Forces
Direction of Forces
Strong/Weak Forces
Friction
Simple Machines
100

How do objects move?

A force

100

What type of force do we use when we OPEN a door?

pull

100

Which needs a stronger force:

A. pushing a toy car

B. Pushing a grocery cart

B. Pushing a grocery cart

100

True or False:

Friction helps speed objects up

False, friction slows objects down

100

What does a simple machine make easier?

Work, the amount of force needed to move an object.

200

What direction can forces come from?

up, down, left, right, or multiple directions

200

What type of force do we use when we CLOSE a door?

push

200

Which needs a weaker force:

A. painting with a brush

B. Throwing a baseball

A. painting with a brush

200

What direction do friction forces work if a ball is rolling down a ramp?

Against the ball, up the ramp.

200

What is a machine?

A. An object

B. A force

A. An object

It is an object used to make moving a different object easier.

300
What type of movement is a force?

push or pull

300

What direction of force is used to write with a pencil?

down

300

Which needs a stronger force:

A. lifting a 5-pound weight

B. lifting a 10-pound weight

B. lifting a 10-pound weight

300

If a surface is very bumpy does it have high or low friction?

High

300

What are 2 types of simple machines? 

Wheel & Axel

Pulley

Screw

Inclined Plane

Lever

Wedge

400

What movement brings an object closer to you?

pull

400

What direction of force is used to lift up a box?

Up

400

Which needs MORE energy?

A. Moving a box across a flat floor

B. Moving a box down a ramp

A. Moving a box across a flat floor

400

Does an ice hockey rink or a paved road have HIGHER friction?

Paved road, it is less smooth.

400

What type of simple machine is a fishing rod?

Pulley

500

What movement moves an object further from you?

push

500

What direction of force is used in a tug-o-war?

Multiple directions!

500

Which needs LESS energy:

A. moving a box across a flat floor

B. moving a box UP a ramp

A. moving a box across a flat floor

500

If a book is being pushed to the left, what direction is the friction force pushing?

Right, pushing the opposite way as the object is moving. 

500

What type of force does using a wheel DECREASE?

Friction

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