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Forces and Movement
Read each question carefully. For drawing questions, use arrows to show the direction of the force.
Spot the Pushes and Pulls
At a bike repair shop, Charlotte and Hemi are moving equipment.
1.Charlotte presses down on the handle of a tyre pump. Is this a push or a pull?
- Push
- Pull
2.Hemi tugs a tool drawer towards himself to open it. Is this a push or a pull?
- Push
- Pull
3.Oliver pushes a bicycle along the workshop floor. Which way does the force from Oliver act?
Show the Direction of a Force
Add an arrow to show the direction of the force in each situation.
4.A ball is on the floor. You push it to the right to make it roll. Draw an arrow showing the push.
5.A drawer is shut. You pull its handle towards yourself to open it. Draw an arrow showing the pull, away from the cabinet.
6.A bicycle is rolling forwards. The rider squeezes the brakes to slow down. Draw an arrow to show the stopping force on the bicycle.
What Can Forces Do?
7.Match each situation to what the force does.
- A push on a still bicycle
- A pull on a tool drawer
- A squeeze of bicycle brakes
- A push from the side of a rolling wheel
- Changes its direction
- Makes it move
- Moves it towards the person pulling
- Slows or stops it
8.Select every change a force can cause to an object.
- Start it moving
- Make it stop or slow down
- Change its direction
- Change its colour
- Make it disappear
- Make it move faster
Forces in Everyday Situations
9.Choose the best word to fill the gap. Word bank: push, pull, force, move, stop. Oliver pushes the shop's heavy door open. To open it, he gives it a .
10.Choose the best word to fill the gap. Word bank: push, pull, force, move, stop. A push is a kind of .
11.Choose the best word to fill the gap. Word bank: push, pull, force, move, stop. A push makes the door .
12.Choose the best word to fill the gap. Word bank: push, pull, force, move, stop. When Oliver wants the door to stay closed, he uses a force to it.
13.Hemi pushes a bicycle that is standing still. What will the push usually make the bicycle do?
14.Charlotte squeezes the brakes while riding forwards. What happens to the bicycle's movement?
Draw a bicycle mechanic using a push or a pull to move something in the repair shop. Add an arrow showing the force and label it PUSH or PULL.
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