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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

1. What question is this graph trying to answer?

2. What are the dependent and independent variables?

3. What conclusion(s) can you make?

4. What evidence from the graph supports it?"

dependent: the thing that is “influenced”

independent: the thing that you change “on purpose”

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CREATE-A-GRAPH

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Remember, it must:

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

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BONUS SLIDES

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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