Kinematics
It's what the letter a stands for in kinematics
What is acceleration?
This is the general term for "stored" energy
What is potential energy?
He created the most famous equation in the world, E=MC2
Who is Albert Einstein?
Many animals in cold climates do this during the winter months
What is hibernate?
Mr. Hanson has season tickets for this sports team
What is Minnesota United
Kinematics is the study of this
What is motion?
This scientific idea tells us energy can't be created or destroyed
What is the Conservation of Energy?
Among many other discoveries, this British scientist is credited with co-inventing calculus
Who is Isaac Newton
Minnesota is sometimes called "The state of" this winter sport
What is hockey?
This was Mr. Hanson's major in college
What is Physics?
It's the two-letter symbol for displacement in Kinematics
What is Δx (Delta x)
He had the metric unit of energy named after him
Who is Joule?
She remains the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two different fields; she won in Physics and Chemistry
Who is Marie Curie
While many holidays happen at the same time each year, this monthlong holiday happens 11 days earlier each year, and will be starting during winter for the next few years.
What is Ramadan?
This is Mr. Hanson's age
What is 26?
It's the units of acceleration
What are meters per second squared?
This is the only special type of kinetic energy
What is thermal energy?
This "Father of the Atomic Bomb" had a movie recently made about him
Who is Oppenheimer?
This shortest day of the year is the official start of astronomical winter
What is the Winter Solstice?
Mr. Hanson attended this high school in Minneapolis, whose sports teams are called the Islanders
What is DeLaSalle High School?
It's the number of meters you would travel in 60 seconds while walking at 1.5 m/s.
What is 90 meters?
This is the process that produces the Sun's energy
What is nuclear fusion?
(Do NOT accept Nuclear Fission)
This physicist is famous for creating an equation in quantum mechanics, and for a cat that may or may not be dead
Who is Schrodinger?
This is the place where the next winter Olympics will be held
What is Milan?
This is Mr. Hanson's favorite tv show of all time
What is Lost?