The first graph shows data gathered by a student in SC 130 physical science.
__________ Calculate the slope of the line.
______________ Determine the y-intercept of the line.
____________________________ Write the slope-intercept equation for the line.
The second graph shows velocity data gathered by a student in physical science.
Plot the data.
__________ __________ Calculate the slope of the line.
__________ __________ Calculate the intercept of the line.
__________ __________ Based on the slope and intercept, 1.000 minutes is how many meters?
__________ __________ Based on the slope and intercept, 200 meters is how many minutes?
__________ What is the slope of the line y = 5.5 + 0.85x?
__________ What is the y-intercept of the line y = 5.5 + 0.85x?
__________ _____ What is your height in meters?
__________ _____ What is your mass in kilograms?
______________ What is your Body Mass Index?
The first graph shows data gathered by a student in SC 130 physical science.
__________ _____ Calculate the density ρ of the soap (include units!).
______________ Will the soap floatorsink?
A student measures a bar of soap with a length of 8.0 cm, a width of 5.4 cm, and a height of 2.6 cm. The soap has a mass of 88.0 grams.
__________ _____ What is the volume of the soap?
__________ _____ What is the density of the soap?
____________________ A student measures the length of a piece of soap using a ruler. Is the measurement a primaryorcalculated measurement?
___________ _____ A bar of soap is found to have a density of 1.3 g/cm³. If the volume of the soap is 50 cm³, what is the mass of the soap?
___________ _____ A lead cube is found to have a density of 11.4 g/cm³. If the mass of the cube is 365 grams, what is the volume of the cube?
The graph shows the time versus distance data gathered for four different ball speeds in laboratory 02.
__________ _____ Determine the velocity ѵ of ball A.
__________ _____ Determine the velocity ѵ of ball B.
__________ _____ Determine the velocity ѵ of ball C.
__________ _____ Determine the velocity ѵ of ball D.
__________ _____ Calculate the velocity ѵ of a ball that rolls 2500 centimeters in 12.5 seconds.
__________ _____ Calculate the distance a ball with a velocity ѵ of 200 cm/s will roll in 9 seconds.
__________ _____ Calculate the time for a ball with a velocity ѵ of 200 cm/s to roll 1600 centimeters.
On Monday I rode a RipStik up a gentle slope, turned around, and came back down the slope.
___________________ What is the name of the shape formed by the curve on the graph?
___________________ Between zero and ten seconds, what is happening to my velocity?
___________________ At exactly ten seconds, what is my velocity according to the graph?
___________________ Between ten and twenty seconds, what is happening to my velocity?
The data in the table and graphs are from a lab three ball dropping experiment.
_______________ _________ According to the data and graphs, what is the acceleration of gravity?
A marble with a mass of 5 grams sits on a banana leaf 10 centimeters vertically above the table. The acceleration of gravity g of 980 cm/s².
_________ __________ Calculate the Gravitational Potential Energy of the marble.
_________ __________ At the bottom of the banana leaf the same marble is moving at a velocity of 100 cm/s. Calculate the Kinetic Energy of the marble.
______________ As a percentage of the original Gravitational Potential Energy, how much energy was lost to friction and other sources of energy loss?
Mathematical models
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Identify by the letter which of the mathematical relationships on the graph represents the time versus distance relationship for a RipStik moving at a constant linear velocity with no acceleration.
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Identify by the letter which of the mathematical relationships on the graph represents the time versus distance relationship for a ball falling under the constant acceleration of gravity g.
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Identify by the letter which of the mathematical relationships on the graph represents the height versus velocity relationship for a marble rolling from a height h down a banana leaf and onto a flat table.
The graph shows pulley data gathered by a student in physical science.
Plot the data provided in the table on the graph below and draw a line through the points.
____________ Based on the data, what is the Actual Mechanical Advantage for the pulley system?
____________ The pulley system had four load lines. What is the Ideal Mechanical Advantage?
____________ Use the preceding two questions to calculate the efficiency of the pulley system.
______________ What was the likely cause of the efficiency being less than 100%?
Write out Newton's first law.
Give a mathematical statement of Newton's second law.
Write out Newton's third law.
