What's my approach for...
Graphs
Anything but linear mechanics
Do you know your equations?
Wild Card
100

Any collision.

What is (conservation of) momentum?

100

The very first thing you check for any graph question.

What are the axes?

100

What two measurements can you make to find torque?

Lever arm and Force

100

The equation you apply in any collision.

What is p1+p2=p1'+p2'?

100

The two factors which determine the force of kinetic friction on an object.

What are the coefficient of (kinetic) friction and the normal force?

200

a problem relating the height and velocity of an object.

What is (conservation of) energy?

200

Change in Energy.

What is the area under an F-d graph?

200

This increases when a spinning object decreases its size.

What is angular velocity?

200

What is the gravitational field strength produced by a spherical planet or star?

What is g=GM/r2?

200

The (approximate) raw percentage you need on the AP Exam to earn a 3.

What is 41.25%?

300

a problem asking me about acceleration which doesn't include any forces.

What is kinematics?

300

This represents that two objects have the same displacement on a velocity-time graph.

What are equal areas under a velocity-time graph?

300

What is a simple way to determine the amount buoyant force an object will experience?

weight of the fluid displaced (usually water)

300

The equation for the Period of a mass hanging on a spring?

What is 2pi(m/k)^1/2

300
To know the force or acceleration down an incline parallel to the path...

What is sin slides!

400

a problem involving a cart moving down a ramp and colliding with another cart at the bottom of the ramp.

What are conservation of energy THEN conservation of momentum?

400

Your approach to linearizing a curved graph

What is recognize the shape and address one of your axes data by performing an operation that will yield a straight line (square, square root, 1/variable, etc...)

400

Measurements needed to determine how fast a fluid will flow out of a small opening?

change in height
400

A representation of Bernoulli's equation with a diagram.

What is ___________

400

Describe the in class demo we used to first understand centripetal acceleration?

hot wheel track

500

any lab-based FR problem (the four questions).

What are:

1. What do I want to determine?
2. What variables/equations?
3. What measurements?
4. How will I analyze my data?

500

The two things you can determine from a displacement vs time graph for an object in SHM.

What are the period (or frequency) and the amplitude (or maximum displacement)?

500

The reason gravity doesn't change the angular momentum of a planet orbiting a star

What is the result of gravity pointing along (and not perpendicular) to the radius of the planet's orbit.

500

The angular momentum of a point mass.

What is L=rmv (or L=rp)?

500

One of the few things Mr. DiFabio will never forgive you for doing.

Leaving an answer blank and throwing shade at master yoda.