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Gravity and Weight
Free-body diagrams
Newton's Laws
Misc Science
Miscellaneous
100

What is the acceleration of gravity on Earth?

9.8 m/s2

100

What is the Net force of a block that sits motionless on a table?

0 Newtons

100

Which of Newton's Laws is also called Inertia?

Newton's First Law

100

What element on the periodic table has the symbol K?

Potassium

100

The SRC girls VB team has the best conference record in the CRC conference this year.  

Why are we seeded 5th seed in the conference tournament?

Seeding is based on NSAA power points

200

What force is equal to mass x gravity of an object?

Weight

200

Which direction does the Force of Gravity point in a Free Body Diagram?

Downward

200

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Newton's 3rd Law

200
If it is 60 degrees in Shelby and the Dew Point temperature is also 60 degrees, what kind of weather event is happening?

precipitation (rain)

200

The state softball tournament started this week in Nebraska.  The first three days take place in Hastings. What college is the championship at?

UNO

300

This is the amount of matter in an object.

Mass

300

What force is in the direction of the motion?

applied force

300

The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it.

Newton's 2nd Law

300

Where is your genetic information stored in your body?

DNA or chromosomes

300

What was the location of the football field at SRC prior to the construction of new field?

The south parking lot

400

What is the weight of an object in space?

Zero

400

What force is in the opposite direction of the applied force?

friction force

400

What is the reaction force when a shotgun is fired?

The gun kicks back in the opposite direction.

400

What structure in your body sends signals from the brain to all other parts of the body?

neurons

400

What national holiday did we just have this past Monday?

Columbus Day

500

Compared to Earth, is the weight of an object more or less on Mars?

Less - Mars is 3.73 m/s2

500

This force is always perpendicular to the surface.

Normal Force

500

What happens to an object that is launched into space if no forces act on it in space.

It continues in a straight line path forever

500

What is usually the result of two convergent tectonic plates moving towards each other?

mountains or volcanoes

500

What is the state mammal of Nebraska?

White-tailed deer