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Metrics and Motion
identifying units and understanding motion graphs
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Physics
9th Grade
08/26/2013

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Term
A kilometer is a little over _______ a mile or ______ times around the track.
Definition
half mile or 2 1/2 times
Term
Milli means_____
Definition
1/1000th or "there one thousand of these in a meter, liter or gram"
Term
The amount of space something takes up is ____________
Definition
volume
Term
Centi means _______
Definition
1/100th or "there are one hundred of these in a meter, liter or gram"
Term

The length of this crayon is ____cm or ___mm

[image]

Definition
7.1cm or 71mm
Term

What is the volume of this liquid? Use units!

[image]

Definition
76milliLiters (76mL)
Term
What is the curve at the top of the water in a graduated cylinder called?
Definition
meniscus
Term
Liters are the basic metric units for ________
Definition
volume
Term
The mass of a dollar bill is approximately _______ (use the correct units)
Definition
1gram (1g)
Term
The basic unit for measuring distance is _____________
Definition
meter
Term
Kilo means _________
Definition
1,000 or "there are one thousand meters, liters or grams"
Term
Using your senses to gather information is called _________
Definition
observing or making observations
Term
______ is a measure of how strong gravity pulls on an object’s mass.
Definition
weight
Term
The basic SI units for mass are:
Definition
grams
Term
_______ is the property that all objects tend to stay at rest or stay in motion until a net force acts on them.
Definition
inertia
Term
Any information learned through observation during an experiment is called _______
Definition
data
Term

How do you figure out the average speed of this grasshopper? What is it, use units!

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Definition

Divide how far it moved (the CHANGE in the left side) 10meters by how much time passed (the CHANGE in the bottom) 2seconds

10m÷2s=5m/s.

Term

What is the average speed of this Cheetah?

[image]

Definition
0 m/s (it's a flat line!)  It started at 5meters away and after 8 seconds it is still 5meters away.  It's stopped!
Term
A ________ must be able to be tested in an experiment.
Definition
hypothesis
Term

How can you tell which graph has the faster speed?

[image]

Definition
it has the steeper slope or angle.  In this case, A is faster.
Term

How do you know which brick has more inertia?

[image]

Definition
300 kg because it has larger mass which indicates how much inertia there will be.
Term

What happens to the caterpillar at point A? How do you know?

 

 

[image]

Definition
It stopped because the line becomes flat meaning it's distance away from us doesn't change.
Term
This is called a __________[image]
Definition
Graduated Cylinder
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