__________ __________ A RipStik was accelerated using a force of 15 Newtons. The mass of the RipStik and the rider was 75 kilograms. Calculate the acceleration of the RipStik.
The graph shows RipStik deceleration data. A RipStik was ridden 900 centimeters up a gentle slope, then the RipStik was ridden back down the same slope. The time from the start at the bottom of the slope to the return to the bottom of the slope was 12 seconds.
__________ _____ Calculate the velocity between 0 and 2 seconds.
__________ _____ Calculate the velocity between 2 and 4 seconds.
__________ _____ Calculate the velocity between 4 and 6 seconds.
__________ _____ Calculate the velocity between 6 and 8 seconds.
__________ _____ Calculate the velocity between 8 and 10 seconds.
__________ _____ Calculate the velocity between 10 and 12 seconds.
__________ _____ Determine the velocity at exactly 6 seconds.
__________ _____ Calculate the deceleration between two and four seconds.
___________________ What is the name of the shape of the curve on the graph?
In the Nova series Earth from Space what technology is featured throughout the video as the sources of data presented in the video?
How does ice formation in the antarctic drive global deep ocean currents?
When a typhoon or hurricane develops hot towers, what will happen next to the typhoon or hurricane?
What is the source of the phosphate that fertilizes the Amazon rain forest?
Without the Earth's magnetic field, what would the effect be of coronal mass ejections on planet Earth?
A bar of soap has a length of 7.4 cm, a width of 3.5 cm, and a height of 1.8 cm. The soap has a mass of 51.8 grams.
__________ _____ What is the volume of the soap?
__________ _____ What is the density of the soap?
__________ _____ Will the soap floatORsink?
__________ _____ Is the soap more likely to be IvoryORZest?
Use the data to answer the following questions on pulleys.
force (gmf)
load (gmf)
20
66
80
264
140
462
180
594
____________ What is the actual mechanical advantage for the pulley system?
____________ The pulley system had four load lines. What is the ideal mechanical advantage?
____________ Use the preceding two questions to calculate the efficiency of the pulley system.
Write out Newton's first law.
Give a mathematical statement of Newton's second law.
Write out Newton's third law.
Write the following temperatures in Celsius:
_________°C The temperature of a mix of melting ice and water.
_________°C The temperature of melting solid coconut oil.
_________°C The typical daily room temperature in Pohnpei.
_________°C The temperature of the healthy living human body.
_________°C The temperature of boiling water.
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When walking straight West, which number would change on the GPS unit,
the N 06° 54.553'or the E 158° 09.324' number?
_________ _____ The classroom is at E 158° 09.651'. Binky was at E 158° 09.324'. Use a value of 1842 meters per minute to calculate the distance from the classroom to Binky.
Plot the data from laboratory seven on the graph.
__________ _____ What is the slope of the line?
__________ _____ What is the y-intercept of the line?
__________ _____ Using the equation of the line, calculate the distance in meters for 0.085 minutes.
__________ _____ Using the equation of the line, calculate the distance in minutes for 400 meters.
The thermal expansion data and chart were gathered during laboratory six.
__________ _____ Calculate the slope between 0 and 16 minutes.
Why did the pipe stop expanding after 23 minutes?
Name the color!
1. _________
2. _________
3. _________
4. _________
5. _________
6. _________
Primary and secondary colors
List the primary colors of light (additive colors):
List the secondary colors of light (additive colors):
Write the seven colors of the rainbow in order:
Color systems
In the RGB color number system, what do R, G, and B stand for?
Define Hue:
Define Saturation:
Define Luminosity:
What was the effect of climate change on the Harappan culture of ancient Pakistan?
What do measurements of cardon dioxide (CO2) done on Mauna Loa indicate is happening to the level of CO2 in the atmosphere?
What is the expected impact on the climate of the planet Earth due to the above CO2 observations?
What is thought to be the source of the CO2?
A RipStik was swizzled ("wiggled") across a poster paper. The sinusoidal swizzle wave can be seen in the diagram below along with the measurements.
_________ How many wavelengths are shown?
λ = _________ _________ Calculate the wavelength λ of one wave in centimeters.
a = _________ _________ Calculate the amplitude a.
