Newton's Laws
Wind
Water
Simple Machines
Lots of Extras
100
How many laws did Newton create to explain the way the forces around us work?
3
100
Which is more likely to be moved by the force of wind: a small pebble or a large boulder?
Small Pebble
100
What strong force of nature created the Grand Canyon?
A river
100
How many simple machines are there?
6
100
What are the three strongest forces on earth?
Gravity, water and wind
200
What is the full name of the man who created the three laws of physics?
Sir Isaac Newton
200
Wind usually carves out the top or bottom of a rock formation first?
Bottom
200
A girl places a jagged stone into a river. A few years later, she removes it to find the rock is smooth. What caused the change?
Moving water
200
A teeter-totter is an example of which kind of simple machine?
a lever
200
A person throws a ball into the air and watches it come back down. Which force is acting to bring it back to Earth?
Gravity
300
Tape sitting on a table and not moving until a force acts on it is an example of which law?
Law of Inertia (First Law)
300
What is it called when the wind blows sand or dirt into a large hill? Usually it is used for four wheeling.
A sand dune
300
When water cuts through a mountain leaving a large hole behind, what do we call that large hole?
A canyon
300
Two kids are in a treehouse trying to pull up a box of nails. Which simple machine would help them to lift it up.
A pulley
300
What is the next holiday we will celebrate?
Memorial Day
400
Shooting two balls and the heavier of the two traveling farther is an example of which law?
2nd Law (Common Sense Law)
400
Name one natural disaster caused by wind.
Hurricane or Tornado
400
Name one natural disaster caused by water
Flood, monsoon, hurricane, tsunami
400
List two examples of places we could find and inclined plane.
movie theater, hospital, driveway, etc.
400
How fast or slow something is moving is its?
Speed
500
Which law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction?
The Third Law (School Rule)
500
If a tall rock is sitting in a dry desert and the bottom is eroding, what is likely the cause of the erosion?
Wind
500
Name three types of bodies of water
ponds, lakes, streams, ocean, rivers, etc.
500
Name all 6 simple machines.
Lever, pulley, wheel and axle, screw, wedge, inclined plane
500
The measure of the force of gravity on an object is its_____?
Weight
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