Pushes and pulls | Starter Quiz | Oak National Academy

Pushes and pulls are types of...

Answer explanation

Pushes and pulls are types of forces.

What type of force is gravity?

• push

• pull

Answer explanation

Gravity is a pulling force.

Which types of forces occur when objects are touching each other?

• contact forces

• non-contact forces

Answer explanation

Contact forces occur when objects are touching each other.

If you throw a ball in the air, it falls back down to the ground because...

• all objects are pulled towards Earth

• all objects are pushed towards Earth

• all objects are magnetically attracted to Earth

Answer explanation

If you throw a ball in the air, it falls back down to the ground because all objects are pulled towards Earth.

Starting with the smallest, order these objects by the size of their gravitational pull.

• snowball

• Earth

• Sun

• Earth's Moon

Answer explanation

Starting with the smallest, the correct order in size of gravitational pull is a snowball, Earth's Moon, Earth and Sun. Bigger objects have greater gravitational pull.