You’re sitting in a train, and another train next to you starts moving. You feel like YOU are moving, but you’re not. What concept explains this feeling?
velocity
relative motion
acceleration
gravity
Your dog is chasing the mailman down the street. To describe how fast and in which way the dog is running, you need to know its:
Velocity
speed
motion
Gravity
You throw a ball straight up in the air, and it comes right back down. What invisible force is responsible for this?
wind
speed
friction
Gravity
Your younger brother says he's faster than you because he ran to the kitchen in 3 seconds. You walked to the living room in 2 seconds. To decide who was really faster, you need to compare:
light
Average speed
volume
mass
You’re driving north at 60 km/h, then you turn east but keep the same speed. What has changed?
mood
high
direction
weight
You push a shopping cart and it starts moving. What made it move?
light
gravity
force
speed
You’re watching your friend run across the field. You use a tree to describe where she is. That tree is your:
Reference point
same point
no point
absolute point
A turtle is slowly increasing its pace from 0.2 m/s to 0.6 m/s. What is the turtle experiencing?
fraction
motion
acceleration
reflection
Two kids are riding bikes side by side. One says, “I’m not moving!” The other replies, “Yes, you are!” What are they misunderstanding?
numeral point
alphabet point
absolute point
Reference point
A rocket in space moves at a constant speed in one direction. What do we call its motion?
airocity
lunacity
electricity
velocity
You look up at the night sky and see a group of stars shaped like a spoon. What are you looking at?
asteroid
comet
A constellation
moon phase
Your little cousin says the Sun is a big planet. What would you tell them?
It’s actually a moon!
It’s actually an asteroid!
It’s actually a star!
It’s actually a comet!
The sky suddenly darkens in the middle of the day, and the Sun disappears behind the Moon. What just happened?
Solar eclipse
ball eclipse
spoon eclipse
lunar eclipse
Someone who studies stars, planets, and galaxies through a telescope is called a:
astrologist
astronomer
astronaut
seismologist
You look up and see only a tiny curved sliver of the Moon. What phase is it in?
new moon
full moon
born moon
Crescent Moon
Your teacher says we live on the third planet from the Sun. What are we part of?
black hole
Solar system
Lunar system
An steroid belt
