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Forces and Movement

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What would be a good way to slow down on a bicycle?

a)

Drag your feet along the ground.

b)

Pedal faster.

c)

Ask someone to give you a push.

2.

What would be a good way to speed up on a slide?

a)

Hold onto the sides.

b)

Put your feet down.

c)

Wear slippery clothes.

3.

Which of these things could you change the shape of by pushing?

a)

A sandcastle

b)

A metal toy car

c)

A glass cup

4.

Pushes and pulls are examples of...

a)

Forces

b)

Stretches

c)

Twists

5.

When you push a toy car, it eventually stops. This is due to something called...

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Twisting

6.

With the same push, would a heavy car travel further or less far than a light car?

a)

Further

b)

Less far

c)

They would both travel the same distance.

7.

On which track would a sled move the fastest?

a)

Moving on a flat track

b)

Moving down a gently sloping track

c)

Moving down a steeply sloping track

8.

What else might affect the speed of a sled on a track?

a)

The color of the track

b)

The surface of the track

c)

The name of the track

9.

What is the best description of what forces do?

a)

They stop things moving.

b)

They start things moving.

c)

They make things speed up, slow down, or change direction or shape.

10.

What is the force called that makes things fall when we drop them?

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Stretching