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100

The unit for mass.

What is a kilogram?

100

The rate of change in displacement with respect to time.

What is velocity? 

100

(mass)(acceleration)


What is the equation for Force? 

100

Action-Reaction pair:

The table exerts a downward force on the ground; the ground exerts an ________ force on the _________.

What is the upward and table?

100

An ostrich can run at speeds of up to 20 m/s. It will it take an ostrich this amount of time to run 1500 m at this top speed.

What is 75 seconds? 

200

The unit for acceleration.

What is m/s?

200

The rate of change in velocity with respect to time.

What is acceleration? 

200

F x d cos(the angle between them)

What is the equation for work?

200

Newton's 1st Law:

An object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon an outside ________.

What is force? 

200

This will be the weight (or Fg) of a person if his mass is 15 kg.

What is 147 N?

300

The unit for Force.

What is a Newton?

300

When any object is launched or thrown into the air and is subject only to the force of gravity (ignore air resistance).

What is projectile motion? 

300

1/2 mv2

What is the equation for Kinetic Energy?

300

Impulse is equal to _______ times _______.

What is force and time? 

300

The momentum of a 1000-kg car moving northward at 20 m/s.

What is 20,000 kg m/s north?

400

The unit for momentum.

What is  kg m/s?

400

Forces that arise during physical contact between objects.

What are contact forces? 

400

mgh

What is the equation for Gravitational Potential Energy?

400

Newton's 3rd Law:

For action there is an _______ and _______ reaction.

What is equal and opposite?

400

The kinetic energy of a 0.046-kg golf ball that is hit at 30 m/s.

What is 20.7 J?

500

The unit for energy. 

What is a Joule?

500

The energy due to the motion or position of an object.

What is mechanical energy?

500

m1v1i + m2v2i = (m1 + m2) vf

What is the equation for perfectly inelastic collision?

500

In the absence of friction, total mechanical energy is __________ .

What is conserved? 

500

The impulse experienced by a 0.2 kg baseball encountering a force of 140 N for 0.5 s.

What is 70 kg m/s?