τ = _________ _________ Calculate the period τ.
f = _________ _________ Calculate the RipStik swizzle wave frequency f.
ѵwave = _________ _________ Use the wavelength λ and frequency f to calculate the velocity ѵwave of the RipStik swizzle wave.
A clapper clapping in synch with the echo claps 25 times in ten seconds during laboratory nine. The distance to the building and back was 132 meters.
τ = ________ _________ Based on this data, what is the period for the echo (the out-and-back time in seconds for one echo)?
velocity ѵ = _________ _________ Based on this data, what is the speed of sound?
percent error = _________ Given that the actual speed of sound that day was 350 m/s, what is the percentage error?
_______________ ______________ What precipitation process generates most of the daily rain on Pohnpei?
_______________ ______________ What precipitation process generates rain when air is lifted up by terrain?
_______________ ______________ What precipitation process generates rain in a thunder and lightning storm cell?
For the next few questions the instructor should have brought a thermometer.
He will write some values on the board. Use those values for the questions below.
_______°C What is the dry bulb temperature?
_______°C What is the wet bulb temperature?
_______% Use a table to determine the relative humidity.
_______°C Use a table to determine the heat index (the perceived temperature).
______________ What is the risk level for exercise: low, moderate, or high?
What is reflection?
What is refraction?
Plot the following data on the graph provided and draw a linear best fit line through the data points on the graph.
______________ Calculate the slope of the linear best fit line. The slope is the experimental index of refraction for the material.
______________ __________ Use the equation of the best fit line above to predict the image depth for a coral head that is 200 cm underwater.
______________ The above material is reported to have a theoretic index of refraction of 1.5. What is the percentage error for the slope you calculated based against a theoretic value of 1.5?
__________ _____ For a Brother XR-7700 sewing machine, calculate the power used based on the information in the images.
__________ _____ For a Brother XR-7700 sewing machine, calculate the resistance.
___________ __________ What type of circuit produces "no light and no heat"?
___________ __________ What type of circuit produces "light but no heat"?
___________ __________ What type of circuit produces "heat but no light" (the wires become hot)?
Plot the data below on the graph provided. Draw a best fit trend line through the data.
____________ ________ For the data above, what is the resistance?
List three forms of alternate energy generation
__________ What is the atomic number of Zn?
__________ What is the atomic mass of Zn?
__________ How many protons does Zn have?
__________ How many neutrons does Zn have?
__________ How many electrons does Zn have?
____________________ Zn was an element tested in the electrical conductivity, what is the full name for Zn?
Remember that the number of neutrons equals or exceeds the number of protons. The number of protons cannot exceed the number of neutrons in a stable element. Thus the more numerous nucleons are the neutrons.
_______________ Looking only at the atomic diagram, determine the atomic number of the atom depicted.
_______________ Looking at the diagram, what is the atomic mass for the atom?
_______________ Looking at the diagram and the chart on the wall, what is the one or two letter chemical abbreviation for this element?
_______________ Looking at the diagram and the chart on the wall, what is the full name for this element?
_______________ What is the common name for compound with the formula H2O?
_______________ In general, what color do acids tend to turn floral pigment fluids?
_______________ In general, what color do bases tend to turn floral pigment fluids?
_______________ Are lime fruits acid, base, or neutral?
_______________ Is baking soda an acid, base, or neutral?
_______________ Is ammonia an acid, base, or neutral?
_______________ Is a bar of hand soap an acid, base, or neutral?
_______________ Is laundry detergent an acid, base, or neutral?
_______________ Is bleach an acid, base, or neutral?
_______________ Is vinegar an acid, base, or neutral?
_______________ Is cream of tartar an acid, base, or neutral?
_______________ Is water an acid, base, or neutral?
______________ In Journey to the Edge of the Universe the journey began on Earth and headed first to visit Earth's sister from hell. What planet is termed Earth's sister from hell by Journey to the Edge of the Universe?
Why is the planet above called "Earth's sister from hell"?
What happened to the atmosphere of Mercury?
