Week Five_Forces

A Force is a ____ or a ____.

Which of the following symbols represents a force?

• a circle

• an arrow

• a box

• an ellipse

What effect did the force have on the glasses?

• Started the object moving

• changed the shape of the object

• Stopped the object moving

• slowed down the object

Consider this image. Which force effect does not apply to this situation?

• stop an already moving object

• slow down an already moving object

• change shape of the object

• speed up an already moving object

Which of the following is not an example of applying a force?

• pushing a shopping trolley

• kicking a soccerball

• Thinking about doing your Science homework

• Pulling your laptop out of your school bag to start your homework

Consider these force arrows. Which shows the largest force?

• Orange

• Blue

• Yellow

• Grey

Arrows are used to show the SIZE and __________ of a force.

As the trolley is being pushed, several force effects may be observed. Which one is not likely to be observed?

• The trolley will change shape

• The trolley will start moving

• The trolley will speed up

• The trolley will change direction

A piece of toast is dropped (oooh, unlucky, there's now jam all over the floor). A force is applied when it hits the floor. What is the effect of the force?

• start the object moving

• stop the object moving

• change the direction of the object

• speed up the object

A Force is a push or a pull. We can observe 6 effects when a force is applied to an object. Arrows are usually used to represent the size and direction of a force in diagrams. True or false?

• False

• True