Vocabulary
Velocity
Acceleration
Units of measurement
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Physics JUNK
So you think you know your teacher...
100

Term used to describe a change in position.

What is displacement?

100

Equation for velocity

v = d/t

100
When the slope on an acceleration line graph goes down, what kind of acceleration is it?
negative acceleration
100

velocity is measured in _______.

m/s

100

_______ describes how close together several repeated measurements or events are to one another.

Precision

100

Free Points!

100

A runner starts from the 10 meter line and runs east to the 30 meter line. What was her displacement?

20 meters

100

Free!

100

Physics answers should always have a ______ and a ______.

number and a unit

100

What is your physics teacher favorite color?

Grey

200

Type of graph that uses slope to show changes in velocity

Position and time graph

200

unit used to measure velocity.

what is m/s?

200

what is acceleration of gravity?

9.8 m/s ^2

200

Time is measured in _____.

seconds

200

_______ is how close a measurement is to its accepted or “true” value.

Accuracy

200

_______ is a type of science that studies matter and energy.

Physics

200

Do you know the name of Mrs. Luna's oldest dog?

Tito

200

F=MA is newton's _______ law

2nd

200

gravity= _______

9.8 m/s^2

200

What instruments does Mrs. Luna play

Drum set and bass guitar

300

An object being pulled down by gravity is known as ____. (no other force is acting on it).

What is free fall?

300

what is the equation to solve for velocity when an object is in free fall?

v=gt

300

Calculate the velocity of an object in free fall if it calls for 10 seconds.

98 m/s

300

Forcee is measured in _______.

Newtons

300

to remain the same...does not change

constant

300

The variable that may show the effect of those changes is called the ________ variable.

dependent

300

A sailboat moves at 1 m/s. Wind increases its velocity to 10 m/s in 2 seconds. Calculate the acceleration.

4.5 m/s ^2

300

Calculate the force of a 100 kg car that has an acceleration on 4 m/s ^2.

What is 400 N

300

Convert 72 inches into meters if 1 inch=0.0254 meters

ABOUT 1.83 m

300

What genre books does Mrs. Luna read?

Horror/ mystery

400

__________ is the rate at which velocity changes.

What is acceleration?

400
Speed is velocity when what is added?
direction
400

A car starts at the bottom of a hill with a velocity of 30 m/s and 5 seconds later it is at the top of the hill going at a velocity of 15 m/s. What was the acceleration of the car?

-3 m/s 2

400

Distance is usually measured in ____.

meters

400
a change in velocity
acceleration
400

What WE change in the experiment is the  _______ variable.

independent

400

A people mover has a velocity of 1 m/s and is 150 m long. If a man walks 2 m/s relative to the people mover, how long will it take him to reach the opposite end if he walks in the direction that the people mover travels?

50 s

400

Calculate the momentum of a 70 Kg hockey player if he travels at 2 m/s.

140 kg m/s

400

The arrows in a free body diagram of a Force Diagram are known as ________.

Vectors

400

What is Mrs. Luna's least favorite subject in school

English

500

an object rolling down a hill will have a ______ velocity.

What is Negative velocity?

500
What was the velocity of a runner traveling twenty meters in forty seconds?
velocity = .5 m/s
500

The bicyclist started the race and half way through the race at 20 seconds she had a velocity of 5 m/s. Ten seconds later her velocity was 10 m/s. What was her acceleration?

0.5 m/s 2

500

Acceleration is measured in _______.

m/s ^2

500
the opposite of acceleration; another word for negative acceleration
deceleration
500

A variable that is kept the same is called a _____ variable.

control

500

Calculate the velocity of a rock as it hits the bottom of a cliff it takes 5 seconds to fall to the ledge, and 3 seconds to fall from the ledge to the bottom.

29.4 m/s ^2

500

Calculate the net force of a car if it travels west with a force of 2,000N , and s hit by an oncoming car with a force of 300 N.

-1,700 N

500

A ball is dropped from a tall building and falls freely for 5 seconds before hitting the ground. Assume no air resistance. What two equations do we use to solve this problem?

v= gt      and v=d/t

500

What's Mrs. Lunas favorite season?

Fall