Push or Pull
Speed or Direction
Vocabulary
100

Sarah and Sam have a small ball. Sarah wants to get the ball over to Sam. Should she push or pull the ball?

Push 

100

How fast or slow an object moves.

Speed 

100

Something moving or changing place. 

motion 

200

There is a crayon on your desk. You want to bring the crayon closer to you. Should you push or pull the crayon?

Pull

200

What happens if you kick a ball hard?

It moves faster.

200

Where something is headed (up, down, behind, left, right)

direction 

300

In a game of tennis, does the racket push the ball or does it pull the ball to make it go over the net?

The racket pushes the ball over the net. 

300

When you push a yo-yo down and then pull it back up, you are changing it's ______.

direction

300

 A material that can be seen and touched

Object 

400

What is the definition of a pull? 

is a force that moves things forward. 

400

A man is holding balloons. One balloon starts to fly away. What force can he use to stop the balloon?

A pull 

400

Is a force that moves something further away  

push 

500

Name two types of forces. 

Pushes and pulls 

500

Which of these do you use to change direction on a seesaw? A. a pull B. a push C. a magnet

B. a push 
500

Is a force that brings an object closer to you. 

Pull