Forces and Motion
This force pulls objects toward the centre of the Earth.
What is gravity?
The law stating energy cannot be created or destroyed.
What is the law of conservation of energy?
The galaxy in which Earth is located.
What is the Milky Way?
This planet is the largest in the solar system.
What is Jupiter?
Is my (Mr Bianchi's) favourite colour.
What is Blue?
The force that resists motion between two surfaces in contact.
What is friction?
This type of energy is stored in objects when they are stretched or compressed.
What is elastic potential energy?
This theory explains the origin of the universe from an incredibly hot and dense state.
What is the Big Bang theory?
The hottest planet in the solar system, due to a runaway greenhouse effect.
What is Venus?
My (Mr Bianchi's) favourite artist.
What is MF DOOM?
This law states that an object will remain at rest or in uniform motion unless acted upon by a force.
What is Newton’s First Law of Motion?
The process by which electrical energy is converted into light and heat in a light bulb.
What is energy transformation?
The term for the exploding death of a massive star.
What is a supernova?
The type of celestial body Pluto was reclassified as in 2006.
What is a dwarf planet?
The person who came first in the class in the exam for this term.
Who is MJ?
The rate of change of velocity with time.
What is acceleration?
The point at which a pendulum has the most gravitational potential energy.
What is the top of the period?
A force so strong that not even light can escape from it.
What is a black hole?
These are rocky or metallic bodies that orbit the Sun, mostly found between Mars and Jupiter.
What are asteroids?
The three faculties I (Mr Bianchi) teach at this school.
What is Science, Maths and HSIE?
According to this law, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
What is Newton’s Third Law of Motion?
The energy stored in a stretched bow before it is released.
What is potential energy?
This redshifted phenomenon is observed as galaxies move away from us, indicating the universe is expanding.
What is the Doppler effect?
This moon of Jupiter is believed to have a subsurface ocean and may support life.
What is Europa?
They have the highest 'accounted' for class attendance so far this year (multiple correct answers).
Who is Hayden, MJ, Hendrix and Marybella?