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Bellwork

Week 27-Physical Science

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Root Word of the Week

grav-

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“heavy” or “weighty”

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as in “gravitational” and “microgravity”

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Science Trivia

GENERAL SCIENCE - What force keeps planets and their moons in orbit?

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Science Trivia-Answer

GENERAL SCIENCE - What force keeps planets and their moons in orbit?

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GRAVITY

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Read a Graph

  • What is this

graph about?

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  • What does the specific data show?

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Create-a-Graph

Use the data on the board to create a graph.

Remember, it must:

  • start at 0
  • have a title
  • have x & y axes labels
  • have an evenly spaced scale

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Bonus Questions

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Science Trivia

GENERAL SCIENCE - Which of the following is true regarding mass and weight?

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  1. The weight of an object determines its mass
  2. Mass and weight are independent of each other
  3. Weight is affected by gravity; mass is not
  4. An object’s mass can vary depending on the environment, but its weight will not

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Science Trivia-Answer

GENERAL SCIENCE - Which of the following is true regarding mass and weight?

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  • The weight of an object determines its mass
  • Mass and weight are independent of each other
  • Weight is affected by gravity; mass is not
  • An object’s mass can vary depending on the environment, but its weight will not

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Science Trivia

PHYSICAL SCIENCE - If an object has a constant velocity, what is its acceleration?

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Science Trivia-Answer

PHYSICAL SCIENCE - If an object has a constant velocity, what is its acceleration?

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ZERO

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Science Trivia

PHYSICAL SCIENCE - When the force on a falling object is equal to the force of air friction on that object, it will fall at a constant rate. What is this rate called?

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Science Trivia-Answer

PHYSICAL SCIENCE - When the force on a falling object is equal to the force of air friction on that object, it will fall at a constant rate. What is this rate called?

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TERMINAL VELOCITY