Old dead white people
Astrophysics
Forces
Units and Constants
Your fav teachers
200

This 15th century scientist first derived the laws of motion and was bruised by an apple

Isaac Newton

200

The third planet from the sun

Earth

200

The force felt while existing on or near a celestial body (usually pointing down)

Gravitational Force

200
g

acceleration due to gravity

200

Has had facial reconstruction surgery

Mr. Macchia

400

Made enormous contributions to Electromagnetism. A car company was named after him.

Nikola Tesla

400

Phenomena responsible for seeing different celestial objects as blue or red, depending on if they are heading towards or away from us.

The Doppler Effect

400

The force that balances out an object's gravitational force.

Normal Force

400

G

Gravitational constant

400

MINUS 5 IF YOU ARE IN MY WAY

Dr. Sarr
600

Authored two famous papers on Special and General Relativity, dethroning Isaac Newton's theory of gravity.

Albert Einstein

600

The 6th planet from the Sun

Saturn

600
The force exerted by air or a surface that opposes the motion of an object

Frictional Force

600
K

The spring constant

600

graduated from Hunter College

Mr. Macchia/ Mr. Torres

800

The "father of the atomic bomb"

J. Robert Oppenheimer

800

The final stage of a Supergiant Star's life, after supernova

Black Hole

800

This law states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction

Newton's Third Law

800

Joules

Energy
800

Teacher with the most years at KIPP

Mr. Brenner

1000

This scientist determined how black holes evaporate. He died in 2018

Stephen Hawking

1000

The hottest and biggest stars belong in this category

Supergiants

1000

This value how much friction will be experienced on a given surface

The coefficient of friction

1000

N x m

Work

1000

Has been teaching physics for 6 years

Mr. Torres