Bowling Basics
What do you roll down the lane?
Answer: A bowling ball.
Is bowling a sport?
Answer: Yes.
How many pins are in a full set?
Answer: 10 pins.
What is it called when you knock down all 10 pins on the first roll?
Answer: A strike.
How many pins are used in a game of bowling?
10
What are you trying to knock down?
Answer: Bowling pins.
What is a push or pull called?
Answer: Force.
What shape is a bowling ball? + Bonus
Answer: A sphere (round).
What is it called when you knock down all the pins in two rolls?
swer: A spare.
What is a strike?
Answer: Knocking down all 10 pins with one roll.
What is the long path the ball rolls on called? +Bonus
Answer: The lane.
What force slows the ball down?
Answer: Friction.
True or False: Every bowling ball has finger holes.
Answer: False.
How many rolls do you usually get in one frame?
Answer: Two.
What is a spare?
Answer: Knocking down all 10 pins in two rolls.
What should you aim at to score points?
Answer: The pins.
Which usually lets the ball roll farther: carpet or tile?
Answer: Tile.
What color are bowling pins usually? +Bonus
Answer: White.
What do bowlers wear to help them slide safely?
Answer: Bowling shoes.
What is the name of the long path where the ball rolls?
Answer: The lane.
What do bowlers stand behind before rolling?
Answer: The foul line.
What happens when there is more friction? +Bonus
Answer: The ball slows down.
What sport uses a bowling ball and pins?
Answer: Bowling.
What should you do before making a prediction? +Bonus
Answer: Think about what you already know.
What makes the bowling ball start moving?
Answer: A force (a push).