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Test your physics knowledge with this interactive Jeopardy game! Choose categories and point values to answer questions on motion, forces, acceleration, and more. Earn points for correct answers and have fun while learning physics concepts.
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1a: What is the language of science? • English • Mathematics • Latin • German
2.a: What is the basis for all sciences? • Earth Science • Biology • Chemistry • Physics
3a: What is the SI unit of acceleration? • m/s • m/s2 • mi/hr • Mi/hr2
4a: A graph that has a constant, negative slope represents what type of relationship? • hyperbolic • inverse • quadratic • linear
5a: The degree of exactness to which a measurement can be reproduced is called • accuracy • precision • precession • parallax
1b: On a graph, the x-axis is used for • the dependent variable • the independent variable • distance • displacement
2b: On a position-time graph, a straight line sloping up and towards the right indicates • zero speed • increasing speed • decreasing speed • constant speed
3b: Which of the following is a vector? • mass • speed • displacement • time
4b: The effect of the resultant vector is ____the effect of the original vectors. • less than • greater than • equal to • unable to tell
5b: The _____ of any point on a position-time graph equals the instantaneous velocity at that time. • slope of the tangent • displacement • vertical value • horizontal value
1c: If a net force acts on a body, the object will • accelerate • move at a constant velocity • remain at rest • none of these
2c: As velocity increases, an object’s displacement • remains the same for each time interval • decreases for each time interval • increases for each time interval • cannot be determined
3c: A 0.5 kg basketball is dropped from a height of 10 meters. To calculate its final velocity at impact, we must know • its volume • its density • its diameter • the acceleration due to gravity
4c: Weight depends on • friction • acceleration due to gravity • velocity • time
5c: The MOMENT a skydiver jumps out of a plane • the only force on her is gravity • she accelerates at a rate of “g” • she is in freefall • all of the above
1d: If you push against the wall, the wall pushes back against you with _____ force • no • less • equal • more
2d: An object is in equilibrium if • only one force is acting on it • it is accelerating • it has no weight • the net force on it is zero
3d: The force exerted by any part of a rope or string is • drag • tension • friction • gravity
4d: Newton said that the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it and inversely proportional to its mass. What law is this? • Newton’s 1st Law • Newton’s 2nd Law • Newton’s 3rd Law • The Law of Inertia
5d: The normal force is the _____ force exerted by a surface on another object. • perpendicular field • parallel field • perpendicular contact • parallel contact
1e: When adding vectors graphically, one does all the following steps EXCEPT • connect the vectors tip-to-tail • choose a scale • add the components • draw the resultant
2e: The coefficient of kinetic friction is ____the coefficient of static friction. • less than • greater than • equal to • unrelated to
3e: A correct unit for the coefficient of friction • N • N/kg • kg/N • none
4e: The equilibrant force is ___ as the resultant • same magnitude, same direction • same magnitude, opposite direction • greater in magnitude, same direction • lesser in magnitude, opposite direction