Physics
This quantity measures how fast an object changes its position over time.
What is velocity?
This document written in 1776 announced that the American colonies were independent from Britain.
What is the United States Declaration of Independence?
The peaceful homeland of the hobbits.
What is The Shire?
Michigan touches four of the five Great Lakes; this is the only one it does NOT border.
What is Lake Ontario?
The force that pulls objects toward Earth at about 9.8 m/s².
What is gravity?
This document signed in 1215 limited the power of the English king.
What is the Magna Carta?
The wizard known for his gray robes who helps guide the Fellowship.
Who is Gandalf?
This strait connects Lake Michigan and Lake Huron and separates Michigan’s two peninsulas.
What are the Straits of Mackinac?
According to Newton's First Law of Motion, an object at rest stays at rest unless acted upon by this.
What is an unbalanced force?
This 1969 event fulfilled a major Cold War goal when humans first landed on the Moon.
What is the Apollo 11 Moon Landing?
The dark land where the One Ring must be destroyed.
What is Mordor?
This massive sand dune area along Lake Michigan is one of the largest freshwater dune systems in the world.
What is Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore?
The form of energy stored due to an object's position or height above the ground.
What is gravitational potential energy?
This trade network connected Europe and Asia for centuries, spreading goods, technology, and even diseases.
What is the Silk Road?
The mountain where the One Ring was forged and must be destroyed.
What is Mount Doom?
This river forms part of the border between Michigan and Ontario and connects Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie.
What is the Detroit River?
This law states that for every action force there is an equal and opposite reaction force.
What is Newton's Third Law of Motion?
This agreement signed in 1919 officially ended World War I and placed heavy penalties on Germany.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
The creature who once owned the One Ring and calls it “my precious.”
Who is Gollum?
This peninsula contains most of Michigan’s copper and iron deposits and is home to cities like Houghton and Marquette.
What is the Upper Peninsula?