🚂 Thomas’ Track Math
Thomas pulls 3 cars. Each car has 4 crates. How many crates are there total?
What is 12?
This force helps Sonic slow down when he stops running.
What is friction?
This direction is opposite of north.
What is south?
This word means moving quickly.
What is fast?
This number comes next in the pattern: 2, 4, 6, ___.
What is 8?
This is how many miles Thomas traveled after going 20 miles and then 15 more.
What is 35 miles?
This happens to Sonic’s energy when he goes from standing still to running fast.
What is it increases?
This region of the United States is where Iowa is located.
What is the Midwest?
This word means the same as happy.
What is joyful?
This is what Thomas has if all trains have wheels and Thomas is a train.
What are wheels?
This is how long a trip lasts if it starts at 1:30 and ends at 2:05.
What is 35 minutes?
This type of energy is used when Sonic is moving.
What is kinetic energy?
This landform rises high above the land and is taller than a hill.
What is a mountain?
This word describes someone you can trust to do their job.
What is reliable?
This is how many apples are given away when 1/3 of 3 apples is shared.
What is 1 apple?
This fraction of a mile remains if 3/4 of the track is finished.
What is 1/4?
This happens to kinetic energy when Sonic runs faster.
What is it increases?
This is one state you might reach by traveling west from Iowa.
What is Nebraska or South Dakota?
This word best describes Sonic when he helps others even when it’s risky.
What is brave?
This is the total number of rings Sonic has after earning 5 rings in each of 8 levels.
What is 40?
This is the total weight when four train cars each weigh 2 1/2 tons.
What is 10 tons?
This is why Sonic needs more energy to run uphill than downhill.
What is gravity working against him?
This is why train tracks are usually built on flatter land instead of mountains.
What is because it is safer and easier for trains?
This word means taking care of what you are supposed to do.
What is responsibility?
This is the best solution when a train track is blocked and trains are late.
What is finding another safe route or fixing the track?