Forces/Motion
True or False
Throwing a ball 40 yards one direction will move a person 40 yards in the opposite direction.
False
The length between two places.
Distance
A push or pull exerted by one object on another.
Force
Albany
In Charlotte's Web, what type of animal is Wilbur?
Pig
A change in an objects position compared to fixed objects around it.
Motion
Speed
Velocity
Arizona
Phoenix
In Where the Wild Things Are, who is the main character?
Max
A change in the velocity of an object over time.
Acceleration
A force that opposes the motion of an object in contact with a surface.
Friction
Object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion.
Newton's First Law
Virginia
Richmond
In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, what is the boy's last name?
Bucket
Newton's Second Law
The mass of an object multiplied by its velocity.
Momentum
Physical law stating that the planets, stars, and the Sun all exert gravitational forces.
Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
Nebraska
Lincoln
In Roald Dahl's Matilda, what is Matilda's special power?
Telekinesis (moving objects with her mind)
The location of an object compared with things around it.
Position
The state of being without weight.
Weightlessness
Every action has an EQUAL and OPPOSITE reaction.
Newton's Third Law
Kansas
Topeka
What is the surname of the four children in The Chronicles of Narnia?
Pevensie