Vocabulary
What is a force applied through a distance?
Work
True or False. Weight is calculated by multiplying mass times the acceleration of gravity
True
What type of energy does a vase sitting on a shelf exhibit?
GPE or Potential
Which one of Newton's Laws says, "A moving object will remain in motion or an object at rest will remain at rest unless an unbalanced force acts upon it?"
Newtons 1st Law of Motion
A compound machine
What is the formula for calculating Kinetic Energy (KE)
1/2 mass X velocity 2
Give an example of kinetic energy
Ball rolling down a hill
What does Newton's Third Law state?
For every action their is an equal and opposite reaction.
This law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed.
The Law of Conservation of Energy
What does this formula calculate?
mass X gravity X height
GPE or Gravitational Potential Energy
The energy in a stretched out rubber band is what type of energy?
Elastic Potential Energy
What is the formula for Newtons 2nd Law?
F=ma
Energy that is due to the gravitational forces between objects.
What is the formula for calculating power?
Energy/time
What is the sum of kinetic energy and potential energy?
Mechanical Energy
What is mass X velocity
Momentum
This energy is stored by compressing, stretching or bending an object.
Elastic Potential Energy
What does this formula calculate?
output force/input force
Mechanical Advantage
What type of energy is in the food we eat?
Chemical Potential Energy
Which of Newton's Laws is shown in a satellite orbiting the Earth?
Newton's First Law of Inertia