Use the Force
Calculations
Rando Physics
RSMSMU
100

What unit is force measured in?

Newtons (N)

100

Mass is 2 kg, Acceleration is earths gravity.  Force is?

~20 newtons

100

Give five examples of units used to measure time.

Seconds, minutes, hours, days, years, etc...

100

What book won Harper Lee a Pulitzer Prize in 1961? Ironically I've read it and can find no advice on bird hunting anywhere in it!

TKM

200

The phenomenon that causes objects with mass to attract towards each other is called...?

Gravity

200

What are the negatively charged subatomic particles that make up electric current?

Electrons

200

How many laws of motion did Newton propose? 

Three

200

A Bridge Too Far (1977) is famous for its massive ensemble cast of1970s Hollywood and British icons, featuring Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Anthony Hopkins, Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, and John Ratzenberger.  What famous battle does this movie depict?

Operation Market Garden

300

What is the name of the force that acts in the opposite direction to the direction of motion of an object sliding on a surface?

Friction

300

How far away is a wall if you clap at it and you hear the echo of your clap 0.3 seconds later? (speed of sound is 340m/s)

51m away

300

True or false: microwaves travel faster than radio waves.

False - they travel at the same speed (speed of light)

300

When a fighter pilot says: Angles, Bandit, Bingo, Fox, Check Your Six.....what do they mean?  Get three right for the win!

Thousands of Feet - Enemy - Empty - Missile - Behind You

400

What is the value of gravitational acceleration on Earth?

9.8m/s (accept 10)

400

Calculate the resultant force on an object that is experiencing 350N of force forwards and 530N of force backwards.

180N backwards or -180N

400

What is the name of the galaxy that our solar system is a part of?

The Milky Way galaxy

400

Who is the most famous Eridian?

Rocky

500

What are the four forces involved in an aircraft flying? (Bonus 200 points if you give the direction they act in)

Weight (down), Lift (up), Thrust (forward), Air resistance (backwards)

500

Starting speed in 20 meters per second.  Acceleration 25 m/s/s.  Time of acceleration is 12 seconds.  Final speed?

320 meters per second

500

Which Scientist was the first to win a Nobel prize in both Physics and Chemistry?

Marie Curie

500

In emergency medicine, one of the first things an EMT or paramedic will check are the A, B, C's.  What are the A, B, C's?

Airway - mouth, nose, throat

Breathing - air going in and out effectively

Circulation - heart, blood, and vessels