Physics 1 Questions & Answers

Physics 1 Questions & Answers A force that causes rotation - ANSWER: torque a pull or push that tends to produce motion or a change in motion of a material body - ANSWER: force acceleration - ANSWER: meters per second squared adj/hyp - ANSWER: cos theta being at right angles to a line - ANSWER: perpendicular clockwise torque equals counterclockwise torque - ANSWER: rotational equilibrium Clockwise torque has? - ANSWER: negative value Counterclockwise torque has? - ANSWER: positive value Define length: - ANSWER: the distance between two points Define mass: - ANSWER: the amount of matter in an object Definition of Physics using the roster method: - ANSWER: The study of subjects such as sound, light, mechanics, heat, electromagnetism, and nuclear energy. Definition of Physics using the rule method: - ANSWER: The study of matter and energy and of relationships between them density - ANSWER: grams per cubic centimeter Descriptive science - ANSWER: subjects that do not lend themselves to experimentation Displacement is what kind of Quantity? - ANSWER: vector Displacement of an object from one position to another - ANSWER: translation Distance is what kind of quantity? - ANSWER: scalar electric current - ANSWER: ampere force - ANSWER: newton or dyne give an example id stable equilibrium: - ANSWER: A suitcase flat on its side Give an example of neutral equilibrium: - ANSWER: A bowling ball