters
Nm
F_c
What is the net centripetal force?
"C":
In myth, it's a fire breathing hybrid-monster.
In genetics, its an organism with two distinct sets of DNA.
What is a "Chimera"?
DAILY DOUBLE
Until 1923, this was the name of the Turkish city of Istanbul.
What is "Constantinople"?
mu_k * N * Delta-x * cos(theta)
Energy
(Word done by friction)
Momentum
kilogram-meters per second
kg m/s
Tau_g
What is the torque generated by gravity?
"B":
This pigment gives bile its yellowish color & can lead to gallstones.
What is "Bilirubin"?
This is the year the Berlin Wall fell.
What is 1989?