A swimmer pushes water back with her arms, but her body moves forward.
3rd Law
You are walking a big dog. The dog is pulling on the leash with a force of 25 N but you can only pull with a force of 25 N. What is the net force? What will happen to you?
- You and the dog will not move.
What is the name of the country Black Panther is from?
Wakanda
A boy is going down a slide. As he reaches the bottom, friction causes him to slow down and stop.
1st Law
Bob is pushing a heavy couch to another part of the living room. Bob is pushing with a force of 10 N while the couch is pushing against Bob with a force of 8 N. What is the total net force due to Bob’s pushing? Are forces balanced or unbalanced? What will happen to the motion of the heavy couch?
- 10 N - 8 N = 2 N
- forces are unbalanced
- the couch will move in the same direction that Bob is pushing it.
Name the two teams playing in this year's Superbowl.
LA Rams and New England Patriots
A pitched baseball goes faster than one that is gently thrown.
2nd Law
The 8th graders are challenging the 7th graders to a tug-of-war contest. The 8th graders pull on the rope with 250 N of force to the left, while the 7th graders can only pull with 240 N to the right. What is the net force at this point? Who is winning at this point? Are forces balanced or unbalanced?
- Net Force is 10 N
- Forces are unbalanced
- The 8th grade team is pulling with more force, 10 N to the left to be exact, so they will be winning.
Name at least three of the characters shown here from the new Spider-Man movie.

- Miles Morales
- Peter Parker/Spider-Man
- Spider-Gwen/Gwen Stacy
- Spider-Man Noir
- Peni Parker
- Spider-Ham/Peter Porker
When you give your friend a lift on your bike you have to pedal harder and faster to keep the same speed (and acceleration) as you had before when you were on your bike alone.
2nd Law
Mr. Cornwell pushes a box with a force of 30 N forward, but the box resists with a force of 10 N the other direction. What is the net force? Are forces balanced or unbalanced? What will happen to the motion of the box?
- Net Force is 20 N
- Forces are unbalanced
- The box will move forward.
What is Lil Baby's real name?
Dominique Jones
As the wheels of a drag racing car smoke out and spin backwards, they eventually begin to grip the race track and push backwards on the road. In turn, the road reacts by pushing the wheels forward.
3rd Law
A large television requires a force of 390 N to be lifted. An average person can lift with a force of 50 N - how many average people would it take to move this large television? What is their combined Net Force?
- It will take 8 people
- 8 (number of people) x 50 (force and average person can lift with) = 400N
What city will the 2019 NBA All-Star Game be held in?
Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina