8th Grade Science Q3 Benchmark

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When riding in a moving ship, you are NOT moving in relation to:
Another ship sailing at the same speed in the same direction as your ship.
When a pirate ship's distance from the island of Tortuga is changing, the ship must be:
In motion
If a pirate ship moves at a speed of 20 km/hr for 6 hours, what is the total distance it travels?
Distance = speed * time 20 km/hr * 6 hrs = 120 km
What can you calculate if you know the distance a Captain walks in a given amount of time?
Speed
If a pirate ship is approaching port at 20km/hr, what else do you need to know to calculate velocity?
Direction
If we have a box on the ground, which of the following should we do to make it more difficult to push the box?
Increase the weight of box
What do we dcall the total force acting on an object, when all the other forces are added together?
Net force
A 100kg boat is being rowed by a priaate. The force causes the boat to accelerate at 3m/s2. what is the overall force?
300 N (newtons)
A parrot flies with an acceleration of 15m/s2 and a force of 45 Newtons. What is the mass of the parrot?
3kg
One pirate pulls a chain with a force of 100N and the other pulls with a force of 110N. What is the Net Force on the chain?
10N(newtons)
A 12kg ball is shot out of a cannon with a force of 1200N. What is the ball's rate of acceleration?
100 m/s2