Utah Wilderness Challenge

Forces and Motion

UTAH

Wilderness Challenge

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Forces and Motion

UTAH

Wilderness CHALLENGE

You and your friend have received a very special invitation to take part in the UTAH WILDERNESS CHALLENGE!

Those who successfully complete each portion of the challenge will receive gold medallions needed to cross the finish line and receive the GRAND PRIZE. Many will try, few will succeed. Good luck and be safe. It's crazy out there!

FINISH

Fly to above Double Arch

Bike to Landscape Arch

Arches National Park

Parachute to Double Arch

Run to Delicate Arch

Gravity

Earn a medallion upon the completion of each section.

Each medallion will have part of the code needed to cross the finish line.

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What is our speed?

On the way to the airport, let's review some force and motion basics.

50 miles per hour

What is velocity?

A measure of the rate of change inan object's position.

A push or a pull

What is our velocity?

Heading North at 50 miles per hour

Gravity

Take note: Velocity has a magnitude (speed) and a direction.

What is acceleration?

A measure of how quickly velocity changes

A push or a pull

Gravity

What is a force?

A measure of how quickly velocity changes

A push or a pull

Gravity

Select the box that will accelerate?

Gravity

10 Newtons

10 Newtons

10 Newtons

5 Newtons

Both the yellow and orange boxes accelerate.

Your wilderness challenge starts off with a flight over Arches National Park!

Select one of the rock formations to answer questions concerning flight.

You fly 30 miles for 10 minutes while checking out the view from above. What is your average flight speed?

average speed= total distance total time

30 miles/minute

10 miles/minute

3 miles/minute

1 mile/minute

Vectors!

You are moving at a rate of 3 miles/minute. What else do you need in order to know your velocity?

acceleration

direction

speed

temperature

Which force is represented by the blinking arrow?

Thrust

Drag

Weight

Lift

Which force is represented by the blinking arrow?

Drag

Thrust

Weight

Lift

weight

Which force is represented by the arrow pointing left?

Lift

Thrust

Drag

Weight

lift

weight

What causes the force of drag?

air resistance-friction between the air molecules and the plane

the plane's inertia resisting acceleration

the weight of the passengers slowing the plane down

running low on gas

lift

drag

thrust

weight

You're off course. Try Again!

Click on the question mark for help!

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Congratulations!

You have earned your first medallion!

• Take note of the number on the medallion.

After you have written down the medallion code (6), click here to proceed.

Now it's time for you to jump out of a perfectly good airplane!

Select here to answer questions for this leg of the adventure!

Air Resistance

Gravity

Air Resistance

Gravity

Air Resistance

Gravity

Which force diagram best shows the forces acting on your body as you accelerate towards Earth during free fall?

150 lbs

120 lbs

Assuming both person A and person B have the same amount of air resistance, which person is accelerating towards the ground faster?

They accelerate at the SAME rate.

Person A

Person B

Terminal velocity- air resistance force and gravity force are equal in value and opposite in direction.

Air Resistance

Gravity

The force of air resistance increases as falling speed increases. Terminal velocity is reached when the air resistance force balances the gravitational force. What is your acceleration rate when you reach terminal velocity?

Not enough information

9.8 m/s

-9.8 m/s

0 m/s

Terminal velocity- air resistance force and gravity force are equal in value and opposite in direction.

Air Resistance

Gravity

The force of air resistance increases as falling speed increases. Terminal velocity is reached when the air resistance force balances the gravitational force. What is your acceleration rate when you reach terminal velocity?

Not enough information

9.8 m/s

-9.8 m/s

0 m/s

Air Resistance

Gravity

Air Resistance

Air Resistance

Gravity

Gravity

Your parachutes open and you slow down a lot! Which force diagram best represents the forces acting on you when you open your parachute.

Air Resistance

Gravity

Air Resistance

Air Resistance

Gravity

Gravity

Air Resistance

The air resistance force decreases as you slow down and you once again reach terminal velocity. Which force diagram best shows terminal velocity with a parachute?

You have safely landed! Gravity is still pulling you towards Earth. What upward force is now acting on you, as shown in the diagram?

The ground pushing up on you

There is no upward force acting on you.

Your weight

Air pressure

Gravity

Congratulations!

You have safely completed the parachute jump!

• Take note of the number on the medallion.

Write down the medallion number (3) and then select here to start your

RUN!

