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Random Trivia
100

True or False: All things in the universe are contantly in motion.

True

100

What is the rate of doing work?

A.  Power
B.  Speed
C.  Acceleration
D.  Force

A.  Power

100

True or False:  A windmill is 100% efficent?

False

100

Newton's 1st law of motion relates to what scientific idea?

A.  Inertia
B.  Friction
C.  Gravity
D.  Force

A.  Inertia

100

Are worker bees male, female, or both?

A.  Male
B.  Female
C.  Both

B.  Female

200

A push or pull on an object is:

A.  Gravity
B.  Friction
C.  Force
D.  Work

C.  Force

200

What is the formula for calculating power?

A.  Force multiplied by distance
B.  Work divided by time
C.  Weight multiplied gravity
D.  Mass divided acceleration

B.  Work divided by time

200

A machine shovel moves dirt at the rate of 1,100 pounds of dirt 1 foot in 1 second. How many horsepower is this?

A.  1 
B.  2
C.  550
D.  1,100

B.  2

200

Which law of motion states that, "For ever action there is an equal and opposite reaction"?

A.  Gravitation
B.  1st
C.  2nd
D.  3rd

D.  3rd

200

What food is the most ordered in America?

A. Pizza
B. Salad
C. Tacos
D. Fried Chicken

D. Fried Chicken

300

What force opposes the motion of moving objects?

A.  Gravity
B.  Horsepower
C.  Inertia
D.  Friction

D.  Friction

300

What is the metric measurement of work?

A.  Foot-Pound
B.  Pounds-Seconds
C.  Newton-Meter
D.  Watts-Seonds

C.  Newton-Meter

300

Who deveopled the standard unit of horsepower?

A.  Isaac Newton
B.  James Watt
C.  Albert Einstein
D  James Joule

B.  James Watt

300

Which law of motions give us a reason to have brakes for our cars?

A.  Gravitation
B.  1st
C.  2nd
D.  3rd

B.  1st

300

What color are zebras’ strips when they are first born typically?

A.  White
B.  Brown
C.  Black
D.  They are not born with stripes.

B.  Brown

400

The force which attracts all objects together is called:

A.  Energy
B.  Magnetism
C.  Gravity
D.  Friction

C.  Gravity

400

A truck has a horsepower of 200. A bus has a horsepower of 275. Which can accomplish more work?

A. Truck
B. Bus
C. Both can accomplsh equal amounts.

C. Both can accomplsh equal amounts.

400

1 horsepower is equal to what?

A.  1 foot-pounds per second
B.  550 foot-pounds per second
C.  1100 foot-pounds per second
D.  1500 foot-pounds per second

B.  550 foot-pounds per second

400

Which law, described by Isaac Newton, reveals that the distance between two objects will affect the force between them?

A.  Gravitation
B.  1st
C.  2nd
D.  3rd

A.  Gravitation

400

Where did the Olympic games originate?

A.  Great Britian 
B.  Greece
C.  Russia
D.  The United States

B.  Greece

500

What is the formula for calculating force?

A.  Mass x Acceleration
B.  Weight x Distance
C.  Push x Pull 
D.  Speed x Gravity

A.  Mass x Acceleration

500

Bob weighs 80 pounds. He ran up the steps which rose 14 feet. Fred weighs 110 pounds. He ran up the same steps as Bob. If both boys reached the top of the 14-foot stairs at the same time, which boy had the greatest horsepower?

A. Fred
B. Bob
C. Their horsepower is equal


A. Fred

500

What does the work principle state?

A. Machines always need more input than output.
B. Machines always need more output than input.
C. Machines always have equal input as output.
D. Machines are 100% efficent.

A. Machines always need more input than output.

500

Newton's discovery concerning how fast an object will change speed is the:

A.  Gravitation
B.  1st
C.  2nd
D.  3rd

C.  2nd

500

Which type of mammal lives the longest?

A.  Whales
B.  Humans
C.  Rhinos
D.  Elephants

A.  Whales

Bowhead whale. They can live up to 200 years!