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100

List the 4 types of motion

Linear, Curvilinear, Angular, General

100
List 3 different example of forces observed in Netball

Gravity, Ground reaction force, force of the body acting on the ball, force of the ball acting on the body 


100

how many players are on a baseball team?

9

100

How many hearts does an Octopus have?

3

100

Draw a picture that explains the Magnus effect

judges ruling. 

must have high and low pressure. direction of spin and travel labelled

200

What type of motion would a gymnast on a high bar be an example of?

Angular Motion

200

When a 10pin Bowling ball hits the pins which of Newtons laws is observed in regards to the 10 pins?

First law - an object will stay at rest until acted upon by another force

200

Where will the 2028 Summer Olympics be held?

Los Angeles

200

What is Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia a fear of?

long words

200

How can an athlete manipulate their centre of gravity?

raise centre of mass by moving body parts

300

Define General Motion

Any movement that combines linear and angular motion

300

Give an example of Newtons 2nd law being applied to a sporting situation.

hint (F=MA) 


Judges ruling....

300

In golf what is the term for scoring 3 under par on a single hole?

Albatross

300

What group of animals is called a raft?

a) Otters

b) Sea horses

c) Alpaccas

d) Worms

Otters

300

What class lever would a wheelbarrow be?

Class 2

400

What is the formula for speed?

Speed = distance / time

400

how can Newtons 3rd law (for every reaction there is an equal and opposite reaction) be used to an athletes advantage in sport?

judges ruling....

400

which sports is associated with the Bledisloe Cup?

Rugby Union

400

What type of clouds are think and fluffy and sometimes turn into thuderstorms?

Cumulus

400

List the main subroutines of a netball shot

Preparation Phase, Force production Phase, Release Phase 

500

Explain why speed and velocity are not the same thing in biomechanics.

Speed describes only how quickly the body is moving, velocity describes both how quickly and in which direction.

Speed – measures the rate of change of distance with time. Velocity – measures the rate of change of distance with time in a given direction (displacement).

500

explain how an athlete can use summation of force to perform better

judges ruling

500

Who holds the total point scoring record for a career in the NRL?

Cameron Smith (2374)

500

What is the Hawaiian word for "Hello"

Aloha

500

What is a parabola?

The combination of horizontal and vertical velocity results in a flight path in the shape of a curve known as a parabola