Force
N
(Newton)
Simplify Newton's second law into a formula triangle
Mr. V was skateboarding and the front wheel hit a large rock. The skateboard stopped, but Mr. V didn't.
First Law
Mr. V had inertia and kept going until something made him stop
(probably the ground)
Dunder Mifflin Inc.
In Cars: What is the number on Lightning McQueen's car?
95
Velocity
m/s
(meters per second)
An object is seen accelerating in the positive direction. It is experiencing forces that are (balanced/unbalanced)
Unbalanced
Mr. V was holding a balloon filled with air. He let go of it but forgot to tie it! The balloon pushed air out of the spout and the balloon flew around the room.
Third Law
Action: Balloon forces air backward
Reaction: Air forces balloon forward
(and made a funny noise while doing it)
What are the names of the Sanderson Sisters from Hocus Pocus?
Winifred, Mary, and Sarah
In Ratatouille: What is the name of the restaurant in which the majority of the movie takes place?
Gusteau's
Acceleration
m/s2
(meters per second squared)
An object's resistance to change in motion is known as...
Inertia
Every morning you shove your locker neighbor out of the way to get to your locker. One day your locker neighbor comes prepared and loaded their backpack with lead weights. You shove them but they they don't accelerate nearly as much as before. You stand defeated!
Second Law
Your neighbor greatly increased their mass. Assuming you push with the same amount of force, this means their acceleration is greatly reduced.
(and their back problems are greatly increased)
In the Martian, the astronaut finds a way to grow this plant for survival.
Potato
In Aladdin: Genie turned Aladdin into a prince; the prince's name was...
Prince Ali Ababwa
Mass
kg
(kilogram)
Mr. V exerts the same force on three objects, which has the smallest acceleration?
1) A 100 kg boulder
2) A 750 kg cow
3) A 460 kg Snorlax
2) The 750 kg cow
A cannon fires a cannonball to the right. The cannon jolts to the left.
Third Law
Action: Cannon pushes ball to the right
Reaction: Ball pushes cannon to the left
(Hopefully the gunner moved out of the way)
This space probe launched in the 70's just recently left our Solar System
Voyager
In Monsters, Inc: What is Sulley's full name?
(First M. Last)
James P. Sullivan
Weight
N
(Newton)
An object is seen traveling across a surface to the left and slowing down, but nothing is pushing it! Explain what is happening.
Friction!
You're in a car that's driving on the highway. The driver almost misses the exit so they jolt the car to the right. Your head hits the left-side window!
First Law
You had inertia. Your body wanted to stay in motion in a straight line, but the car forced you to turn right (and hit you in the head)
What country hosted the first FIFA World Cup championship?
Uruguay in 1930
In Pocahontas: What breed is Percy, the dog?
Pug