Kindergarten forces and motion

Question 1

A toy boat is floating still. You blow on it. What does your push of air do?

• A. makes it sink
• B. stops it
• C. starts it moving
• D. changes its shape

Question 2

You squeeze a ball of modelling clay (play dough). What does the force do?

• A. It makes it disappear
• B. Nothing
• C. It changes its shape
• D. It changes its colour

Question 3

Pushes and pulls: which statement is true?

• A. A gentle push makes a ball go faster than a hard push.
• B. Opening a drawer is a push.
• C. Things can start moving all by themselves with no force.
• D. A force can stop a moving object.

Question 4

Why do bumper cars have thick rubber all around them?

• A. to make them go faster
• B. to soften the bumps when they crash into each other
• C. to make them quieter
• D. to make them heavier

Question 5

True or false? Kicking a ball gently makes it roll a short way.

• A. True
• B. False

Question 6

The chart shows how far a ball rolled after different pushes. Which push sent it furthest?

• A. gentle
• B. medium
• C. hard

Question 7

True or false? A slow ball knocks down more pins than a fast ball.

• A. True
• B. False

Question 8

Is this a push or a pull: pressing a doorbell?

• A. push
• B. pull

Question 9

A marble rolled down ramps of different heights and hit a paper cup. The chart shows how far the cup moved (cm). How much further did the cup move with the high ramp than with the low ramp?

Answer cm

Question 10

In which of these does the force do this: stops it?

• A. heading a football
• B. hitting a tennis ball back over the net
• C. a goalkeeper catching a ball
• D. a ball bouncing off a wall

Question 11

Mia gives a marble a gentle push and then a hard push on the same floor. Which push makes it go faster?

• A. the gentle push
• B. the hard push
• C. they are the same

Question 12

What does the force do here: a wall stopping a rolling toy?

• A. starts it moving
• B. stops it
• C. changes its direction
• D. changes its shape

Question 13

A cyclist squeezes the brakes. What does the force do?

• A. makes the bike go faster
• B. changes the bike's shape
• C. lifts the bike up
• D. slows the bike down and stops it

Question 14

What happens if you kick a ball harder?

• A. It goes slower
• B. Nothing changes
• C. It stops at once
• D. It goes faster and further

Question 15

Pushes and pulls: which statement is true?

• A. A force can change the direction something is moving.
• B. Opening a drawer is a push.
• C. A gentle push makes a ball go faster than a hard push.
• D. Things can start moving all by themselves with no force.

Question 16

A big heavy ball and a small light ball roll at the same speed into a box. Which pushes the box more?

• A. they push it the same
• B. the heavy ball
• C. the light ball
• D. neither touches it