Use the Force
Perfectly balanced (mostly)
Ka-Chow!
Potential & Kinetic
Random but related
100

What is force?

Push or Pull

100


Answer "balanced" or "unbalanced" PLUS direction of movement (left, right, none).

Unbalanced, Right

100

What is the formula for speed? 

(Answer in symbols or written out)

D / T

Distance divided by Time

100
Energy that is stored is called..

potential

100

What is an example of a pendulum?

A swing, A Wrecking ball, A metronome.

200

When objects experience no change, those forces are called

Balanced

200

Are forces balanced or unbalanced when a boulder is resting on top of a hill?

Answer "balanced" or "unbalanced" PLUS direction of movement (up, down, none).

Balanced, none

200

List 3 units of Time

Milliseconds, Seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, seasons, years, decades, centuries, millennium.

200
which has more kinetic energy? A car driving down the road at 20mph or a truck parked at a gas station?

(answer Car or Truck)

Car


200

What is the formula to find distance traveled of an object?

(Answer with just symbols or written out)

S x T

Speed times (multiplied by) Time

300

Force that causes everything to be pulled down to Earth

Gravity

300

A person jumping out of a plane to skydive experiences 998N down but wind resistance and their parachute opened provide 950N up.

Answer "balanced" or "unbalanced" PLUS direction of movement (up, down, none).

Unbalanced, down

300

Speed with direction is called...

Velocity

300

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300

What is it called when something speeds up, slows down, or changes direction?

Unbalanced force OR Acceleration

400

Force is measured in 

Newtons

400

Answer "balanced" or "unbalanced" PLUS direction of movement (left, right, none).

Balanced, none

400

It takes five hours to drive from Fort Worth to Midland, which is a distance of 300 miles. What would be the average speed for this trip?

60 Mph 

400

What are the two factors that affect potential energy the most?

Mass and height
400

What holiday will be celebrated Nov. 11 (next week friday?)

Veterans day

500

This force happens when 2 surfaces are touching. It's a pulling force in the opposite direction of motion.

Friction

500

A plane flying to San Antonio has 4 forces acting on it. Gravity with a force of 90N, Lift up with a force of 90N, Air resistance/Drag 500N and Forward thrust of 900N.

Answer "balanced" or "unbalanced" PLUS direction of movement (Gravity, Lift, Drag, Thrust, none).

Unbalanced, Thrust

500

It takes 90 seconds  to walk from Mr. V's class to Mrs. Martinez's, which is a distance of 200 feet. What would be the average speed for this trip? (Answer up to the Hundredths place)

2.22ft/sec

(2.23)

500
When does energy change from kinetic to potential? A rollercoaster coming down a hill or moving up a hill?

(Answer "moving up" or "moving down")

moving up

500

List 3 units of distance that are not some form of "meters"

feet, inches, yards, miles, lightyears, AU, Knot, Parsec