by BlastRoom
Explore how friction affects motion, heat, safety, and everyday tools.
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20 questions
One question set, multiple game modes. Tap any game to see it in action. Not sure which to pick?
Answer to place stones and capture territory.
Outrun the snow together.
Earn blasts, then hunt the other team.
Answer to earn energy, then climb.

The class blasts through walls together.
Bid on mystery lots. Most money wins.
Sell tours. Nice, standard, or a total scam.
Answer, restock, and serve the rush.
More correct answers pulls the rope your way.
Answer, then shoot down the alien wave.
Answer, then tap to leap the frozen ridge.
A book slides across a table and gradually stops. What contact force between the book and table causes this?
Lito pushes a box so it slides right across a floor. In what direction does the floor's rubbing force act?
Ana pushes a heavy trash bin, but it does not move. What type of force between the bin and floor opposes her push?

A box of recyclables moves across the floor without wheels. What type of force acts between its bottom and the floor?

A grocery cart coasts without skidding. What type of friction resists its wheels' movement along the floor?
A swimmer moves through water in a pool. What type of force from the water opposes the swimmer's motion?

Pupils pull identical blocks across smooth plastic and rough cloth. What material property are they comparing?
How does adding books to a crate usually affect the push needed to start moving it on the same level floor?
A toy car enters each test surface at the same speed. Use the graph. What surface offers the greatest resistance?

How should pupils release the same toy car when comparing plastic, paper, and cloth on one ramp?
Why should pupils test each toy-car surface several times instead of once?
What happens to the temperature of your palms when you rub them together repeatedly?
Why do rim brakes slow a bicycle?

A runner needs to turn quickly on a dry court without slipping. Which shoe soles give the most grip?

Why should a team dry wet areas of a volleyball court before practicing?

Repeated rubbing changes bicycle gear teeth over time. Which observation is evidence of wear?
How does a suitable lubricant reduce friction between a bicycle's moving metal parts?
Why is moving a load on a wheeled handcart usually easier than dragging the same load across the floor?

A streamlined vehicle and a blunt vehicle have the same frontal area and speed. Which usually experiences less air resistance?
How does rubbing resistance in moving machine parts affect the energy needed to keep them moving at the same speed?
Crack the passcode before the zombies get in.
Answer, then swat bugs for bonus points.
Race through questions at your own speed.
Same question on every screen. Fastest wins.

Pick a tile, answer, hit bonuses and steals.
Gravity and Falling Objects
20 questions