Escape Room: Newton's Laws

The case of Isaac Newton

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Newton's Research Missing!

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You're a detective who has travelled back in time. It's 1686. Someone has stolen all of Newton's research. For every mission accomplished you will receive a number that you need to open a briefcase, where the research will be! Get all the numbers without being discovered and help the future of Science! Good luck!

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Newton's Research Missing!

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John Locke

Newton's Research Missing!

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English philosopher and physician. Enlightenment thinker. Locke studied Newton's new theories.

Isaac Barrow

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Friend and mentor. Professior of Mathematics. Newton replaced him as the chair of the committee.

Robert Hooke

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Member of the Royal Academy and Scientist. Hooked disagreed with Newton's particle theory. Condemned Newton's apper and attached his methodology and conclusions.

Gottfried Leibniz

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German mathematician who accused Newton of plagiarizing his research. The Royal Society concluded that Newton had not plagiarized anything.

Open the 1st Clue

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I hear that the thief likes to go bowling...

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Newton's Breakout

The thief was last seen bowling.. solve the questions to get a clue as to who it was!

A remote control car move with thrust force of 5N. The force of friction bewteen the tires and the groud is 2N. What is the net force?

3N

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Fantastic

NEXT QUESTION

The first letter you need to know is B

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As a constant unbalanced force acts on an object in the direction of motion, the object’s speed

decreases

remains the same

increases

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Great job!

NEXT QUESTION

The next letter you need to know is L

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If the sum of all the forces acting on a car is zero, then the speed of the car always

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increases

remains the same

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Well done!

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The next letter to know is A

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What is the frictional force that is retarding the forward motion of the block?

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19.6 N

Fantastic

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The next letter is C

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In which situation is the net force on the object equal to zero?

a satellite moving at constant speed around Earth in a circular orbit

a bicycle moving at constant speed on a straight, level road

an automobile braking to a stop

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Awesome!

The last letter is K

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I hear the thief had this color hair...

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c) 2.0 N

b) 16 N

a) 8.0 N

1. The force required to accelerate a 2.0 kilogram mass at 4.0 m/s squared is ...

d) 6.0 N

c) 5 m/s squared

b) 9.8 m/s squared

a) 20 m/s squared

2. If there were no friction between the block and the table, then the acceleration of the block would be

d) 4 m/s squared

c) 70 kg

b) 0.4 kg

a) 2.5 kg

3. If a force of 50 N will accelerate an object at 20 m/s2, then the mass of the object is

d) 1000 kg

c) t = 5 s to t = 7 s

b) t = 2 s to t = 5 s

a) t = 0 s to t = 1 s

4. The net force on the 2 kg mass is zero for the time interval

d) t = 8 s to t = 9 s

c) t = 2 s to t = 5 s

b) t = 5 s to t = 7 s

a) t = 0 s to t = 2 s

5. There is a net force toward the left on the 2 kg mass for the time interval

d) t = 0 s to t = 9 s

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6. Which is a vector quantity?

d) distance

c) frictional force

b) normal force

a) force of gravity

7. What type of force will oppose the applied force on the granite block?

d) speed of the block

c) 9.8 m/s²

b) 0.0 m/s²

a) 8.0 m/s²

8. A 70.-kilogram astronaut has a weight of 560 newtons on the surface of planet Alpha. What is the acceleration due to gravity on planet Alpha?

c) 80. m/s²

c) 45 N

b) 1.5 N

a) 4.5 N

9. A 4.7 kilogram model rocket’s upward thrust is 53N. What is it's upward acceleration?

d) 80. N

c) 2.5 m/s²

b) 0.26 m/s²

a) 0.0 m/s²

10. A net force of 25 newtons is applied horizontally to a 10.-kilogram block resting on a table. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the block?

d) 0.40 m/s²

Congratulations!

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The thief said the next number is 3

We have a witness! This man saw the suspect enter the last number into the briefcase before he got scared and hid it. Answer all the questions correctly and you'll get the last number AND the briefcase!

What is the magnitude of the block’s acceleration?

A 2.0 m/s²

B 0.50 m/s²

C 9.8 m/s²

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D 32 m/s²

Answer well

Which object has the greatest inertia?

A a 1.0-kilogram object moving at 15 meters per second

B a 5.0-kilogram object at rest

C a 15-kilogram object at rest

Second question:

D 10.-kilogram object moving at 2.0 meters per second

Answer well

If the magnitude of the gravitational force of Earth on the Moon is F, the magnitude of the gravitational force of the Moon on Earth is:

A smaller than F

B larger than F

C equal to F

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A student pulls a 60.-newton sled with a force having a magnitude of 20. newtons. What is the magnitude of the force that the sled exerts on the student?

A 60. N

B 40. N

C 20. N

Fourth question:

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Which body is in equilibrium?

A. a satellite moving around Earth in a circular orbit

D. a cart rolling down a frictionless incline

B. a block sliding at a constant velocity across a tabletop

Fifth question:

C. an apple falling freely toward the surface of Earth

Answer well

Which statement is false?

A Forces act on objects at rest

B A force is necessary in order to change the direction of motion

C When an object is moving there is always a force in the direction of its motion

Sixth question:

D objects can continue moving in a staight line without applying a force

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The third number is: 0

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I'm not telling you anything, detective.

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MISSION COMPLETE!

Since the briefcase was left behind, we may never know who took it. What we do know is that you saved history!