Energy
What is electricity?
Energy that moves through wires.
What is a force?
It is a push or pull that makes something move.
What is speed?
how fast or slow an object moves
What can magnets attract?
Magnets can attract metal/metal objects.
What is Gravity?
A force that pulls things towards the center of Earth.
Kinetic energy is ___________.
the energy of motion
Which type of force is needed to throw a ball very high?
Strong
If you push an object harder what will happen to the object's speed?
The object will move faster.
What can magnets repel?
Magnets can repel other magnets.
Why is it that objects always fall towards the ground?
The force of gravity is always pulling on and affecting all objects.
Name one example of electricity being used in a home.
Answers may Vary.
What type of force is needed to open a drawer?
pull
How far an object moves depends on how much _________ is used.
force
Attract
When it rains how do you know that gravity is pulling on the rain drops?
The rain falls towards the ground.
What type of energy does a bird flying high above the ground have?
a. Kinetic Energy
b. Potential Energy
c. Both Kinetic and Potential Energy
C. Both Potential and Kinetic
Which force is needed to make an object far from you?
push
What amount of force is needed to move an object a short distance?
small amount of force is needed
True or False:
A weaker magnet can attract objects that are farther away.
False
Which animal does gravity pull on the most elephant or mouse?
The elephant, because gravity pulls harder on objects that weigh more.
Where do cars get their energy from?
fuel
Two students pushed a toy car up a ramp. It took Ashlyn 6 seconds to push it up the track and it took Rowley 4 seconds. Why did it take each student a different time to push the car up the ramp?
The students used different amounts of force.
Name a sport where force is needed.
Answers will vary
Magnets have north and south poles. What happens when you put like poles of two magnets together?
How does a roller coaster use gravity?
Gravity is the force that pulls the roller coaster cars down the track.