Forces, Waves and More Board Game
Directions
1. Break class into teams of two or three.
2. Roll one die or spin a spinner.
3. Take a card.
4. Answer the question correctly and move the number of spaces indicated.
5. Team does not move if the question is answered incorrectly.
6. First team to reach the end of the game wins.
7. You can continue to play to find out who comes in second, third and fourth.
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Forces,
Waves
and More!
Forces, Waves
and More
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1. Two forces with different strengths working against each
other are called __________.
2. Distance in a given direction is called __________.
a. vectors
a. vectors
b. balanced forces
b. balanced forces
c. unbalanced forces
c. unbalanced forces
d. displacement
d. displacement
3. Two forces that are equal is size and opposite in direction
are called __________.
4. How fast something is moving or how much distance is
covered in a certain amount of time is __________.
a. vectors
a. vectors
b. balanced forces
b. speed
c. unbalanced forces
c. weightlessness
d. displacement
d. displacement
5. The same as speed, but has direction associated with it:
__________.
6. Waves that do not require a medium are called
__________.
a. vectors
a. mechanical waves
b. velocity
b. electromagnetic waves
c. weightlessness
c. direction waves
d. displacement
d. non-direction waves
7. Waves that do require a medium are called __________.
a. mechanical waves
8. The matter through which a wave travels is called the
__________.
b. electromagnetic waves
a. medium
c. direction waves
b. intensity
d. non-direction waves
c. simple harmonic motion
d. amplitude
9. Particles of light are called __________.
a. lasers
10. The tendency of an object to remain at rest or in motion
until acted upon is called __________.
b. intensity
a. gravity
c. reflection
b. momentum
d. photons
c. force
d. inertia
11. A push or a pull is called __________.
a. gravity
12. The highest point of a wave above the line of origin is
called the __________.
b. momentum
a. amplitude
c. force
b. period
d. inertia
c. medium
d. crest
13. The vertical distance between the line of origin and the
crest of a wave is called the __________.
14. The time it takes for a wave to repeat itself is called the
__________.
a. amplitude
a. amplitude
b. period
b. period
c. medium
c. medium
d. pulse
d. pulse
15. The distance between two neighboring crests or two
troughs is called the __________.
16. The lowest point of a wave beneath the line of origin is
called the __________.
a. amplitude
a. amplitude
b. period
b. period
c. wavelength
c. trough
d. crest
d. crest
17. Lasers, microwaves and radio waves are __________.
18. Distance/time is the formula for __________.
a. magnetic waves
a. vectors
b. electromagnetic waves
b. inertia
c. speed
d. direction
19. The bouncing back of a wave when it meets the surface
or boundary is called __________.
a. reflection
b. diffraction
c. interference
d. The Doppler Effect
20. Colors belong to the __________.
a. visible spectrum
b. invisible spectrum
21. The main source of ultraviolet rays is _________.
a. electricity
22. E-rays that take pictures of our bones and teeth are
called __________.
b. oil
a. gamma rays
c. sunlight
b. X-rays
d. inertia
c. ultraviolet rays
d. radio waves
23. Waves travel from their point of origin equally in all
directions.
24. Energy spreads out as it moves away from the origin,
__________ in intensity as it spreads.
a. True
a. increasing
b. False
b. decreasing
25. The speed of light generally __________ as the
medium becomes denser.
a. increases
b. decreases
Forces, Waves and More Board Game
Answers
1. c. unbalanced forces
16. c. trough
2. a. vectors
17. b. electromagnetic waves
3. b. balanced forces
18. c. speed
4. d. displacement
19. a. reflection
5. b. velocity
20. a. visible spectrum
6. b. electromagnetic waves
21. c. sunlight
7. a. mechanical waves
22. b. X-rays
8. a. medium
23. a. True
9. d. photons
24. b. decreasing
10. d. inertia
11. c. force
12. d. crest
13. a. amplitude
14. b. period
15. c. wavelength
25. b. decreases