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200

This term means a measure of the rotational force applied to an object

Torque

200

This is the change in position of an object

Displacement

200

A 2.0 kg object is lifted vertically 3.0 meters. How much work is done?

58.8 J

200

If you push a book on a table and it stops, what force caused it to stop?

Friction

200

Created the Three Laws of Motion and the Universal Law of Gravitation

Isaac Newton

400

This terms means the force that keeps an object moving in a circular path, directed toward the center of the circle

Centripetal Force

400

This is the rate at which an object's velocity changes over time

Acceleration

400

A 2.0 kg cart moving at 3.0 m/s collides inelastically with a 1.0 kg stationary cart. What is the final velocity?

2.0 m/s

400

An object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by a net external force.

Newton's first law

400

Galileo Galilei introduced what ideas? 

The concept of inertia

600

This is the number of Oscillations per second. The unit of measure is Hertz (Hz).

Frequency

600

If an object’s velocity increases from 10 m/s to 20 m/s in 5 seconds, its acceleration is this.

2 m/s2

600

A 2.0 kg cart moving at 4.0 m/s collides elastically with a 1.0 kg cart at rest. What is the final velocity of both carts?

1.33 m/s and 5.33 m/s

600

 For every force (action) exerted by one object on another, there is an equal and opposite force (reaction) exerted by the second object back on the first. This means forces always come in pairs, and they act on different objects, not on the same object.

Newton's third law

600

This is Einstein's theory that deals with how space and time are linked

Theory of Relativity

800

This principle states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another

The Conservation of Energy

800

A hiker walks 4 km north, 3 km west, 2 km south. What is net displacement?

3.6 kilometers northeast

800

A 1.0 m uniform beam (mass 10 kg) is pivoted at one end and held horizontal by a rope attached to the other end at a 45° angle above horizontal. What is the tension in the rope?

69.3 N

800

If you jump inside a moving bus, where do you land?

In the same spot (straight down), because you move with the bus

800

This scientist developed a model of the atom

Niels Bohr

1000

The force of attraction between two masses, given by the equation F=G(m1*m2)/r

Newton's Law Of Universal Gravitation

1000

A car decelerates from 40 m/s to 0 over 100 m. Find acceleration

a=−8 m/s²

1000

A 5.0 kg block slides down a 30° incline with a coefficient of kinetic friction μ = 0.2. What is acceleration?

2.3 m/s2

1000

The net force acting on an object is equal to its mass times its acceleration, expressed as F = ma.

Newton's second law

1000

This scientist formulated a law describing elastic springs

Hooke