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Science Starter #1
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What are the two main factors of gravitational
force?
What is the difference between weight and mass?
Science Starter #2
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What is the difference between terminal velocity
and free fall?
Science Starter #3
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1) Why does a ball thrown horizontally follow a path
that is curved downward?
2) Give an example of projectile motion.
Science Starter #4
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According to the 1st Law, what happens to an
object in motion?
What is inertia?
Science Starter #5
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What is the second law of motion?
What would happen if a cannonball and a
baseball dropped from the same height and there
is no air resistance?
Science Starter #6
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Is the reaction force of a chair you are sitting on
equal or greater than your weight?
What is a common unbalanced force that acts on
objects in motion?
Science Starter #7
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To cause a spacecraft to orbit it needs two forces,
what are they?
What would happen to a spacecraft if there was
no gravity?
Science Starter #8
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What is it called when gravity is equal to air
resistance?
How does the second law of motion apply to
rocket and/or space?
Science Starter #9
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What has been your favorite lab in Physics so far?
Why?
What can you do this weekend that will include
either one of the 3 Laws of Motion?
Science Starter #10
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Where do you see Newton’s 2nd Law on a roller
coaster?
Where do you see friction on a roller coaster?
Science Starter #11
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Where does the 1st Law of Motion apply on your
rollercoaster?
What forces are involved for net force on your
rollercoaster?
Science Starter #12
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Where does air resistance happen on your roller
coaster?
How do you think you are going to do on this
test?
Science Starter #13
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Why do you think a boat floats?
What is the formula for density?
Science Starter #14
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What is buoyant force?
Why do you think objects sink?
Science Starter #15
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What happens to pressure as depth increases?
What is the formula for pressure?
Science Starter #16
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How does fluid flow?
How do you find the volume of an irregular
solid?
Science Starter #17
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Where is atmospheric pressure the greatest: at sea
level or on a mountaintop?
As altitude increases, what happens to pressure?
Science Starter #18
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Why is a bubble round?
What causes an object to buoy up?
Science Starter #19
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If an object is floating, is the buoyant force equal
or is it greater than the weight of the object?
What is Archimedes’ Principle?
Science Starter #20
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What are forces that act on a person leaning
against a pole at a bus stop?
What is magnitude?