Push Pull

stroller leash

swing wagon

kite string

What could be added to the chart to fill in theblank? A. a toy on a string

B. opening a refrigerator door

C. closing a zipper

D. a wheelbarrow

B. Incorrect –

You pull to open a refrigerator door.C. Incorrect –

You pull to close a zipper.

D. Correct –

You push to move a wheelbarrow.

A. Incorrect –

You pull a toy on a string.

Two toy cars were on identical ramps.When pushed by a science student,car A traveled 20 cm and car Btraveled 25 cm. What conclusions canyou draw?

A. Car B was pushed harder than Car A.

B. Car A was pushed harder than Car B.

C. The lighter colored car would travel further.

D. The darker colored car would travel further.

B. Incorrect – Car A did not travel as far as Car B. It could not have been pushed harder.

C. Incorrect – The color of the car does not affect the distance.

D. Incorrect – The color of the car does not affect the distance.

A. Correct – Car B traveled 5cm further than Car A. The force of the push would have been harder for identical cars to travel different distances.

A_________________________________B

What force would move the plastic car from point A to point B?

A. Push or pull

B. Magnetic

C. Gravity

D. Friction

A. Correct –

The force of a push or pull would move the car from point A to point B.

B. Incorrect –

Magnetic force would not move a plastic car.

C. Incorrect –

Gravitational force would not move a car from side to side.

D. Incorrect –

Friction would provide resistance as the car moved from point A to point B.