This area of physics deals with motion and its causes.
What is mechanics
100
This is the number of significant figures in the following measurement: 8.2m
What is 2
100
This term (2 words) describes numbers that are either very large or very small and therefore have to be rewritten to be more easily handled.
What is "scientific notation."
100
The thermometer is used to measure this quantity.
What is temperature.
100
This is the displacement of Travis, who walks 5 miles from home to school this morning.
What is 5 miles.
200
This area of physics concerns itself with heat and temperature
What is thermodynamics
200
This is the number of significant figures in the following measurement: 2.05m
What is 3
200
This is another word for how far it is between two objects or two locations.
What is "distance"
200
meters per second (m/s) is a unit for this quantity.
What is speed (or velocity)
200
This is the displacement of Travis after he walks 5 miles from home to school then back home.
What is 0 miles.
300
This area of physics concerns itself with light.
What is optics.
300
This is the number of significant figures in the following measurement: 0.00034seconds
What is 2
300
This is a practice in physics where scientists simplify objects to simplify calculations
What is "assumption."
300
These are the three basic dimensions, whose units are kilograms (kg), seconds (s), and meters (m) respectively.
What is mass, time, length
300
This is the displacement of a goose flying 4km east after it has flown 3km north.
What is 5km
400
This area of physics concerns itself with specific types of repetitive motion.
What is "vibrations and waves"
400
This is the number of significant figures in the following measurement: 0.034050kg
What is 5
400
This word describes any quantity that is fully described by both magnitude and direction.
What is vector.
400
meters per second squared (m/s^2) is the unit for this quantity.
What is acceleration
400
This is the displacement of a goose flying a full circle around a small garden with radius 5 meters.
What is 2*3.14*5 or 31.4 meters
500
This area of physics concerns itself with the behavior of submicroscopic particles.
What is quantum mechanics.
500
*These* are the possible number of significant figures in the following measurement: 10,000 trees
What is 1 and 5
500
This word describes any quantity that does not account for direction.
What is "scalar."
500
kg*m/s^2 is a unit for this quantity.
What is force.
500
This is the displacement of a ball that rolls 4cm on a block of wood, then lands on the ground after dropping 5cm, and rolls for 8cm before coming to a stop.