Vocabulary
This general term refers to a push or pull on an object.
What is force?
When you push a door open, you are applying this kind of force.
What is a contact force?
This scientist is known for his three laws of motion.
Who is Isaac Newton?
Name a simple experiment to demonstrate the effect of friction.
What is sliding something across different surfaces?
This is the force that keeps planets in orbit around the sun.
What is gravitational force?
This type of force occurs when two objects are in physical contact with each other.
What is contact force?
This force is what keeps you from sinking into the ground as you walk.
What is gravitational force?
Known for the theory of relativity, this scientist also made significant contributions to the understanding of forces.
Who is Albert Einstein?
Describe an experiment to show how different surfaces affect the rolling distance of a ball.
What is rolling a ball on various surfaces and measuring the distance it travels?
This is the term for the rate at which an object changes its velocity.
What is acceleration?
This force opposes the motion of objects sliding past each other.
What is friction?
When you slide down a slide, this force opposes your motion.
What is friction?
This scientist, known for her work on radioactivity, was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Who is Marie Curie?
An experiment that demonstrates which surface materials create more friction can be done by dragging a block across different surfaces and measuring what?
What is the amount of force required?
This is the term for a force that acts at a distance, without direct physical contact.
What is a non-contact force?
This type of force occurs when materials return to their original shape after being compressed or stretched.
What is elastic force?
When a basketball bounces, it's demonstrating this type of force.
What is elastic force?
Known for his work on electromagnetism and wireless communication, this inventor and engineer's last name is now a unit of magnetic field strength.
Who is Nikola Tesla?
Name an experiment to demonstrate Newton's third law.
What is the balloon rocket experiment?
This is the term for the amount of space an object occupies.
What is volume?
This is the unit used to measure force, named after a famous scientist.
What is a Newton?
In a game of tug of war, the winning team is the one that exerts a greater amount of this.
What is contact force?
This scientist, whose name is also associated with prestigious awards, invented dynamite.
Who is Alfred Nobel?
Describe an experiment to demonstrate the concept of inertia.
What is the tablecloth trick, where a tablecloth is swiftly pulled from under a set of dishes?
This is the principle stating that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
What is Newton's Third Law of Motion?