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Forces, Motion & Newton's Laws

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A physics review game on forces, motion, graphs, and Newton’s laws for middle school. Built for Grades 6-9. 25 ready-to-play clues, no prep needed. This is a Grades 6–9 Science review game in a Jeopardy-style format: a teacher puts the board on one screen, teams pick clues by point value, and the class answers out loud — no student devices or accounts needed. Categories: Motion Basics, Force Types, Newton's Laws, Graphs and Units, Net Force.

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  • Motion Basics

    What do you call a starting point used to judge motion?

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    reference point

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  • Force Types

    A push or a pull is called a what?

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    force

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  • Newton's Laws

    Which law states objects at rest stay at rest unless acted on?

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    Newton's First Law

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  • Graphs and Units

    What is the SI unit of force?

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    newton

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  • Net Force

    Equal and opposite forces on an object are called what?

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    balanced forces

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Motion Basics

$100 — What do you call a starting point used to judge motion?
reference point
$200 — What is the rate of distance traveled per unit time called?
speed
$300 — What quantity describes both speed and direction?
velocity
$400 — What is the change in velocity over time called?
acceleration
$500 — What term means the straight-line distance from start to finish?
displacement

Force Types

$100 — A push or a pull is called a what?
force
$200 — What force pulls objects toward Earth?
gravity
$300 — What force resists motion between touching surfaces?
friction
$400 — What upward support force is exerted by a surface?
normal force
$500 — What force is carried through a rope or string?
tension

Newton's Laws

$100 — Which law states objects at rest stay at rest unless acted on?
Newton's First Law
$200 — Which law is summarized by F = m × a?
Newton's Second Law
$300 — Which law says every action has an equal and opposite reaction?
Newton's Third Law
$400 — Seat belts protect you because of what property?
inertia
$500 — If net force is zero, an object moves with what?
constant velocity

Graphs and Units

$100 — What is the SI unit of force?
newton
$200 — On a distance–time graph, what does the slope show?
speed
$300 — What is a common SI unit for speed?
meters per second
$400 — On a speed–time graph, what does slope show?
acceleration
$500 — What is the SI unit of acceleration?
meters per second squared

Net Force

$100 — Equal and opposite forces on an object are called what?
balanced forces
$200 — What do we call the overall force on an object?
net force
$300 — Forces 3 N and 5 N in the same direction; net force?
8 N
$400 — 10 N right and 4 N left; what is the net force?
6 N right
$500 — A 2 kg mass has a 6 N net force; acceleration?
3 m/s^2

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