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Worksheetsmidterms sa p6
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 35mins
Physics is defined as the following EXCEPT:
the scientific study of matter and energy and how they interact with each other
the study of life and living organisms, their life cycles, adaptations, and environment
the study that investigates and formulates the fundamental laws of nature
formulates scientific laws expressed in mathematical language to predict other phenomena
etymology of the word 'Physics' and directly translates to 'Nature'
Pisike
Psyche
Physike
Psychic
any substance that has mass and occupies space
matter
chemicals
anti-matter
photons
atoms are composed of: (choose three)
protons
molecules
neutrons
electrons
refers to the principles and processes that guide scientific investigation
step-by-step method
scientific method
physics
natural science
a probable, logical explanation or reason for related events
theory
law
hypothesis
order
a proven and accepted theory that explains or describes an event
law
theory
observation
conclusion
repeatability of the measurement using a given instrument
accuracy
precision
veracity
truth
how close a measurement is to the true value
accuracy
precision
validity
evasiveness
count the significant figures: 1200
2
3
4
count the significant figures: 0.0002313
4
8
7
count the significant figures: 12.000
2
5
3
count the significant figures: 0.398000
7
3
6
count the significant figures: 0.0002
1
4
5
convert to scientific notation: 0.00000013
1.3 x 10⁻⁷
13 x 10⁷
13 x 10⁻⁷
1.3 x 10⁷
convert to scientific notation: 5000
5 x 10⁹
5 x 10⁴
50 x 10³
5 x 10³
convert to scientific notation: 59.87
5.987 x 10³
5.987 x 10¹
5.987 x 10⁻²
5.987 x 10⁰
consists of seven base units, with a number of other units derived from these foundations
SI unit system
CGS system
metric system
English system
use the centimeter, gram, and second as base units, with other values derived from those three basic units
SI unit system
CGS system
metric system
English system
an elegant decimal system, where units of like type were defined by the power of ten
SI unit system
CGS system
metric system
English system
a quantity fully described by both magnitude and direction
vector quantity
scalar quantity
a quantity fully described by magnitude
vector quantity
scalar quantity
a useful method for determining the result of adding two (and only two) vectors which make a right angle to each other
vector addition
resultant
Pythagorean Theorem
the vector sum of two or more vectors
vector addition
resultant
Pythagorean Theorem
the angle (θ) of the resultant with the x-axis can be found from the relation:
tan⁻¹ = Ry/Rx
tan⁻¹ = Rx/Ry
R = √(Rx²+Ry²)
describes the motion of objects without explicit reference to any forces; describes how objects move
dynamics
kinematics
mechanics
equilibrium
deals with forces and their effect on motion
dynamics
kinematics
mechanics
equilibrium
branch of physics that deals with the motion of objects and the forces that change it
dynamics
kinematics
mechanics
equilibrium
the condition in which two or more forces acting on an object produces no acceleration because they balance each other out
dynamics
kinematics
mechanics
equilibrium
the displacement of an object in relation to objects that are considered to be stationary
motion
distance
displacement
refers to the total path length traversed in moving from location or point to another
motion
distance
displacement
change of position in a particular direction; how far out of place an object is
motion
distance
displacement
a scalar quantity which refers to how fast an object is moving
speed
velocity
acceleration
a vector quantity which refers to "the rate at which an object changes its position"
speed
velocity
acceleration
the result of any change in velocity
speed
velocity
acceleration
velocity is the rate of change of a. ͟ ͟͟ ͟͟ ͟͟ ͟͟ ͟͟ ͟͟ ͟͟ ͟͟ ͟͟ ͟ with time while speed is the rate of change of b. ͟ ͟͟ ͟͟ ͟͟ ͟͟ ͟͟ ͟͟ ͟͟ ͟͟ ͟͟ ͟ with time
a. distance & b. displacement
a. displacement & b. distance
the motion of a falling body under the influence of the Earth's gravity
free fall
projectile motion
friction
a force that impedes motion
free fall
projectile motion
friction
motion of a body along a curved path
free fall
projectile motion
friction
the path followed by a projectile
trajectory
direction
reference point
illustrations exposing the external forces acting on a body that is isolated from the universe
free body diagram (FBD)
mass
weight
contact force
the amount of matter in a body
free body diagram (FBD)
mass
weight
contact force
the pull of earth in a body. derived by multiplying the mass by the gravitational force
free body diagram (FBD)
mass
weight
contact force
exists whenever two bodies come in contact with each other; otherwise referred to as 'Normal Force'
free body diagram (FBD)
mass
weight
contact force
occurs if there is no change in the motion of a body
static friction
support forces
kinetic friction
inertia
occurs if there is a change in the motion of a body
static friction
support forces
kinetic friction
inertia
occurs if there is no change in the motion of a body
static friction
support forces
kinetic friction
inertia
tendency of an object to maintain their state of rest or uniform motion
static friction
support forces
kinetic friction
inertia
exists when there is no resultant force acting on a body at about any given axis
translational equilibrium
static equilibrium
dynamic equilibrium
exists when the body is at rest
translational equilibrium
static equilibrium
dynamic equilibrium
exists when the body is moving at a constant speed along a straight path
translational equilibrium
static equilibrium
dynamic equilibrium
the frictional force that opposes one body rolling over another owing to the constant deformation of the surfaces in contact
static friction
rolling friction
fluid friction
the property called viscosity of liquids and gases to offer resistance to objects moving through them
static friction
rolling friction
fluid friction
an object extended in space which does not change its size or shape when subjected to a force
projectile
rigid body
ball
the point of an object about which all gravitational torques cancel
center of gravity (CG)
center of mass (CM)
the point of at which all the mass of an object or system may be considered to be concentrated
center of gravity (CG)
center of mass (CM)
the study of forces acting on an object that is in equilibrium and at rest
physics
friction
statics
the study of electrical and magnetic fields, which are two aspects of the same phenomenon
electronics
electromagnetism
pikachu
if the center of gravity is lowered by a small displacement or rotation, the object is then in unstable equilibrium
True
False
if a slight displacement raises the CG, the object is in unstable equilibrium
True
False
There can never be a force acting unless two bodies are involved, one exerting the force and the other on which it is exerted
True
False
the vector sum or resultant of all forces acting on an object or system is referred to as unbalanced forces
True
False
the resultant is the vector sum of two or more vectors
True
False
any measurement of position must be made with respect to a reference frame
True
False
a change in direction of motion results in an acceleration even if the speed didn't change
True
False
scalar is a quantity which refers to 'the rate at which an object changes its position'
True
False
contact force is also known as normal force
True
False
in CGS system, the unit of mass is one gram equal to 1/1000 kg, and the unit of acceleration is 1 m/s²
True
False
according to the first law of motion, the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it, and inversely proportional to its mass
True
False
