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Forces

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Our world is full of things that (a)  

2.

What movements can your body make?

Choose all the correct answers.

a)

Bend our body

b)

Swing our arms

c)

Nod our head

d)

Jump up and down

3.

Which of the following things are done using a force?

(Choose all correct answers)

a)

Kick a ball

b)

Pour a sauce

c)

Freezing ice cubes

d)

Boiling eggs

e)

Decorating a cake

4.

What is a force?

a)

A push

b)

A pull

c)

A push or a pull

5.

A push makes things...

a)

move away from us

b)

move toward us

c)

move slower

d)

stop moving

6.

Which of the following activities are push?

Choose all correct answers.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
7.

A pull makes things...

a)

stop moving

b)

move slower

c)

move towards us

d)

move away from us

8.

Which of the activities include pull?

Tick all correct answers

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

Below are activities that use pull, except...

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Below are activities that use push, except...

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

This activity shows that a force ....

a)

can stop a moving object

b)

can start an object moving

c)

can slow down an object down

d)

change the direction of the moving object

12.

This activity shows that a force ...

a)

can stop a moving object

b)

can make an object speed up

c)

can change the shape of something

d)

can change the direction of moving object

13.

This activity shows that a force...

a)

can change the shape of something

b)

can change the direction of moving object

c)

can start an object moving

d)

can stop a moving object

14.

Catch a ball shows that a force...

a)

can start an object moving

b)

can slow an object down

c)

can change the direction of moving object

d)

can stop a moving object

15.

This activity shows that a force ...

a)

can slow an object down

b)

can stop a moving object

c)

can start an object moving

d)

can change the direction of moving object

16.

Some natural forces are...

(Tick all correct answers)

a)

Wind

b)

Gravity

c)

Moving water

d)

Kick a ball

17.

What pull things down?

a)

Water

b)

Gravity

c)

Wind

d)

Sunlight

18.

What makes a flag flap and a pinwheel turn?

a)

Wind

b)

Water

c)

Gravity

d)

Sunlight

19.

What can moving water do?

a)

Pushes logs along

b)

Turn a wheel

c)

Cut the trees

d)

Push seaweeds onto shore

20.

Without forces at work, the world would be a place without motion, that is ...

a)

fun

b)

interesting

c)

still and boring

d)

wonderful

21.

Which activity shows that a force can make an object speed up?

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.

Zipping up a jacket is a ...

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

push and pull

23.

Typing on a keyboard is...

a)

a push

b)

a pull

c)

a push and a pull

24.

Choose all pulling activities.

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

Choose all pushing activities

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

Which activity that shows force can speed up a moving object?

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

This activity shows that a force ...

a)

can stop a moving object

b)

can speed up a moving object

c)

can slow down a moving object

d)

can start an object moving

28.

Below are what force can do, except...

a)

a force can change the shape of an object

b)

a force can be seen

c)

a force can speed up a moving object

d)

a force can stop a moving object

29.

Which activities are pull?

a)

Opening a jar

b)

Writing

c)

Zipping up a jacket

d)

Open a drawer

30.

Which activities are push?

a)

Typing on a keyboard

b)

Making orange juice

c)

Chopping an onion

d)

Catch a ball

31.

A bigger force is needed to move or stop a heavier object.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

32.

Squeezing the can shows that force ...

a)

can make an object speed up

b)

can slow an object down

c)

can change the direction of moving object

d)

can change the shape of an object

33.

Making pottery shows that force can ...

a)

speed up a moving object

b)

change direction of a moving object

c)

slow down an object

d)

change the shape of an object

34.

Which activity can slow an object down?

a)

Baseball player hits the ball

b)

In dragon boat competition

c)

Using brake when riding bicycle

d)

Squeezing the dough

35.
a)

PUSH

b)

PULL

36.

a)

PUSH

b)

PULL

37.

a)

PUSH

b)

PULL

38.

a)

PUSH

b)

PULL

39.

a)

PUSH

b)

PULL

40.

a)

PUSH

b)

PULL

41.

a)

PUSH

b)

PULL

42.

a)

PUSH

b)

PULL

43.

a)

PUSH

b)

PULL

44.

a)

PUSH

b)

PULL

45.

a)

PUSH

b)

PULL