Kindergarten forces and motion

Example

Is this a push or a pull: opening a drawer?

1. A pull moves something towards you.
2. So the answer is: pull

Answer: pull

Example

Mia gives a toy car a gentle push and then a hard push on the same floor. Which push makes it go further?

1. A harder push gives a bigger change in motion: faster and further.
2. So the answer is: the hard push

Answer: the hard push

Example

What does the force do here: a ball bouncing off a wall?

1. The object kept moving but went a different way.
2. So the answer is: changes its direction

Answer: changes its direction

Example

Why do bumper cars have thick rubber all around them?

1. Rubber squashes and makes each bump gentler.
2. So the answer is: to soften the bumps when they crash into each other

Answer: to soften the bumps when they crash into each other