SPEED
VECTOR AND SCALAR QUANTITIES
ACCELERATION
DISTANCE
PHYSICS TRIVIA
100
The formula for calculating speed.
What is
SPEED = DISTANCE / TIME?
100
A quantity that has both magnitude and direction.
What is a vector?
100
The formula for acceleration.
What is
ACCELERATION = final velocity - initial velocity / time?
100
The formula for distance.
What is
DISTANCE = SPEED X TIME?
100
The scientist who formulates the three laws of motion.
Who is Isaac Newton?
200
The unit of speed commonly used in physics.
What is meters per second (m/s)?
200
A quantity that has only magnitude.
What is a scalar?
200
The unit of acceleration.
What is meters per second squared (m/s/s or m/s2)?
200
The shortest path between two points.
What is displacement?
200
This fundamental force is responsible for keeping the planets in orbit around the sun.
What is gravity?
300
If a car travels 60 miles in 2 hours, what is its speed.
What is 30 miles per hour?
300
Speed is this type of quantity.
What is a scalar?
300
If a car speeds up from 10 m/s to 30 m/s in 5 seconds, what is its acceleration?
What is 4 m/s2?
300
If a car moves 20km north and the 15km south, what is the total distance traveled?
What is 35km?
300
The force that opposes motion between two surfaces.
What is friction?
400
This term refers to speed with a specific direction.
What is velocity?
400
Velocity is this type or quantity.
What is a vector?
400
Acceleration occurs when an object does this to its speed or direction.
What is increase, decrease, or changes direction?
400
If a sprinter runs 100 meters in 10 seconds, what is their average speed?
What is 10m/s?
400
This famous equation relates energy and mass.
What is E=mc2?
500
If a runner maintains a constant speed of 5m/s for 20 seconds, how far do they travel?
What is 100 meters?
500
Give two examples of vector quantities.
What are velocity and acceleration?
500
A roller coaster going down a steep drop is an example of this type of acceleration.
What is Deceleration?
500
A cyclist travels 10km north, then 10km south. What is their total displacement?
What is 0km?
*since they end up at their starting point, displacement is zero.*
500
The phenomenon where light bends as it passes form one medium to another.
What is refraction?