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Scalars
Vectors
Motion
Forces
SPECIAL CATAGORY: Strange Mr. L history
100
A scalar answers the question...
"how much?"
100
A vector tells us "how much" and...
"which way"
100
Horizontal and vertical motion are independent or dependent on one another?
independent
100
a = (what?) / (what?)
F/m
100
In college, Mr. L threw a huge birthday party for his pet ___ (what animal)
Canary
200
A scalar tells you m______ but not direction.
magnitude
200
The way we represent left vs right, up vs down, mathematically is with...
sign
200
In projectile motion, we assume horizontal motion to be...
constant
200
Newton's first law states, approx...
Obj at rest stays at rest Obj in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by a force
200
Mr. L tried to raise 9 farm animals in/outside his apartment in Worcester, but his landlord eventually cracked down. What kind of animals were they?
baby chicks!
300
2 meters, 12 miles, 1 foot, are all examples of what scalar quantity?
distance
300
The vector quantity that includes both distance and direction is called...
displacement
300
In projectile motion, we assume WHAT to be constant about vertical motion?
a = -9.8 m/s^2
300
Newton's second law states approx...
a=F/m
300
Mr. L flew to Texas to pick up a car he bought on ebay after school one day. What kind of car was it?
Cadillac Deville
400
Distance traveled per unit of time is called...
speed
400
The vector quantity that includes both speed and direction is called...
velocity
400
If a ball is thrown directly upwards with a velocity of 9.8 m/s, how long will it have been in the air when it is caught at it's original height?
2 seconds
400
Newton's third law states approx...
When object 1 exerts force on object 2, object 2 exerts equal and opposite force on object 1.
400
After spending much of his adult life playing soccer, lacrosse, skiing, and even some martial arts, Mr. L remained without serious injury...until he tore his ACL the summer before college doing WHAT?
Frisbee on a lazy Sunday afternoon. I don't even like frisbee!!!
500
Name a scalar quantity that begins with the letter t
time
500
A cat walking 8m/s north on a bus traveling 40 m/s south has a resultant velocity of...
32 m/s south
500
If a ball is thrown at an angle, what do we break that initial velocity into? Two...
components
500
By traveling from earth to the moon I can change my ___ but my ___ remains the same.
weight, mass
500
During his 3 months in Thailand, Mr. L did many things, one of which was get super sick and spend 3 days in a hospital. What was his illness?
Acute salmonella poisoning. Cook your chicken, man.