Question

friday august 29 - opensci notebook setup
8/29 warm-up question:
pick two physics vocabulary words from the list below. write the definition in your own words. (use your science notebook or the slides from thursday 8/28 to help you!)

• force
• motion
• energy
• mass
• gravity

Explanation:

To solve this, we can define two physics terms (e.g., Force and Motion) in simple language:

For "Force":

A force is a push or pull on an object that can change its motion, shape, or direction. For example, pushing a door to open it or pulling a wagon uses force.

For "Motion":

Motion is when an object changes its position over time. Like a car moving down the road, a bird flying, or a ball rolling—these are all examples of objects in motion.

If we pick these two, the definitions (in own words) are as above. You can also choose other terms (Energy: the ability to do work/make things happen; Mass: the amount of matter in an object; Gravity: a force that pulls objects toward each other, like Earth pulling us down) and define them similarly.

Answer:

To solve this, we can define two physics terms (e.g., Force and Motion) in simple language:

For "Force":

A force is a push or pull on an object that can change its motion, shape, or direction. For example, pushing a door to open it or pulling a wagon uses force.

For "Motion":

Motion is when an object changes its position over time. Like a car moving down the road, a bird flying, or a ball rolling—these are all examples of objects in motion.

If we pick these two, the definitions (in own words) are as above. You can also choose other terms (Energy: the ability to do work/make things happen; Mass: the amount of matter in an object; Gravity: a force that pulls objects toward each other, like Earth pulling us down) and define them similarly.