Free Falling
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Physics Grab Bag
100
The acceleration due to gravity
What is 9.8 m/s^2
100
In Physics, work is defined as______
What is force times distance
100
The stored energy of an objects position or location
What is gravitational potential energy
100
Distance divided by time
What is speed
100
What is the kinetic energy of an arrow shot from a bow that had a potential energy of 70 J
What is 70 J
200
The weight of a 1 kg bag of nails
What is 9.8 N
200
In physics, power is defined as_____
What is work divided by time
200
Unit of energy or work
What is joules
200
A ball is thrown up at 20 m/s. Ideally, with no air resistance, the ball will return to the throwers hand with a speed of
What is is 20 m/s
200
The resultant of a pair of 10 unit vectors at right angles to each other
What is 14 units
300
At the same instant a ball is thrown horizontally with a large force, an identical ball is dropped from the same height. The ball that hits first is_________
What is they hit at the same time
300
Work done on a 10 kg mass over a distance of 3 meters
What is 300 J
300
Law that states energy is neither created or destroyed
What is conservation of energy
300
The acceleration of an object that travels 8 meters in the first second, 8 meters in the second second, and 8 meters in the third second
What is 0 m/s
300
Force needed to accelerate a 2 kg physics book to an acceleration of 6 m/s^2
What is 12 N
400
Compared to its weight on Earth a 10 kg object on the moon will
What is weigh less
400
Mass of a ball moving at 4 m/s and has a momentum of 48 kg m/s
What is 12 kg
400
Power used by a truck to pull a 200 kg object 5 meters in 3 seconds.
What is 3267 W
400
A car accelerates at 2 m/s^2. Assuming the car starts from rest, how much time does it need to accelerate to a speed of 30 m/s.
What is 15 seconds
400
Famous physicist who discovered the universal law of gravitation and invented calculus to solve physics problems.
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
500
A book is dropped from a tower and hits the ground in 2 seconds. What is the height of the tower?
What is 19.6 meters
500
Velocity of a 100 kg roller coaster when it reaches the bottom of a 5 m hill.
What is 99 m/s
500
Energy used by a 50 kg person to climb a flight of stairs 2 meters high
What is 980 J
500
Acceleration due to gravity of an object that has a mass of 200 kg and has a weight of 30N
What is .15 m/s^2
500
Scientist who first conducted an experiment to prove all objects fall at the same rate
Who is Galileo