Sports Terms
Science in the Olympics
Olympic Traditons
Name That Sport
Olympic Sites
100
In this winter Olympic event, athletes combine two sports into one event?
What is the Biatholon
100
Snowboarders have this type of energy before they drop into a halfpipe?
What is Potential energy
100
The winners at the Ancient Olympics received this as their prize.
What is an olive branch?
100
In this winter sport players slide a stone down the ice while sweepers lead the way.
What is curling?
100
The Ancient Olympic Games were held in this country for over 1,200 years.
What is Greece?
200
In this graceful event on ice athletes can perform an "axel" and a "lutz" while competing in this Olympic event.
What is figure skating?
200
This occurs in all olympic sports when two things rub against each other causing objects to slow down?
what is friction
200
Name the five colors of the Olympic rings.
What are blue, yellow, black, green and red?
200
In this winter sport, groups of 2 or 4 competitors push a sled down an icy hill as they reach speeds of up to 90 mph.
What is bobsled?
200
This country will host the next winter olympics in 2014?
What is Russia?
300
This is one of the more dangerous sports in the olympics. In fact an athlete died in this event at the 2010 winter olympics
What is the luge?
300
When a skiier falls, they will continue to slide down the mountain becasue of the skiiers ________ is forcing them down the hill?
What is momentum?
300
In Greece, this is started by using a parabolic mirror to focus the rays of the sun.
What is the Olympic torch?
300
In this winter event, athletes do tricks on a half pipe.
What is snow boarding?
300
While attending the 2012 Summer Games in this city, you'll also be able to see Big Ben.
What is London?
400
In this event skiiers will on flat surfaces and actually move uphill during a race?
What is cross country skiing?
400
Potential energy is turned into this type of energy once the athlete begins to move?
What is kinetic energy
400
These three words make up the Olympic motto.
What is "Faster, Higher, Stronger"?
400
In this event gravity pulls an athlete down a steep hill at high speeds?
What is alpine skiing?
400
name one city in which the united states has hosted a winter or summer olympics
What is lake placid, atlanta, salt lake city, st louis?
500
The canadians won gold medals in both the womens and mens events in Vancouver?
What is ice hockey?
500
A bobsledder and figure skater need to do what at the begging of a race to gain maximum speed, this goes hand in hand with velocity?
What is acceleration
500
The olympic flag is stored here until the next olympics in 4 years?
What is the townhall of the next host country
500
This sport has athletes fly through the air to see how far they can go, almost like a bird?
What is the ski jump?
500
The five olympic rings represent what? (theres 5 of them)
what is the continents the americas, africa,europe,asia,australia
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