Push or Pull
Force Words
What will happen?
Science Thinking
Challenge
100

You move a door away from you. 

A. push

B. pull

A. push

100

When something moves, it is in _______

force 

motion

gravity

motion

100

If you give a car a small push, will it go a long distance or a short distance?

short 

100
Can you move an object without touching it? 

No 

Yes

Yes

100
What is gravity?

It pulls things down

200

You bring a wagon towards you. 

A. push 

B. pull

B. pull

200

Name two types of forces

push and pull

200

What will happen if you give a car a big push, will it go a short distance or a long distance?

long distance 

200

How are magnet tiles able to stack together? 

a. using toothpicks

b. using tape 

c. using magnet

using magnets 

200

Which object will move faster down a ramp?

A. heavy ball

B. A light feather 

C. A piece of paper

A. heavy ball 

300

Move a chair closer to the table 

A. pull

B. push

b. push

300

When a magnet moves a paper clip, is it a direct force or an indirect force?

indirect

300

Which goes further.. a big push or a small push?

big push
300

What was one science tool that we played with this week during science?

spinning tops, magnets, whirligigs, rolling wheels, etc

300

What can make an object start moving?

A. color 

B. Sound

C. force

force 

400

If someone helps you take your jacket off, do they push or pull your jacket off?

Pull

400

If you roll a pencil on the floor, is it a direct force or an indirect force?

direct force 

400

What is a tool that can move an object without touching it?

toothbrush

magnet 

chair

magnet

400

What type of force is used when you play gaga ball?

push 

pull

push

400

What happens when you stop pushing a swing?

a. it goes faster

b. it goes slower 

c. it disappers

b. it goes slower 

500

When you play dribble a basketball, are you pulling or pushing the ball?

Pushing

500

What is the force word for why we are able to stay on the ground? 

A. push

B. motion 

C. gravity

gravity 

500

If I wanted to get a slice of pizza from the whole pizza, would I push or pull the pizza slice?

pull

500

When an astronaut is in space, why are they not able to stay in one place?

There is no gravity in space 
500

If you push two boxes, one lighter and one heavier, which one moves easier and why?

The lighter object uses less force when you push it and a heavier box uses more force because it is heavier