Question | Answer |
Who established the 3 laws of motion | Isaac Newton
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Who came up with the Theory of Relativity | Albert Einstein
| What is the numerical value of the acceleration of gravity | 9.8m/s
| What are the four fundamental forces of nature | strong nuclear, weak nuclear, electromagnetic, gravity
| What are the two types of collisions | elastic, non-elastic
| What is the difference between a scalar and vector quantity | vectors have magnitude and direction
| What is the formula for force | F=MA
| What are the two types of electrical circuits | series,parallel
| What are the three main types of friction | sliding,rolling,static
| What is determined by an objects mass and velocity | momentum
| Name the 6 simple machines | lever,pulley,wheel and axle,inclined plane,wedge,screw
| What opposes the effort force within a simple machine | resistance force
| What is the unit for power | watts
| This is described as an objects distance traveled per unit of time | speed
| What is the definition of precision | the degree of exactness
| Within an experiment, which variable is being measured | dependent variable
| Free body diagrams are used to show this on an object | forces
| What are the 3 types of heat transfer | conduction,convection,radiation
| What is the method used to convert derived units | factor label method
| What is the one requirement for work to be done on an object | the object must move
| The inability to predict the movement of particles in a substance | entropy
| A series of fixed and moveable pulleys is know as this | block and tackle
| The study of heat | Thermodynamics
| The force that opposes motion of a falling object | air resistance
| The force toward the center of a circular path | centripetal force
| The lowest possible temperature that can be obtained is -273 Celcius, known as what | absolute zero
| The apparent shift in an objects position when viewed from different angles | parallax
| What are the two classifications of waves | transverse, compression
| Who established the laws of planetary motion | Johannes Kepler
| What is the formula for calculating thermal energy | Q=m C deltaT |