You can calculate gravitation potential energy by using the equation _____
GPE (J) = m(kg) x 9.8 m/s^2 x h(m)
100
When the crest of one wave passes through the trough of another wave, _____ takes place.
destructive interference
100
Inertia varies depending on _____.
a. force
b. mass
c. velocity
d. motion
What is b. mass
100
Newton's first law of motion is also called the law of _____.
a. mass
b. inertia
c. force
d. constant velocity
b. inertia
100
The relationship among speed, distance, and time is _____.
s = d/t
200
The kinetic energy of an object increases as its _____ increases.
a. gravitational energy
b. potential energy
c. specific heat
d. velocity
d. velocity
200
Waves in which the particles of the medium move only in the same direction as the motion of the wave are _____ waves.
compressional
200
For any object, the greater the force that's applied to it, the greater its _____ will be.
a. acceleration
b. gravity
c. inertia
d. velocity
a. acceleration
200
The statement "to every action there is an equal and opposite reaction" is _____.
Newton's third law of motion
200
The equation used to find acceleration is:
a = (vf -vi)/t
300
If a weight lifter is holding barbells above his head, what does he have to do to perform work?
a. stand still
b. move barbells sideways
c. step forward
d. lower barbells
d. lower barbells
300
When light is reflected from a surface, as the angle of incidence increases, the angle of reflection _____.
increases
300
The best type of graph to use to show how some fixed quantity is broken down into parts is _____.
circle graph
300
When a force is exerted on a box, an equal and opposite force is exerted by the box. These forces are called _____ forces.
action-reaction
300
The unit of momentum is _____.
kg x m/s
400
The rate at which work is done is called _____.
power
400
If you are lying on a raft, and you notice that the number of waves that go past the raft increase, you also find that the distance between each crest _____.
a. increases
b. decreases
c. remains the same
d. spreads out
decreases
400
A machine that changes only the direction of a force has a mechanical advantage of _____.
a. 100
b. 10
c. 1
d. 5
c. 1
400
When two balls collide, the momentum of the balls after the collision is explained by _____.
the law of conservation of momentum
400
The correct symbol for the SI unit of temperature is _____.
K
500
The best ICP teacher you've had this year is _____.
ME! duh! :)
500
You are creating a wave on a spring. If you start shaking the spring more quickly, the wavelength of the resulting wave will _____.
decrease
500
You can calculate kinetic energy by using the equation _____.
KE (J) = 1/2m (kg) x v^2 (m^2/s^2)
500
The relationship among mass, force, and acceleration is explained by _____.
a. conservation of momentum
b. Newton's first law of motion
c. Newton's second law of motion
d. Newton's third law of motion
c. Newton's second law of motion
500
In the equation p = m x v, the p represents _____.