_______ Olympus Mons is a volcano larger than any on the Earth. Is Olympus Mons an active volcano?
______ __________ What type of planet is Jupiter?
________ The surface of the Jovian (Jupiter) moon Europa is covered with what?
Saturn is unique in that Saturn is surrounded by __________ visible from Earth.
______________ Is the density of Saturn more than one gram per centimeter or less than one gram per centimeter?
Saturn's moon Titan is thought to have lakes made of _____________ on the surface.
_______________ If the sun were the size of a small kickball in A101, to scale what would be the size of Uranus?
_______________, ______________ What two gases is Neptune primarily made of?
______ Is Pluto still considered a planet?
If the sun were the size of a small kickball in A101, to scale where would Pluto be located on campus?
List the eight planets in order from the sun outwards.
What is Haumea?
________ ______ What is the name of galaxy in which you live?
________________ What gas was in the weather balloon?
Why did the weather balloon rise into the air?
______________ What is Neoguri?
Tonight's METAR report is:
METAR PTTP 101053Z 15004KT 15SM SCT018 SCT130 OVC300 25/24 A2988
To the best of your ability, decode that report.
The graph plots three data sets for three different possible mathematical models for the frisbee data. One data set is plotted as squares, one as circles, and a third as triangles.
__________ Which shape plots data modeled by a linear mathematical trend line model?
__________ Which shape plots data modeled by a non-linear mathematical trend line model?
__________ Which shape plots data that is randomly distributed and cannot be modeled by a trend line model?
__________ For the data that plots linearily, make a mathematical estimate of the slope.
__________ For the data that plots linearily, make a mathematical estimate of the y-intercept.
____________________ What mathematical model(s), if any, does your pendulum data appear to obey?
Vera Ruben studied the rotation rate of stars around the centers of galaxies. According to Newton's theory of gravitation, stars closer to the center of the galaxy should be moving more rapidly around the center of the galaxy than stars farther out from the center. Is that what Dr. Rubin found, and if not, what did she find to be true?
Carlos Frenk discovered that without dark matter, computer simulations of the universe did not form galaxies. For galaxies to form, Frenk found which of the following to be true:
(a) Dark matter had to be one fifth the mass of visible matter.
(b) Dark matter had to be equal to the mass of visible matter.
(c) Dark matter had to be five times the mass of visible matter.
The Soudan mine dark matter experiment searched for dark matter particles called ____________________.
________ Does dark matter interact with itself?
More recent research has revealed the existence of dark energy. Dark energy is an unknown source of energy that is causing the universe to expand faster and faster. In the phantom energy theory dark energy will eventually rip the universe apart in an event called the "Big Rip." When will the Big Rip happen?
(a) Before final examinations (b) This summer (c) Within your lifetime (d) Billions of years from now
Does a site swap throw of 3 land in the same hand or the other hand?
Use arrows to trace the path for the ball below for the site swap equation 3.
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A RipStik was swizzled across a large sheet of paper. Use the wave and wave data provided to answer the following questions.
_________ How many wavelengths are shown?
λ = _________ _________ Calculate the wavelength λ of one wave in centimeters.
a = _________ _________ Calculate the amplitude a.
τ = _________ _________ Calculate the period τ.
f = _________ _________ Calculate the RipStik swizzle wave frequency f.
ѵ = _________ _________ Calculate the velocity ѵ of the RipStik swizzle.
In The Elegant Universe Einstein sought to unify the two known forces. His work would be made irrelevant by the discovery in the 1920s and 1930s of two additional forces. What are the four fundamental forces in the universe?
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___________________________ The Elegant Universe proposes a theory that at the smallest scale the universe is not made of particles. What is the name of the new Theory of Everything that is explained by The Elegant Universe?
Volume V = length l × width w × height h
mass m = density ρ × Volume V
distance d = velocity ѵ × time t
ѵ = at d = ½at² d = ½gt²
where g is the acceleration of gravity, g = 980 cm/s²
Gravitational Potential Energy GPE = mgh
Kinetic Energy KE = ½mѵ²
momentum = mass m × velocity ѵ
Force F = mass m × acceleration a
Actual Mechanical Advantage = Load lifted ÷ Force used to lift