Physics midterm Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
Definition of Acceleration is the Change in __________	velocity divided by the time interval
A train travels 6 meters in the first second of travel, 6 meters in the second second, and 6 meters again during the third second. It's acceleration is _________	0 meters per seconds squared
What is a problem that some people blame on technology?	Widespread Pollution
Speed is _______	a measure of how fast an object is moving; distance covered per unit time; always measured in terms of a unit of distance divided by a unit of time
When you look at the speedometer of a moving car, you see the car's __________	Instantaneous speed
what is the reason to express scientific findings mathematically?	the findings become more difficult to prove by experiment
An object falls freely in a vacuum, its ______ does ______	Velocity increases
With the absence of air resistance, objects fall at a constant _______	acceleration
A ball is thrown upwards and caught when it comes back down. In the absence of air resistance, the speed of the ball, when caught would be __________	the same as the speed it had when thrown upwards
Suppose an object is non free fall. each second the object falls how fast?	it falls with a larger distance than in the second before
A ball is thrown straight up. at the top of its path its acceleration is ___ m/s squared?	about 10 meters per second squared
When something falls to the ground , it accelerates. This acceleration is called the acceleration due to gravity and is symbolized by the letter g. what is the value of g on earth's surface	about 10 meters per seconds squared
A ball is thrown straight up. At the top of its path its instantaneous speed is _______	0 m/s squared
What is our short cut for meters and kilometers	King Mark's curtled milk might (take a) nap
Suppose you take a trip that covers 180 km and takes 3 hours to make. your average speed is ________	60 kilometers per hour
A ball towed vertically upward rises, reaches its highest point, and then falls back to its starting point. during this time the acceleration of the ball is always ______________	directed downward
If a projectile is fired straight up at a speed of 30m/s the total time to return to its starting point is about ______ seconds	6 seconds
A pensil lies on your desk. If the earth is moving around the sun at a speed of 30 km/s, how fast is the pencil moving relative to the desk? how fast is the pencil moving relative to the sun?	0 k/s ; 30 km/s
two objects move toward each other bc of gravitational attraction. as the objects get closer and closer the force between them ______.	increases
The force of gravity on you is greatest when you are standing _____.	on the surface or below the surface
compared to it's mass on earth, the mass of a 10 kg object weights _____ on the moon	less
which has more mass- kg of feathers or kg of iron?	neither- they're the same weight
An object weighs 30N on earth, another 30N on the moon. which has a greater mass?	the one on the moon
If you weighed yourself on an elevator in free fall your weight would be ______	Zero
which cooks faster in boiling oil? a sliced potato, whole potato, or both?	a sliced potato
When an object reaches its terminal velocity its acceleration is ______	0 m/s^2

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