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?
gravity
acceleration
velocity
relative motion
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:
speed
Gravity
motion
Velocity
You throw a ball straight up in the air, and it comes right back down. What invisible force is responsible for this?
speed
Gravity
wind
friction
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:
volume
mass
Average speed
light
You’re driving north at 60 km/h, then you turn east but keep the same speed. What has changed?
direction
high
weight
mood
You push a shopping cart and it starts moving. What made it move?
light
gravity
speed
force
You’re watching your friend run across the field. You use a tree to describe where she is. That tree is your:
no point
same point
Reference 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?
motion
fraction
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?
absolute point
alphabet point
Reference point
numeral point
A rocket in space moves at a constant speed in one direction. What do we call its motion?
velocity
airocity
electricity
lunacity
You look up at the night sky and see a group of stars shaped like a spoon. What are you looking at?
asteroid
moon phase
comet
A constellation
Your little cousin says the Sun is a big planet. What would you tell them?
It’s actually an asteroid!
It’s actually a star!
It’s actually a moon!
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?
lunar eclipse
ball eclipse
Solar eclipse
spoon eclipse
Someone who studies stars, planets, and galaxies through a telescope is called a:
astronaut
astronomer
astrologist
seismologist
You look up and see only a tiny curved sliver of the Moon. What phase is it in?
Crescent Moon
full moon
new moon
born moon
Your teacher says we live on the third planet from the Sun. What are we part of?
An steroid belt
Solar system
Lunar system
black hole
