📚 Part 1: Understanding Forces

1. What is a force?

A type of energy

A push or pull that can change motion

The speed of an object

The weight of an object

2. Which of the following are contact forces? (Tick all that apply)

Friction

Gravity

Tension in a rope

Magnetism

Normal force (support from a table)

3. What unit do we use to measure force?

Metres (m)

Kilograms (kg)

Newtons (N)

Seconds (s)

4. A paper plane stays in the air because of which force?

Gravity

Lift

Friction

Magnetism

✏️ Part 2: Force Scenarios

5. Look at each scenario below. Identify the main force acting and whether it is a contact or non-contact force.

a) A magnet picking up paper clips

Force: _________________ Type: _________________

b) A ball rolling and slowing down on grass

Force: _________________ Type: _________________

c) An apple falling from a tree

Force: _________________ Type: _________________

6. Explain why a cork floats on water but a coin sinks. Use the word "buoyancy" in your answer.

7. When you drop a feather and a ball at the same time, the ball hits the ground first. What force causes this difference?

🔬 Part 3: Measuring Forces

8. You use a spring scale to measure the force needed to pull different objects. Complete the table below:

Object	Force Reading	Unit
Small book	2.5	_______
Pencil case	1.8	_______

9. Draw a simple diagram showing the forces acting on a person sitting in a chair. Label each force.

10. Extension: Predict what would happen to the force needed to pull an object if you changed the surface from smooth wood to rough sandpaper. Explain your reasoning.

Forces and Motion Basics

Forces and Motion Basics

📚 Part 1: Understanding Forces

✏️ Part 2: Force Scenarios

🔬 Part 3: Measuring Forces

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