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Pushes and Pulls

Science · Forces & Motion · ages 5-6
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. You want the swing to move away from you. What should you do?

    • Pull it toward you
    • Push it away from you
    • Hold it so it cannot move

  2. Which one is a pull?

    • Pushing a door shut
    • Holding a book very still
    • Pulling a drawer open

  3. If you push a toy to the right, it moves to the left.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. A strong pull can move a toy farther than a gentle pull.

    Circle one:   True   False

  5. You push a toy car to the left. Which way will it roll?

    • To the left
    • To the right
    • Straight up

  6. Tom pulls the door open toward himself. Then he pushes it shut, away from himself. Which part was the pull?

    • Closing the door
    • Both parts were pulls
    • Opening the door

  7. Ben pushes a ball gently. Then he pushes it hard. What happens the second time?

    • The ball goes slower
    • The ball goes faster
    • The ball does not move

  8. The gentle push moved the ball 2 steps. The strong push moved it 6 steps. How many more steps did the strong push make?

    Gentlepush2Strongpush6

    Answer: ______________

  9. A gentle push rolls a ball 2 tiles. A strong push rolls the same ball 9 tiles. Which sentence must be true?

    Gentlepush2Strongpush9
    • The gentle push gave the ball more force
    • Pushes never change how far a ball rolls
    • The strong push gave the ball more force

  10. Ava says a pushed ball always rolls the opposite way you push it. Is she right?

    • No, it rolls the same way you push it
    • Yes, it always rolls the other way
    • Yes, but only on soft grass
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  1. Push it away from you · A push moves something away from you, so push the swing.
  2. Pulling a drawer open · A pull moves something toward you, like a drawer sliding open toward you.
  3. False · A toy moves the same way you push it. A push to the right moves it to the right.
  4. True · Strength works for pulls too. A stronger pull moves the toy farther.
  5. To the left · An object moves in the same direction you push it.
  6. Opening the door · Opening the door moved it toward Tom, so that part was the pull.
  7. The ball goes faster · A harder push gives the ball more speed.
  8. 4 · Six steps minus two steps is four more steps.
  9. The strong push gave the ball more force · The strong push rolled the ball farther because it gave the ball more force.
  10. No, it rolls the same way you push it · An object moves the same way you push it, not the opposite way.
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