What term describes the rate of change of velocity which includes speeding up, slowing down, or changing direction?
acceleration
Is this an example of speed, velocity, or acceleration? An ambulance slowing down to exit the highway.
acceleration
At which point would the rollercoaster have the greatest amount of kinetic energy?
2
The example represents which of Newton's 3 Laws of Motion? A golf ball continues to roll until friction and gravity stop it.
Law of Inertia
The example shown below represents which of Newton's 3 Laws of Motion? The air is let out of a balloon and it flies around the room.
Law of Action and Reaction
What term describes the force that pulls all objects with mass toward one another?
gravity
What term describes the process of spinning or turning on an axis?
rotation
What term describes the action of one object moving completely around another in an orbital path?
revolve (revolution)
How long does it take the Earth to rotate on its axis?
24 hours
How long does it take the Earth to make one complete revolution around the Sun?
365.25 days
Identify the season that the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing at A.
Which moon phase would occur directly after the one shown below?
full moon
