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Y3 Spring 1 Forces Assessment

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A push or a pull changes an object’s –

a)

weight

b)

motion

c)

size

2.

A pull can be used to do all of the following EXCEPT –

a)

move a desk.

b)

open a door.

c)

boil some water.

d)

lift some boxes.

3.

Pushing and pulling can cause an object to change positions and to move.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

When you kick a soccer ball, you are applying a push to the ball. If you did nothing to the ball, could it move by itself?

a)

Yes

b)

No

5.

When an apple falls on the ground, like in the picture, the force that is applied to it is________________.

a)

Magnetism

b)

Twist

c)

Compress

d)

Gravity

6.

Which picture shows a bending force?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

The girl is _________ the kite

a)

Pushing

b)

Pulling

c)

Twisting

d)

Compressing

8.

The girl is ________ her brother.

a)

Stretching

b)

Bending

c)

Pushing

d)

Pulling

9.

A contact force is

a)

Touching

b)

Not Touching

10.

A non contact force is

a)

touching

b)

not touching

11.

A force is a

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

push or a pull

d)

neither

12.

Opposite poles on a magnet

a)

attract

b)

repel

13.

A north pole and a north pole would

a)

attract

b)

repel

14.

Gravity pulls us

a)

toward the left

b)

toward the right

c)

toward the ground

d)

toward the sky

15.

Friction is a force that makes moving objects ...

a)

Speed up

b)

Slow down

c)

Get faster

d)

Fall over

16.

A smooth surface will create ______________ than a bumpy surface.

a)

more friction

b)

less friction

17.

What is happening in the picture?

a)

gravity

b)

repulsion

c)

pushing

d)

attraction

18.

Click ALL of the objects that would be attracted to a magnet.

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

How would a magnet interact with these rubber bands?

a)

Nothing would happen.

b)

The magnet would repel the rubber bands.

c)

The magnet would attract the rubber bands.

d)

The rubber bands would stick to the magnets.

20.

If 2 like poles are facing each other, the magnets will...

a)

do nothing.

b)

attract.

c)

fall.

d)

repel.