Newton's Laws
Forces
Energy
Wave Vocab
Wave Behavior
100
Who came up with Newton's laws?
Isaac Newton
100
What is a force?
a push or pull
100
What is the name for STORED energy?
potential
100
Name of wave part 1?
wavelength
100
What causes a mechanical wave?
A. medium
B. disturbance
C. energy
disturbance
200
Which law says that the force of an object is related to its acceleration and mass?
2nd
200
What kind of force involves a pull toward the center of a massive object?
gravitational
200
What is the name for MOTION energy?
kinetic
200
Name of wave part 2?
crest
200
What do mechanical waves require to travel?
A. medium
B. disturbance
C. energy
medium
300
Which law is also called the law of inertia?
1st
300
What type of force involves surfaces rubbing together, and slows down motion?
friction
300
What type of energy increases the higher you go above the ground?
potential
300
Name of wave part 3?
trough
300
What travels with mechanical waves?
A. medium
B. energy
C. particles
energy
400
Which law is about opposite and equal reactions?
3rd
400
What type of force is when a cable, rope, wire or string is pulled tight at both ends?
tension
400
What type of energy increases the faster something moves straight or down?
kinetic
400
Name of wave part 4?
amplitude
400
What happens to medium particles (solid, liquid or gas) when a mechanical wave passes through?
vibrate
500
Give a real-life example of how all the laws are working together.
(answers will vary)
500
What type of force slows down a falling parachute?
air resistance
500
What is energy transfer?
when potential changes to kinetic or vis versa
500
What is the term for the number of waves that pass a point per second?
frequency
500
The higher the _____________ of sound waves, the louder the sound will be.
amplitude