Contact Forces
A situation in which 2 or more objects come into contact and at least one of them is moving is called a ____________.
Collision
All objects ________ when they make sound.
Vibrate
What was the title of the phenomenon we witnessed via video of the sun setting perfectly aligned with the buildings in New York City?
Manhattanhenge
These are slowly moving pieces of Earth's crust.
Tectonic Plates
What is Mrs. Waniger's son's name?
Theodore (Theo)
A push or a pull
Force
A substance through which a wave can travel is called a _______.
Medium
The North Star is called _______.
Polaris
These types of Natural Disasters gain their energy from warm ocean water, forming over tropical or subtropical waters.
Hurricane
What is Mrs. Waniger's husband's name?
Eric
When a bouncy ball is held up in the air, it has gravitational ________ energy.
potential
To hear sound, vibration enters the ear canal and meets the ______.
Eardrum
The Earth spins on an _________.
Axis
A place in the U.S. where warm, humid air masses from the south run into cold, dry air masses from the north, and make tornadoes more likely to occur.
Tornado Alley
Harley
A force that is caused by movement through the air is called _____ _________.
Air resistance
________ is a type of energy that is made by vibrations
sound
This occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon.
Lunar Eclipse
These type of volcanoes have not erupted for a very long time, but may erupt at a future time.
Dormant Volcanoes
What NICKNAME (other than Theo) does Mrs. Waniger call her son?
Bear
Your friend pitches a baseball to you and you swing your bat to hit it. The ball goes flying! If your friend throws the ball even faster, how would the total amount of kinetic energy change and peak force change?
Both the kinetic energy and the peak forces would be greater!
A sound wave is an example of a ______________ wave.
Longitudinal
Our galaxy is a part of a _______ galaxy called the Milky Way.
Spiral
The location where an Earthquake begins.
Epicenter
Mrs. Waniger has 2 college degrees. Name ONE of the two colleges she attended for these?
University of Wisconsin - Parkside
University of Wisconsin - Superior