Mr. G Physical Science JEOPARDY GAME

KE and PE

100

What does KE stand for?

What is Kinetic Energy

200

What does PE stand for?

What is Potential Energy

300

What is the Kinetic Energy of a 150 kg object that is moving with a speed of 15 m/s?

What is 16875 J

400

A large chunk of ice with mass 15 kg falls from a roof 8 meters above the ground. What is the potential energy of the ice.

What is 1176 J

500

A bike rider approaches a hill with a speed of 8.5 m/s. The total mass of the bike and the rider is 85 kg. Find the kinetic energy of the bike and rider.

What is 3070.6 J

Simple Machines

100

What is a lever?

A rigid bar resting on a pivot, used to help move a heavy or firmly fixed load with one end when pressure is applied to the other.

200

What is a simple machine?

Any of the basic mechanical devices for applying a force.

300

Give an example of an Incline plane.

Teachers desicison

400

Why are simple machines helpful today?

Simple Machines are easy to access, and use(for our jobs, and it is a tool; which we can rely on for in our everyday lives.

500

What is a simple machine that we use everyday 

Teachers Choice

Speed, Distance, and Time

100

What is the formula to calculate speed?

What is S=D/T

200

What is the unit Measurement for speed

What is m/s

300

How long will it take a car traveling at 30 m/s to cover 150m

What is 5s

400

A train travels for 2 hours at 90 Km/h. What is the distance covered?

What is 180 km

500

A village is 20 miles from Belfast. Conor drives from the village to Belfast at 40mph Kelly drives from the village to Belfast at 50mph Work out how much longer the journey takes Conor.

What is 6 minutes

Distance and Displacement

100

What is displacement?

What is the distance between start and end point

200

What is distance? 

what is total length of path traveled

300

Michelle walks 100m toward the west, then turns and walks back the way she came 20m. What is her Distance?

What is 120m

400

An Olympic runner competing in the 1600m circles the track exactly 4 times during a race. What is his displacement 

what is 0

500

Some hikers travel 2 km north, turn toward the west and travel 4km, turn toward the south and travel 6 km, then finally travel east for 4 km. What is their displacement?

What is 4 km south

Net Force/Waves

100

When a Net force is equal to 0 what does that mean

What is the force is balanced

200

Which wave is the longest on the EM Spectrum?

What is Radio waves

300

Which wave is shorter than infrared but longer than x-rays

What is ultraviolet.

400

Sally is pushing a shopping cart with a force of 20 N. Because a wheel is stuck the friction caused by the ground is exerting 8 N of force in the opposite direction, What is the net force on the shopping cart?

What is 12 N.

500

Greg, Matt, and Stephen work together to hold the door shut to keep zombies out. Greg pushes with 15 N, Matt with 12 N, and Stephen with 22 N. What is their net force on the door?

What is 49 Net Force