Science & tech
The “Everyday physics” quiz — Science & tech. It has 25 questions in five categories: Kitchen physics, Light and colour, Sound and waves, Fluids and air, Motion and forces. Questions get harder as the points go up, from 100 to 500.
The 100- and 200-point questions are open here. The rest show only their first words, and there are no answers: all of that is in the game itself.
Which polar molecules in food do microwave ovens rotate back and forth to heat a meal?
Which airtight kitchen appliance prepares meals faster by trapping steam to raise boiling temperatures?
Which property of metal…
In the gameA water droplet skitters…
In the gameWhich counterintuitive effect describes…
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What optical phenomenon makes a drinking straw look bent or split when placed in a glass of water?
What property of light waves do anti-glare sunglasses exploit to block reflections from wet roads?
Which wave phenomenon creates…
In the gameWhich type of light…
In the gameWhich rare atmospheric phenomenon…
In the gameWhat do we call a sound that is heard again after reflecting off a distant obstacle?
Which effect describes the noticeable shift in the pitch of a siren as an ambulance rushes past you?
Which acoustic phenomenon of…
In the gameWhich traditional herding tool…
In the gameWhat are the symmetrical…
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What property of a water surface allows insects called water striders to glide across it without sinking?
What upward force from the displaced water keeps heavy steel ships afloat?
Which physical phenomenon pulls…
In the gameWhich physical effect causes…
In the gameWhich fluid dynamics effect…
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Which property of matter causes bus passengers to lurch forward when the driver brakes abruptly?
Which force do curling players aim to reduce by vigorously sweeping the ice ahead of the sliding stone?
Which desktop toy of…
In the gameWhich inertial force causes…
In the gameUsing a torsion balance…
In the gameAll 25 questions and the answers are in the game. Invite your class or friends with a link — guests need no account.