Year 5 forces

What is a force?

• a type of energy

• a push or a pull

• a solid object

• a source of light

Gravity pulls objects towards

• the moon

• the sky

• the sun

• the earths centre

Which of these is an example of friction?

• a car driving on an icy road

• a boat floating on water

• a ball rolling on grass

• a magnet pulling a paper clip

What is the effect of gravity on a thrown ball?

• It has no effect

• It pushes the ball upwards

• It pulls the ball back to the ground

• It makes the ball float

What happens to a ball when it is thrown upwards?

• It accelerates upwards

• It slows down, stops, and then falls back down

• It continues to rise indefinitely

• It remains at the same height

air resistance is a force that

• speeds things up

• pulls things down

• slow things down in the air

• pushes things to the side

What is the role of friction when a car stops?

• It has no effect

• It helps the car stop

• It makes the car float

• It speeds up the car

Which of these is affected by air resistance?

• A rock falling in a vacuum

• A feather falling in air

• A car parked on a hill

• A magnet attracting a nail

The force of gravity is weaker on the moon than on Earth

• True

• False

A magnet can attract all metals

• False

• True