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5 interesting facts Snowboarding:
● Snowboarding made its first olympic debut 12 years ago
● Snowboarders use the law of gravity, building speed, and balance
● half pipe is an example of dynamic balance
● snowboarders constantly feel the g force constantly pushing against them getting pushed against the wall
● The higher a half pipe is the more gravitational energy a snowboarder stores at the top
5 interesting facts about Speed Skating:
● Speed Skating is all about force and movement
● fastest self propelled sport in winter olympics
● speed skating uses newtons three laws
● The harder a skater pushes the faster he will accelerate
● To make tight turns the skaters push the ice hard with their skates Snowboarding includes gforce in it. When the snowboarders are on the halfpipe they feel the force of the snow and they get pushed against the wall. Once a snowboarder is higher on the half pipe the snowboarder has more gravitational energy stored. A half pipe is an example of dynamic balance. Thats how science is included in the sport of snowboarding. Speed skating has Newtons Three laws involved. First when they start and are staying still they are giving an example of Newtons First law an object at rest remains at rest. Second when they are skating they are giving example of newtons second law force on an object produces acceleration because when they press down on the ice with their skates they accelerate. Lastly the skaters give an example of newtons third law for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction when they push on the ice and the ice pushes back on them allowing them

to accelerate.That is how speed skating shows Newtons Three Laws.