Motion
Forces
Energy
Newton
Hodge Podge
100
the distance an object travels per unit of time
What is speed?
100
a push or pull
What is a force?
100
Name the two types of energy.
What is potential and kinetic energy?
100
Force = mass x acceleration
What is Newton's 2nd law?
100
Which has more inertia: an elephant sleeping or a running squirrel?
What is a sleeping elephant?
200
speed in a given direction
What is velocity?
200
Name the 3 types of friction.
What is sliding, rolling, and fluid?
200
the SI unit for energy
What is Joules (J)?
200
the SI unit for force
What is a Newton (N)?
200
the force that opposes motion
What is friction?
300
a stationary object a person views to determine motion
What is reference point?
300
unbalanced forces create _____________.
What is motion?
300
Name six forms of energy.
What is mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical, electromagnetic, and nuclear energy?
300
an object at rest will remain at rest and an object in motion will remain in motion unless a foce acts upon it; law of inertia
What is Newton's 1st law?
300
the launching of a rocket is an example of which law of motion?
What is Newton's 3rd law?
400
negative acceleration
What is deceleration?
400
the attractive force between two objects
What is gravity?
400
The law that states that energy is neither created nor destroyed; it is merely changed from one form to another
What is the law of conservation of energy?
400
For every action, there is an equal opposite reaction
What is Newton's 3rd law?
400
A seatbelt stops your body during sudden stops. This is an example of which law of motion?
What is Newton's 1st law?
500
acceleration caused by motion in a circle
What is centripetal acceleration?
500
the force of gravity pulling on object
What is weight?
500
the ability to do work or cause change
What is energy?
500
the tendency of an object to resist motion
What is inertia?
500
Speed that stays the same; on a distance-time graph, it is represented with a straight line
What is constant speed?