Force and Motion 5th grade Piney Grove

Force is

• A pull or burning paper

• folding paper or a push

• A push or pull on an object

• mixing chemicals and a pull

• force

• air resistance

• gravity

• physical change

• gravity

• force

• air resistance

• chemical change

• time

• speed

• distance

• forces

• gravity

• speed

• time

• mass

What causes this car to stop?

• gravity

• forces

• friction

• air resistance

This force slows down objects when rolling on a rough surface.

• matter

• pushing

• Speed

• friction

More friction mean...

• more slick surface

• more smooth surface

• more sticky, rough surface

• more icy surface

Less friction means...

• more slick, smooth surface

• more sticky, rough surface

• more like the surface of sandpaper

• more like the surface of carpet

An example of a force is...

• reading a book

• throwing a football

• singing your favorite song

• using a ladder to hang lights