Motion/Work
What term is used to describe the distance an object moves in a given amount of time?
Speed
What are simple machines used for?
To help make work easier
If we had a power outage at school, what would NOT work? Name at least 5 things.
Smartboards, lights, lamps, microwaves, fridges, desktop computers...
What is current electricity?
The continuous flow of electric charge through a material.
What type of shape of watermelon can you buy in Japan?
Square!
What term is used to describe the change in an object's velocity over a period of time?
Acceleration
What is the force applied to a simple machine?
Effort
What is static electricity?
The buildup of non-flowing electric charge.
What is a series circuit?
A circuit with a single path for an electric current.
There is only one letter that doesn’t appear in any US state name, what is it?
Q
What is the formula to calculate force?
Force = mass x acceleration
What part of the lever system is lifted by the effort?
Load
What is one difference between static electricity and static discharge?
Electricity - Buildup of non-electric charge
Discharge - Sudden flow of static electricity
What is a parallel circuit?
A circuit with more than one path for an electric current.
Arithmophobia is the fear of what?
Numbers!
To be considered work, what two factors have to be in the same direction?
Force and Movement
What is in the middle of a first-class lever?
Fulcrum
What is one similarity between static electricity and static discharge?
energy, static, electricity, source...
What is an electromagnet?
A magnet that produces a magnetic field by means of an electric current.
Sesame Street’s Oscar the Grouch was originally what color?
Orange!
We discussed Sir Isaac Newton in class. What was the fun fact about him we went over?
Sir Isaac Newton is best known for his discoveries of the laws of motion and gravity, but he wrote more on his belief in God than he did on science!
We discussed in class our work ethic. How did we relate this to Science and the Bible?
Laziness vs Intiative
Putting our best effort into our learning to produce quality work in class. Taking initiative in the gifts God has given us!
What is the term to describe the difference in potential energy between two ends of a circuit?
Voltage
Will breaking a magnet in half destroy it?
If you break a magnet in half, you do not destroy the magnet's field. Instead, you get two smaller magnets. The atoms in the magnet continue to be lined up, so the magnet still maintains its properties of magnetism.
Play-Doh was originally used as what?
Wallpaper Cleaner!