Science 10

Film Science Questions for On The Power

1. Why might a race track be banked?

2. The racecam views show us what about the relative speeds of the other cars?

3. What is a motto of a stock car driver who wants to win?

4. During a pit stop, why is the action so frenzied?

5. What is the key difference in track layout between stock car and road circuit racing?

6. When the stock car impacts the wall at the entrance to the pit lane, how is the crash energy dissipated?

7. The F-15 Eagle's engines can push it to what maximum altitude?

8. a) An air to air missile that can travel at 900 m/s is launched from a fighter jet going at 750 m/s. The missile will seem to be going how fast to the pilot?

b) How fast will the missile seem to be going to a radar station on the ground?

9. a) Find the average velocity of a High Performance Motorcycle that travels 250 m in 30 seconds.

b) At this speed, how far would the bike go in 0.2 hr?

10. Explain the position of the motorcycle driver in the turns.

11. The Grand Pre motorcycle reaches 60 mph in what time?

12. On the same axis set, sketch two simple time-position graphs comparing the speeds of the High Performance and Grand Pre bikes.

13. Why does the dirt bike need to be controlled in a different way than the Grand Pre bike?

14. How many teammates are needed to handle an Offshore Racing Powerboat?

15. What is a danger of the F-1 Tunnel Boat riding too high out of the water?

16. How many turns must be negotiated during the 14 100 ft Pikes Peak Hill climb?

17. During night time passes, how do we see energy released by Top Fuel supercharged engines?

18. How do Funny Cars demonstrate their huge power during preparations for a pass?

19. What are the only preparations to get a Showroom Stock Racer ready for the track?

20. The large, slab sided GTP race cars can reach what top speed?

21. Other than steering of course, what physical skill is key for a Rally Car driver?