What did the force do? Start, stop, turn or squash
Kindergarten (Reception and Year 1 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.K-PS2-1 · England: EYFS Understanding the World: The natural world, KS2 Y3 Forces and magnets
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Question 1
In which of these does the force do this: changes its direction?
- A. stretching an elastic band
- B. a wall stopping a rolling toy
- C. squeezing modelling clay
- D. hitting a tennis ball back over the net
Question 2
What does the force do here: squeezing modelling clay?
- A. starts it moving
- B. stops it
- C. changes its direction
- D. changes its shape
Question 3
A toy boat is floating still. You blow on it. What does your push of air do?
- A. changes its shape
- B. stops it
- C. makes it sink
- D. starts it moving
Question 4
In which of these does the force do this: changes its direction?
- A. kicking a ball that was sitting still
- B. a wall stopping a rolling toy
- C. a goalkeeper catching a ball
- D. hitting a tennis ball back over the net
Question 5
What does the force do here: hitting a tennis ball back over the net?
- A. starts it moving
- B. stops it
- C. changes its direction
- D. changes its shape
Question 6
You press your thumb into a soft ball of dough. What changes?
- A. its shape
- B. its colour
- C. nothing at all
- D. its smell
Question 7
In which of these does the force do this: changes its direction?
- A. kicking a ball that was sitting still
- B. pushing a toy car off the starting line
- C. a goalkeeper catching a ball
- D. a ball bouncing off a wall
Question 8
What does the force do here: pushing a toy car off the starting line?
- A. starts it moving
- B. stops it
- C. changes its direction
- D. changes its shape
Question 9
A cyclist squeezes the brakes. What does the force do?
- A. changes the bike's shape
- B. lifts the bike up
- C. slows the bike down and stops it
- D. makes the bike go faster
Question 10
In which of these does the force do this: changes its shape?
- A. heading a football
- B. pulling a sledge (sled) that was resting in the snow
- C. stretching an elastic band
- D. kicking a ball that was sitting still
Question 11
What does the force do here: squeezing modelling clay?
- A. starts it moving
- B. stops it
- C. changes its direction
- D. changes its shape
Question 12
A cyclist squeezes the brakes. What does the force do?
- A. makes the bike go faster
- B. lifts the bike up
- C. changes the bike's shape
- D. slows the bike down and stops it
Question 13
In which of these does the force do this: changes its shape?
- A. stretching an elastic band
- B. heading a football
- C. hitting a tennis ball back over the net
- D. kicking a ball that was sitting still
Question 14
What does the force do here: a goalkeeper catching a ball?
- A. starts it moving
- B. stops it
- C. changes its direction
- D. changes its shape
Question 15
You press your thumb into a soft ball of dough. What changes?
- A. nothing at all
- B. its colour
- C. its smell
- D. its shape
Question 16
In which of these does the force do this: stops it?
- A. a wall stopping a rolling toy
- B. stepping on an empty can for recycling
- C. hitting a tennis ball back over the net
- D. stretching an elastic band
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