Forces around us

A push moves things .....

• away from us

• closer to us

• towards us

A pull moves things .....

• away from us

• far

• towards us

In this statement below, which one is NOT the effect of forces is .....

• to make objects move

• to change the shape of an object

• to see what happen in the future

• to stop moving objects

Which is object needs the largest force to make it move?

• Car

• Book

• A box of paper

• Brick

Which the activity need the smallest force to do?

• A horse pulling a cart

• A train pulling wagons

• A volcano explodes

• A bird picking up a leaf

Match the following

• force

• a force towards you

• push

• a force away from you

• pull

• push or pull that makes an object move or stop moving

Tags

6-8.AG.7.1

Look at the picture!

The goalkeeper catches the moving

ball. The ball will ….

• Start moving

• Change direction

• Stop moving

Sort these activities if it is a push or a pull.

Groups:

(a) PULL

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(b) PUSH

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Does the the force make the object START moving or STOP moving?

a

b

c

d

stop moving

stop moving

start moving

start moving

How do you know that this activity is a push?

• The ball is moving away from the person.

• The ball is moving towards the person.

• The ball does not move.