Forces: Physical Science for Kids

When a door gets stuck, you have to use

• Gravity

• Force

• Weight

Which direction do you fall when you jump?

• up

• sideways

• down

What is the force that makes you stay close to the ground?

• weights

• gravity

• inertia

What would happen if we didn't have gravity?

• we would be trapped underground?

• we would drift away and so would all of our things

• nothing would change

What can magnets do?

• they can attract or repel each other

• they can stick to their poles

• they can feed animals

What happens to a magnet when their south pole and north poles are put together?

• They attract each other and move closer.

• They repel each other and move away from each other

• Nothing happens at all

Who wins in a tug of war game?

• Whoever can make the strongest force

• Whoever can trip the other person

• Whoever just finished eating lunch.

Which of these activities is an example of pushing?

• pulling the door open for a friend

• pushing yourself off the ground when you jump

• pushing your little sister on the swings

a _______________ is something that attracts metal.

• magnet

• glider

• force

What does it mean to repel something?

• To push away

• to pull together