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Test 7: Chapters 4,5
Energy and Machines
Question | Answer |
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The relationship among mass, force, and acceleration is explained by which law? | Newton's 2nd Law of Motion |
Newton's first law is also called the Law of _____. | Inertia |
Acceleration is rate of change of ____. | Velocity |
A feather will fall through the air more slowly than a brick because of _____. | Air resistance |
The relationship among speed, distance, and time is _____. | S=d/t |
When you graph the motion of an object, you put ____ on the horizontal axis and ____ on the vertical axis. | time, distance |
For any object, the greater the force that's applied to it, the greater its ____ will be. | acceleration (F=m*a) |
The statement "to every action there is an equal and opposite reaction" is ____. | Newton's 3rd Law |
When two balls collide, the momentum of the balls after the collision is explained by ____. | The Law of Conservation of Momentum |
Newton's first law of motion states that an object remains at rest unless a(n) ____ force acts on it. | Unbalanced |
The kinetic energy of an object increases as its ____ increases. | Velocity (KE= 1/2m*v2) |
Increasing the speed of an object ____ its potential energy. | does not change (PE= mgh) |
The SI unit for energy is the ____. | Joule |
You can calculate kinetic energy by using the equation ____. | KE (J) = 1/2 m (kg) * v2 (m2/s2) |
You can calculate gravitational potential energy by using the equation ____. | GPE (J) = m (kg) * 9.8 m/s2 * h (m) |
According to the law of conservation of energy, the total amount of energy in the universe ____. | remains constant |
A device that does work with only one movement and changes the size or direction of a force is a(n) ____. | Simple machine |
The amount by which a machine multiplies an effort force is called the ____. | mechanical advantage |
When two or more simple machines work together, they are called a(n)____. | Compound machine |
The unit of power is the ____. | Watts |
Machines make tasks easier by changing either the magnitude or the direction of the _____ needed. | force |
6 types of simple machines | Lever, pulley, wheel and axle, inclined plane, wedge, screw |
At what point on a roller coaster is the gravitational potential energy (GPE) the lowest? | at the lowest point (Highest kinetic energy) |
What kind of energy is store by green plants? | Chemical energy (Glucose from photosynthesis) |
____________________ is a measure of how much of the work put into a machine is changed to useful work put out by the machine. | Efficiency |
You can determine how much energy various foods can give you by checking their ____________________ content. | Calorie |
According to the law of conservation of energy, energy can change ____________________, but it cannot be created or destroyed under ordinary conditions. | Forms |
Efficiency equation | Output work (J) / Input work (J) * 100 |
Work equation | Work (Joules)= Applied Force (N) * Distance (m) |
The average kinetic energy of an object's atoms or molecules is _____. | Temperature |
The transfer of energy that does NOT require matter is ____. | Radiation |
Energy from the Sun travels to Earth as ____. | Radiant energy |
The transfer of thermal energy by collisions between particles that make up matter, (direct contact) | Conduction (touching a hot stove) |
The transfer of thermal energy in a fluid by the movements of warmer or cooler fluid. (currents in fluids) | Convection (ceiling fan) |
Thermal energy that flows from something at a higher temperature to something at a lower temperature is _____. | Heat |