Physics

Laws of Motion

100

An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted on by an outside force. What law of motion is this?

first

200

Filling a balloon with air and letting go of the balloon is an example of which law of motion?

3rd

300

Calculate the force of an object that has a mass of 10 kg and an acceleration of 5 m/s^2

50 N

400

Calculate the mass of an object that has a force of 500 N and an acceleration of 25 m/s^2

20 kg

500

List three of Newtons other discoveries other than the laws of motion.

Calculus, gravity, movement of celestial bodies

Speed and Velocity

100

distance/time is the equation for...

speed

200

write the equation for calculating velocity

displacement/time

300

calculate speed. Ms. Chaize bikes 200 feet in 20 seconds

10 ft/s

400

Calculate velocity. Mr. I paddles 600 meters south in 2 hours. 

-300 m/hr

500

Calculate velocity. Ms. Chaize is paddling in a circle. She paddles 40 feet in 2 minutes, starting and stopping at the exact same location.

0 ft/min

Distance and Displacement

100

direction matters for...

displacment

200

what directions are considered "negative"

west/left south/down

300

Mr. Edmonds runs three laps around a track. The track is 50 m long. What is his distance traveled

150 m

400

Ms. Busse skiis 150 feet west in 5 minutes. What is her displacement?

-150 feet

500

Ms. Chapman bikes 200 miles south, turns around and bikes 300 miles north. What is her distance and displacement

Distance: 500 miles

Displ: 100 miles

Acceleration and Force

100

riding your mountain bike is an example of what type of force.

unbalanced

200

What is the formula for calculating acceleration?

final velocity-initial velocity/time

300

What type of force is causing a bowling ball to slow down as it goes down the lane?

friction

400

A roller coaster starts its decent going 60 m/s. At the end of the decent the roller coaster is going 30 m/s. It takes the coaster 3 seconds to do its decent. What is the accelration

-10m/s^2

500

List the three types of noncontact force

gravitational, electrostatic, magnetic

Misc

100

List the three types of rocks

sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic

200

This geologic formation may be found overhead if you are in a cave...

stalactites

300

What is the most common element in our atmosphere

nitrogen

400

What is the powerhouse of a cell?

mitochondria 

500

List the three components of an atom

proton, neutron, electron