The next section of your wilderness adventure is a run to the Delicate Arch. You will answer more questions and see some great sites along the way!

You are here at Double Arch

Delicate Arch

Balanced Rock

Run as if you were being chased by your homework!

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According to Newton's Third Law, what is happening as your feet apply a force to the ground?

The ground applies an equal but opposite force to your feet.

Your feet push on the ground, but nothing pushes back — the force only goes one way.

You run at an average speed of 200 meters/min for 20 minutes until you reach Balanced Rock. How far do you travel in this time?

2400 meters

1000 meters

4000 meters

4800 meters

Start Running Again

Enough goofing around!

You take a much needed 10 minute break to enjoy the scenery and drink some water.Jumping out of airplanes and running through the rocky terrain is exhausting!

Next, you run 9300 meters in 40 minutes to Delicate Arch.What is your average speed during this time?

*Round all answers to the nearest whole number.

233 meters/min

300 meters/min

261 meters/min

280 meters/min

Phew! You made it through the run!Just a few more questions about graphs to answer as you catch your breath and hydrate.

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You started running near Double Arch.

Your run ended here at Delicate Arch

Balanced Rock

This graph compares the distance (meters) you ran to the number of minutes that passed.

Final Distance = 13300 meters

About how many meters did you run after 60 minutes?

3,000 meters

4,000 meters

11,000 meters

This graph compares the distance (meters) you ran to the number of minutes that passed.

You started hereat Double Arch.

You ended here at Delicate Arch

Balanced Rock

Final Distance = 13,300 meters

Which part of the graph represents the 10 minute break you took at Balanced Rock?

Part B

Part A

Part C

You started hereat Double Arch.

You ended here at Delicate Arch

Balanced Rock

This graph compares the distance (meters) you ran to the number of minutes that passed.

Final Distance = 13,300 meters

What was your average speed for the entire 70 minutes?

200 meters/minute

220 meters/minute

190 meters/minute

Congratulations!

You have earned your third medallion!

• Take note of the number on the medallion.

Write the medallion number down (8) and select here to continue.

BIKE

Watch this short video before beginning the last part of your race.

Click here to begin your bike ride to Landscape Arch.

According to Newton's First Law, why is it harder to GET your bike going than it is to KEEP your bike going?

*Do not ever ever try this!

Because the bike weighs more when it’s at rest, so it’s harder to move.

Because of inertia, the bike resists starting to move. It takes more force to get it going than to keep it moving.

Watch out for rocks! What would inertia do to YOU if your bike hits a big rock?

You would fall backwards.

You would fall straight down.

You would fall forward.

Why is it harder to ride with a heavy backpack on?

heavy backpack

Adding the backpack causes an increase in mass, which requires more force to accelerate.

The friction force decreases when the mass increases.

The backpack causes an unbalanced force on your bike.

Moving at the same initial speed in both cases, is it easier to STOP with or without the heavy backpack on?

heavy backpack

It's easier to stop without the backpack on.

It's easier to stop with the backpack on.

A heavy bicycle

They would require the same force to stop.

A light bicycle

Which pair best shows Newton’s Third Law (action and reaction forces) while riding a bike?

Tire pushes on the Earth

The Earth pushes on tire

The tires push backward on the ground, and the ground pushes forward on the tires because of friction.

The rider pushes the pedals, and the wheels turn.

Congratulations!

You have earned your fourth medallion!

• Take note of the number on the medallion.

Write down your medallion number (5) and select here to continue to the finish line!

FINISH

Correctly enter the numbers on the medallions to cross the finish line and claim your grand prize!

OK

Enter the code here:

Enter the 4 digit medallion code here.

An invitation to the Montana Wilderness Challenge!(Coming Soon!)

Just kidding...well, kind of. More escape rooms are coming! But another escape room to learn/review your science is not your grand prize. The truth is, we can't give you money, candy, or a new car. But, we do LOVE that you completed the challenge and hope you plan to keep working hard! Good work! Keep it up! The best we can do is present you with this amazing video created by OK GO. Use your understanding of forces to explain what you see! Click here to watch the video!

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❌ That’s not a pair of action and reaction forces. Newton’s Third Law is about two objects pushing on each other. Pushing the pedals makes the bike move, but the action-reaction pair is: the tires push backward on the ground, and the ground pushes forward on the tires.