Motion
Force and Motion
Work and Energy
Simple Machines
Potpourri
100

The force of gravity between two objects:

a. increases with mass and decreases with distance

b. increases with distance and decreases with mass

c. decreases with mass and increases with distance

d. increases with mass and increases with distance

A. increases with mass and decreases with distance

100
What is Newton's first law of motion?

“An object at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by an outside force.

An object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force.”

100

Work is done when:

A. You push against a wall

B. You lift a book

C. You stand on the floor

D. You hold a box

B - you lift a book, because you need distance

100
Which of the following is an example of an inclined plane?

A. Pulley

B. Ramp

C. Gear

D. Wheel and Axle

B. Ramp

100

What does Nori call a bellybutton?

BEE BOO

200

Momentum is calculated by multiplying an objects mass by its what?

Velocity

200

Friction between objects produces what?

Heat
200

The force you apply to a simple machine is called what?

Effort

200

Name the 6 simple machines we learned about

Pulley, Lever, Inclined Plane, Screw, Wheel and Axel, Wedge

200

What did the gods make humans out of once the wooden people warped? 

Corn
300

How fast an object's position is changing over time is the objects what?

Speed

300

Newton's second law of motion stated that force is equal to mass times what?

acceleration

300

What is the law of conservation of energy?

energy is never created or destroyed, it only changes form

300

Give an example when you use a lever.

Teeter-Totter, wheelbarrow, pulling nail out with hammer

300

What is 5 1/2 + 1 5/8

7 1/8

400

What is: a group of objects from which a position or motion is measured

Frame of Reference 

400

Placing a dish on a higher shelf increases the dish's what?

Potential Energy

400

The unit that is used to measure force is the what?

Newton

400

Give an example of a compound machine AND what machines does it use?

Scissors, Pizza Cutter

400
How did we help Sam pull his first tooth out?

Tied it to a matchbox car and ran it on the racetrack.

500

What units of measurement can you use for distance? (3 units)

Meters, Kilometers, Feet, Miles

500

Give an example of an action and reaction force.

Swimming - pushing the water back

500

If a machine is 50 percent efficient, how much energy must you apply to lift a 100-Newton weight a distance of 10 meters?

a. 2000 joules 

b. 1000 joules

c. 500 joules

d. 100 joules

A. 2000 joules

500

where is the fulcrum on a bat?

Smaller end where you hold it.

500

Which explorer played a role in wiping out the Aztec empire?

Hernan Cortez