Weather and Climate Trivia

The Weather and Climate Trivia Game 100 200 300 400 500

100 Laws How are societal laws and scientific laws different? Back

100 Newton’s laws Define Newton’s three laws of motion. Back

100 Back Differentiate between kinetic energy and potential energy. vocab Differentiate between kinetic energy and potential energy. Back

Inferring Energy From a Picture 100 Inferring Energy From a Picture Where does the cannonball have the greatest potential energy? Back

100 Back Inferring Energy From a Picture Where does the cannonball have the greatest Kinetic energy? Back

200 Back Inferring Energy From a Picture Where does the cannonball have the least Kinetic energy? Back

200 Back Inferring Energy From a Picture Where does the pendulum have the least Kinetic energy? Back

What are the three Contact Forces? 200 Forces What are the three Contact Forces? Back

200 Forces What are the three Non-Contact Forces? Back

200 Forces - Gravity How does the force due to Earth’s gravity (weight) change as you move farther and farther away from earth? (Does gravity get stronger or weaker as two objects with mass get further away from each other) Back

300 Back What has a greater gravitational pull? Mr. Lockhart’s desk Forces - Gravity What has a greater gravitational pull? Mr. Lockhart’s desk The Sun Why? Back

300 Back Unbalanced Forces Analyze this image. Are the forces balanced or unbalanced? Will this plane speed up, slow down, or maintain a constant speed? Back

300 Unbalanced Forces Will this plane speed up, slow down, or maintain a constant speed? Back

300 Unbalanced Forces How would the plane’s altitude (how high it is) change if Air Friction was increased to 500 N? Back

300 Speed Carla travels 50 miles to work each day. It takes her 90 minutes to make the trip. What is Carla’s speed in Miles per Hour? (Round to the nearest integer) Back

Analyzing Graphs to Determine speed 400 Analyzing Graphs to Determine speed Is this object moving at a constant speed? If so, what is that speed? If not, where does the object’s speed change? Back

400 Back Unbalanced Forces What would happen to the plane if Thrust increased? What would happen to the plane if Weight decreased? Back

400 Back What would happen to the plane if Lift increased? What would happen to the plane if Air Friction increased? Back

Action-Reaction Pairs 400 Action-Reaction Pairs A bug flies into a car windshield and exerts a force of 3N onto the car windshield. The car windshield exerts a force back onto the bug, how strong is that force? Back

400 Forces Provide an example of the Magnetic Force at work. What kinds of things are magnetic? Back

500 Forces Provide an example of the Electrical Force at work. Describe the electrical force in words and draw a picture. Back

500 Back Provide an example of the Gravitational Force at work. Forces Provide an example of the Gravitational Force at work. Describe the gravitational force in words and draw a picture. Back

500 Back Movement of Objects If the ball rolls down the hill and gravity is the only force acting on the ball, at which point will it stop rolling forward and change direction? Back

500 Movement of Objects A cyclist moves at a constant speed of 5mi/h in the Northern direction. Are the forces acting on the cyclist balanced or unbalanced while she’s traveling at a constant speed in the northern direction? Remember, unbalanced forces always cause a change in speed or direction. Back

500 DIAS Are you going to study these materials for your test?: Study guide from last week Forces of Motion Test Mr. Lockhart’s website Gatoraides If you will, add 500 points to your current point total. If not, divide your current point total in half, because that’s what you’ll be doing to your test score. Back