Motion
Forces 1
Forces 2
Energy
Riddles
100

It's the value of the acceleration of all objects in free fall on Earth. Don't forget the units!

How much is 9.8 m/s²?

100

It's a law that states that every object continues in its state of motion until an unbalanced force acts on it.

What is the Law of Inertia?
(or Newton's First Law)

100

It's the force that exists due to the contact of any two objects, due to the imperfections in each surface. This is the force we use to walk and it's the reason why everyday objects stop moving eventually.

What is friction?

100

It's the official unit of energy, used to simplify kg.m²/s².

What is a Joule?

100

It can't shoot arrows like the others but I can be seen in the sky on occasion.

What is a rainbow?

200

It's the magnitude of an object's velocity when it's thrown vertically up and it reaches the highest point in its trajectory.

How much is zero?

200

It's a law that state that every force applied to an object will result in an equal and opposite force applied reciprocally, to the object that applied the first force.

What is the Law of Action and Reaction?
(or Newton's Third Law)

200

It's the name of the force that exists in ropes or strings. Used a lot in multi-body systems.

What is Tension?

200

It's the energy related to the amount of motion of an object.

What is kinetic energy?

200

It's the king you can make if you take
the head of a lamb
the middle of a pig
the hind of a buffalo
and the tail of a dragon

What is a lion?

300

It's a physical quantity that determines the change in velocity over time. In other words, it determines if the motion becomes faster or slower. It's the actual reason why high-speed sports like Formula 1 are so dangerous.

What is acceleration?

300

It's the type of friction that exists in objects that are at rest. It's higher than the other type.

What is static friction?
(or just static)

300

It's a force applied by any surface, like the force the table applies on a book on top of it. It's always at a 90º angle with the surface, no matter if the surface is horizontal, vertical, or inclined.

What is normal force?

300

It's the energy related to the capacity of motion of an object that it's not yet being used.

What is potential energy?

300

I turn hot at the color red
If you don't get out of the way, you'll soon be dead
But if you hit me square in the eye, you'll have won
Can you guess what I am, before you're done?

What is a bulls eye?

400

It's physical quantity determines how fast or slow a motion is. It's calculated by dividing the distance traveled by the time needed to travel that distance. It does not account for the direction of the motion.

What is speed?
(or average speed)

400

It's the only physical quantity that always results in a change in motion in an object.

What is the net force?
(or unbalanced Force - but just force is incorrect)

400

They are the two physical quantities used to calculate friction force.

What are the coefficient of friction and normal force?

400

It's the physical quantity that causes a change in the amount of energy of an object.

What is work?

400

A word I know,
six letters it contains
subtract just one,
and twelve is what remains.

What are dozens?

500

It's what you calculate in a velocity vs. time graph to find the motion's acceleration.

What is slope?
(or derivative, but come on...)

500

It's the object's amount of inertia. It determines how much an object will accelerate when it receives an unbalanced force.

What is mass?

500

They are the two physical quantities used to calculate elastic force or the force of a spring.

What are Elastic Constant and Deformation?
(the words don't have to be perfect... just saying constant, stretch, or anything similar works)

500

They are the physical quantities used to calculate the gravitational potential energy of an object.

What are mass, acceleration of gravity, and height?
(it's okay if "acceleration of" is not said)

500

Always old, sometimes new.
Never sad, sometimes blue.
Never empty, sometimes full.
Never pushing, always pulling.
What am I?

What is the Moon?

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