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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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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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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  1. hitting a tennis ball back over the net
  2. changes its shape
  3. starts it moving
  4. hitting a tennis ball back over the net
  5. changes its direction
  6. its shape
  7. a ball bouncing off a wall
  8. starts it moving
  9. slows the bike down and stops it
  10. stretching an elastic band
  11. changes its shape
  12. slows the bike down and stops it
  13. stretching an elastic band
  14. stops it
  15. its shape
  16. a wall stopping a rolling toy