Forces and Motion Concepts

What is motion in science?

• Staying in the same place

• Changing position over time

• Sleeping or resting

• Making loud noises

What kind of motion do you experience on a swing?

• Up and down motion

• Round and round motion

• Back and forth motion

• Straight line motion

Which smart scientist helped us understand why and how objects move?

• Albert Einstein

• Marie Curie

• Sir Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

What makes an object that is sitting still start to move?

• It moves by itself

• A force pushes or pulls it

• It gets tired of sitting still

• It wants to play

What two main forces make a swing slow down and eventually stop?

• Push and pull

• Light and sound

• Gravity and friction

• Heat and cold