Forces and Motion Concepts

What is a force?

• Something that makes things move or stop.

• A type of energy.

• A kind of sound.

• A color.

What force helps pictures stick to a refrigerator?

• Gravity

• Friction

• Magnetism

• Pulling

What force makes us stay on the ground and not float away?

• Magnetism

• Friction

• Gravity

• Pushing

What would happen if there was no gravity?

• Everything would stay in place.

• Everything would zoom away.

• Everything would get heavier.

• Everything would get colder.

What happens when you put two north poles of magnets together?

• They attract each other.

• They repel each other.

• They become stronger.

• They lose their power.

What happens when you put a north pole and a south pole of magnets together?

• They repel each other.

• They attract each other.

• They make a sound.

• They get hot.

What kind of force is used when you play tug of war?

• Pushing force

• Pulling force

• Gravity

• Friction

In a tug of war, what happens if both teams pull with the same amount of force?

• One team will win quickly.

• The rope will move towards the stronger team.

• The rope will not move.

• The rope will break.

What kind of force do you use to make a swing go higher?

• Pulling force

• Gravity

• Pushing force

• Magnetism

What force makes a bicycle slow down and stop when its wheels rub against the ground?

• Gravity

• Magnetism

• Pushing

• Friction