This is the force that keeps a ball from going up, up, up into outer space when Jordan throws it.
What is GRAVITY?
100
This is how many ways you can roll a 2 when you have two dice.
What is TWO?
100
This is the stage in a frog's life after the egg stage, when the baby frog starts breathing with gills. (HINT: It starts with "T.")
What is TADPOLE?
100
Memphis, Nashville and Chattanooga.
What is TENNESSEE?
100
This is the elementary school Keilon went to last year. (HINT: It starts with "B" and has 4 letters.)
What is BEST?
200
Perla pushes one of our rolling chairs. It rolls for a second or two. Gravity and this are what stops the chair.
What is FRICTION?
200
This is how many ways you can roll a 7 when you have two dice.
What is SIX?
200
This is the word for the second stage in a butterfly's life, when he's a caterpillar.
What is LARVA?
200
Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Shreveport and Lake Charles.
What is LOUISIANA?
200
These are the elementary and middle schools in Alief that start with "K."
What are KENNEDY and KILLOUGH?
300
DAILY DOUBLE: A ball starts rolling faster and faster as it goes down a hill. A car goes faster as the driver steps on the gas pedal and gives more power to the wheels. These are examples of this. (HINT: It starts with "A," and it is a LONG word - 12 letters.)
What is ACCELERATION?
300
This is how many different things can happen if you roll two dice.
What is 36?
300
This is an example of a marsupial - an animal where the mother has a pouch on her belly where the small babies live for a while. And some wrap their tails around a tree branch and hang from it. (Any one of several different answers will be accepted.)
What is the KANGAROO, POSSUM and KOALA BEAR?
300
Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Norman and Lawton.
What is OKLAHOMA?
300
DAILY DOUBLE: These are the 3 high schools in Alief. (HINT: Their mascots are the RAMS, LIONS and BEARS... Oh, my!)
What are ELSIK, TAYLOR and HASTINGS?
400
A defensive player tips a pass right after the quarterback throws it, and the ball slows down. This is also what happens right after a soccer player kicks the ball because gravity and friction are slowing it down. (HINT: It starts with "D" and it has 12 letters - it is the OPPOSITE of "acceleration.")
What is DECELERATION?
400
This is how many ways you can roll a 12 when you have two dice.
What is TWO?
400
These are parts of a plant that extend down into the soil and suck up water that the plant needs to grow.
What iare ROOTS?
400
Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Las Cruces.
What is NEW MEXICO?
400
This is the elementary school that starts with "H" and has 4 letters in its name.
What is HORN?
500
Gaby pushes on the back bumper of a car to try to make it roll forward. Chinju is pushing against the front bumper to try to make it roll backward. But the car goes nowhere because Gaby and Chinju are pushing with equal force. This is an example of this kind of forces.
What are BALANCED forces?
500
This is how many National Football League teams are playing this weekend. (HINT: There are 2 games tomorrow, and 2 games Sunday.)
What is EIGHT?
500
These are the three things a plant needs to grow. (You will get the points if you name 2 out of the 3.)
What are SOIL, SUNLIGHT and WATER?
500
Miami, Orlando, Gainesville and Tallahassee.
What is FLORIDA?
500
This is the intermediate school that starts with "Y." (HINT: It has 10 letters.)