Year 3 - Forces and Magnets

A force is a .....

• a push or a pull

• a small pull

• a heavy load

• a big push

Friction is ________

• something hard

• when something burns

• a force that acts between 2 moving surfaces

• a bumpy surface

These images show _____ forces.

• pull

• swing

• push

• slide

These images show ______ force.

• swing

• push

• swing

• pull

Forces can make an object....(tick all that apply)

• speed up

• stop

• slow down

• move

A magnet has 2 poles....

• South and East

• North and West

• East and West

• North and South

Opposite poles....

• repel

• attract

Which materials are magnetic?

• iron

  nickel

  cobalt

• plastic

  fabric

• all metals

• wood

Forces _______ act at a distance.

• can

• cannot

• always

• never

Attraction is a force that....

• means the objects move away from one another

• means the objects move towards each other

• pulls objects near to each other

• pushes the objects away from each other