Bnsg – Friction - Quiz & Trivia

1. In a world without friction, the most obvious problem would be that _____ would not work.

Brakes

Ovens

Electricity

The tides

2. One creature that makes music with friction is the _____.

Bullfrog

Cricket

Slug

Sparrow

3. Friction explains why all of the following things are possible, except for _____.

Keeping corn in a pot of boiling water

Keeping your shoelaces tied

Combing your hair back and having it stay in place

Being able to take a banked turn on a bicycle

4. Roller skate and skateboard wheels roll with minimal friction thanks to _____.

Graphite lubricants

Ball bearings

Pressurized oil

Magnetic levitation

5. Nye explains that the footwear with the least amount of friction are _____.

Baseball cleats

Basketball sneakers

Leather dancing shoes

Hockey skates

6. Your hands have a lot of friction due to the _____.

Oil in your skin

Inherent dryness of your skin

Latent heat of your hands

Ridges in your fingerprints

7. When Nye is in the wind tunnel, he suggests that trucks should be designed in the shape of _____.

Birds

Frogs

Fish

Salamanders

8. Nye examines the heat shield on _____ and sees that it was burned by friction during 30,000 Km/hr re-entry.

The Space Shuttle Endeavor

Gemini II

Apollo XVII

Redstone III

9. Nye is unable to roll his _____ bowling ball because of the high level of friction.

Concrete

Cubic

Sandpaper covered

Swiss cheese

10. Nye generates heat by rubbing _____.

Two sticks against a piece of glass

His hands through his hair

His large triangle against the tilted ramp

A pencil eraser on a piece of metal