Scenarios
Vocabulary
Types of Forces
Past Units
True or False
100

Jack pushes a desk across the floor towards Jill and challenges her to balance the force. In order to do so, Jill....

What is applies the same force in the opposite direction? 

100

A push or a pull.

What is a force?

100

The force that surface exerts to prevent solid objects from passing through each other.

What is normal force?

100

Under a microscope, you could quickly differentiate between a prokaryotic cell and a eukaryotic cell by observing this brain-like organelle in one of the specimens.

What is the nucleus?

100

My mass would change if I went to a different planet. True or False

What is false?

200

Johnny tries to lift a 5 gallon bucket of paint but finds it is too heavy to lift. What force is Johnny trying to overcome?

What is gravity?

200

A magnet below a table is used to slide a paper clip across the top of the table. They do not touch because magnetic force is an example of this type of force.

What is a non-contact force (a force acting at a distance)?

200

The attractive or repulsive force between charged objects.

What is electrical force?

200

This body system helps break down food to release energy.

What is the digestive system?

200

My weight would stay the same if I traveled to a different planet that had a different gravitational force than Earth.

What is false - your weight would CHANGE

300

It is a stormy and windy day! As you walk, the wind is strong enough to almost knock you off of your feet. What force is acting against you?

What is air resistance?

300

Fill in the blank. As the ____ between two objects increases, their gravitational attraction decreases.

What is distance?

300

This force pulls you towards the center of an object.

What is gravity?

300

These structures are the smallest unit of matter. They bond to form molecules.

What are atoms?

300

Objects at rest tend to start moving without a force being applied.

What is false - Objects at rest tend to stay at rest until acted upon by a force.

400

A skateboarder, travelling at 20 mph puts his foot down against the ground. He quickly loses speed. What force causes this change in acceleration

What is friction?

400

Measures the amount of force being applied to an object.

What is Newton?

400

A push or pull between two objects that are physically touching.

What is contact force?

400

What is the taxonomic hierarchy from least specialized to most specialized? Use first letters.

What is D K P C O F G S?

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.

400

Weight is the downward force of an object as gravity pulls on the object's mass.

What is true?

500

The same amount of force is applied in two situations. First, it is applied to lift a 40 pound bag of sand. Second, it is applied to toss an apple into a cart. Using the same amount of force on each, which object would accelerate more quickly?

What is the apple?

500

Any information you can collect with your five senses.

What is observation?

500

An attractive or repulsive force exists in a field between a north and south pole.

What is magnetic force?

500

Oxygen is transferred to the body through the lungs and is carried to the cells throughout the body via arteries. This is an interaction between these two body systems.

What are the respiratory and circulatory systems?

500

In order to win a game of tug of war, you need to balance the force of your opponent. 

What is false - You need to unbalance the force and overcome your opponents force.