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Video Worksheet “Four Fundamental Forces” (10 points)

Fill in the names of the four fundamental forces across the top of the table.

Place a check mark in the appropriate column(s) to answer each question.

The Four Fundamental Forces	1.	2.	3.	4.
Bonds nuclei?
Has the smallest range?
Responsible for the release of energy in nuclear reactions and in the sun?
Is responsible for radioactive decay?
Plays a part in the death of stars?
Has the longest range?
Is always attractive?
Binds planets in their orbits?
Related to mass?
Related to charge?
These two forces have very similar equations?
Keeps everything together from “soup to nuts”?
Can repel or attract?
Causes “spring action”?
Causes “friction”?
Causes “viscosity”?
Is used in an accelerator to guide ions?
Is not completely understood by physicists?

Choose one of the following questions. This assignment is worth 20 points.

1. Imagine each fundamental force was a “superhero” and design a costume for each that illustrated his or her “powers” or attributes. Use the information from the video and your chart. You may work in small groups and you may use colored pencils to draw your “superheroes”. The best examples will be displayed in our room and on the class website.
2. The professor in the video explained why Newton’s 2^nd Law is so vitally important to today’s physicists. Write a short essay (one page) detailing why it is important to study Newton’s 2^nd Law, even though it was discovered over three hundred years ago, in 1687.
3. Write a poem or song about the four fundamental forces and Newton’s 2^nd Law.
4. Create a poster or leaflet that illustrates the four fundamental forces and gives examples of each.