Name: ___________________________________________ Grade and section: ________________________

Subject: SCIENCE 6 Teacher: __________________________________________ Score: _________________

Lesson : Quarter 3 Week 1-2 LAS

Activity Title : Kinds of Forces
Learning Target : Distinguish the different kinds of forces.
Describe how forces affect the size, shape, and motion of an object.
References : Science Links 6 pp.294-303, Science Explorer 6 pp. 186-191

LAS Writer : Nanette C. Bechayda

Kinds of Forces

A force is a push or pull that starts, stops, or changes the direction of an object. It is the action
exerted by a body on another, which is manifested on its motion.

The force exerted The force of the

by the person riding rolling bowling ball
a bike caused the moves the pins
bicycle to change which are at rest.
its direction and
motion.

Effects of Force on Objects

1. Force can transfer energy to an object to make it move.

2. Force can stop a moving object.
3. Force can change the speed of a moving object.
4. Force can change the size and shape of an object.
5. Force can change the position or direction of movement of an object.

What can forces do to an object? Perform it.

Actions Observation/Changes

1. Squeeze a clay
2. Stretch a rubber band
3. Roll a ball, and then block
the ball with your feet.
4. Push an object at rest

Kinds of Forces

1. Gravitational Force is a force that pulls objects toward one another. It is the universal force
that affects the bigger and smaller object. The strength of gravitational force depends on
the amount of mass in an object and the distance between objects.
Example:
 High and low tides are Gravity is the force Earth's gravity is what
caused by gravitational that keeps planets in keeps you on the
force of the moon. orbit around the Sun. ground and what
makes things fall.

2. Magnetic Force is a force that causes objects to attract or repel each other. It is the force
shown when magnets of iron are attracted to each other. Magnetic force is also the force
of attraction or repulsion that occurs between electrically charged particles.

Most refrigerator doors have Maglev (magnetic

a magnetic strip around levitation) is a system of
that is attracted to the metal train transportation that
inside to keep it close. uses two sets of magnets.

3. Electric Force is the force that exists between charged particles. Objects with different
charges attract each other, and objects with the same charge repel each other. Electric
force causes some objects to come together and others to stay apart. It holds particles
together that make up matter.

Lightning is an Electricity furnishes the energy that powers

electrical discharge. small appliances and other electrical devices.

4. Nuclear Force is the force that holds the particles in the nucleus together. The strong nuclear
force holds the nuclear particles together by holding the quarks together. Quarks are smaller
particles in neutrons and protons. Weak nuclear force is the force that holds particles within
proton and neutrons together.
A nuclear power plant
A nuclear weapon is a thermal power
is an explosive station in which the
device that derives heat source is a
its destructive force nuclear reactor.
from nuclear Nuclear energy
reactions. produces electricity.
 5. Frictional Force – Friction is a force that opposes motion between two surfaces touching
each other. It causes the object that moves along a surface to slow down and eventually
stop.

Friction is a force generated when

surfaces move across each other. It
resists the movement up until it is
overcome by a greater force and the
motion occurs.

6. Centrifugal and Centripetal Force

Centripetal force is a force that pulls an object inward while Centrifugal force is an outward
force that pulls an object away from the center. When the centrifugal force and centripetal
force are balanced, they keep the objects moving in circular motion.

Answer the following questions:

1. What force attracts or repel each other? ________________________________________

2. How about the force that holds the particles in the nucleus together? ________________
3. What are the two forces that pulls an object inward and outward? __________________
4. What force makes our appliances and gadgets work? _____________________________
5. How about the force that pulls objects toward one another? _______________________

Identify the force that acts on the different activities.

1. Moving Maglev train - ________________________________________________________________

2. Lightning during a thunderstorm - _____________________________________________________
3. Nuclear explosion - ___________________________________________________________________
4. Orbiting planets - _____________________________________________________________________
5. Rising and falling of Earth’s ocean tides - ______________________________________________
6. A refrigerator door stays closed - ______________________________________________________
7. Telephone at work - __________________________________________________________________
8. A boy finding it difficult to push a box on the floor - _____________________________________
9. Force that pulls object inward - _______________________________________________________
10. Force that pulls object outward - _____________________________________________________
Write a sentence or two to state your explanations for the following situations.

1. A man is climbing a tree. What force is the man exerting? In what direction is the force
being exerted?
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2. Why is it easier to go down the slope of a hill than up a slope?

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3. A force is needed to send a football across the field. What is the source of the force?
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4. The force exerted by a dog overcomes the opposing force of a reluctant boy. What
forces are exerted by the boy and the dog?
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5. A boy and a girl are pushing their toy box with combined effort in the same direction.
a.) Are the children exerting a balanced or unbalanced force?
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b.) If the boy pushes with a greater force opposite the direction of the force exerted by the
girl, in what direction will the box move?
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