Forces

Types of Forces

100

This force pulls everything down towards the Earth.

Gravity

200

This force slows things down when two surfaces rub together

Friction

300

This is the name for a force that needs objects to be touching to act

Contact force

400

This is the name for a force that can act on an object without touching it

Non-contact force

500

Gravity and magnetism are both examples of this type of fore, because they can act across a gap

Non-contact force

Newtons Law

100

When two forces are equal and pushing in opposite directions, we call them this...

Balanced forces

200

This type of force makes something speed up, slow down, or change direction

Unbalanced force

300

A book sitting still on a table has gravity pulling it down, and this force pushing it up, keeping the forces balanced.

Normal (support) force.

400

Newton's Third Law says every action has an equal and opposite one of these.

Reaction Force

500

When you jump off a skateboard, it shoots backward. This is an example of which of Newton's Laws?

Newtons Third Law

Magnetic Forces

100

Magnets have two of these, called North and South

Poles

200

This is what happens when you put two opposite magnetic poles (North and South) close together

They attract (pull together)

300

This is what happens when you put two of the same magnetic poles close together

They repel (push apart)

400

This metal is commonly attracted to magnets

Iron

500

This is the invisible area around a magnet where its force can be felt

Magnetic field

Electric Forces

100

Objects with this kind of charge can either attract or repel each other, similar to magnets

ELectric charge

200

This is what happens when two objects with opposite electric charges (positive and negative) are brought close together

They attract

300

This is what happens when two objects woth the same electric charge are brought close together

They repel

400

Rubbing a balloon on your hair can build up this type of electricity

Static electricity

500

This is the name for the invisible area around a charged object where its electric force can be felt

Electric field

Fun Trivia

100

This famous video game character is an Italian plumber who jumps on mushrooms

Mario

200

This is the fastest land animal in the world

Cheetah

300

This app is famous for short funny videos and dances

TikTok

400

This sweet food never goes off, even after thousands of years

Honey

500

This YouTuber is famous for huge challenges and giving away lots of money

MrBeast