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Forces and Magnets Assessment
1. What is a force?
Tick the correct answer.
a) a bend or stretch
b) a push or pull
c) a jump and hop
1 mark
2. What can forces do?
Tick the four correct answers.
a) make objects change colour
b) make objects change speed
c) make objects disappear
a) make objects stop moving
b) make objects start moving
c) make objects change shape
2 marks
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3. Look at these pictures of contact forces. Circle the correct word to
show whether each image shows a push or a pull force.
push/pull push/pull
push/pull push/pull
2 marks
4. What are the two objects creating the contact force when a
football is kicked?
a)
b)
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5. Class 3 want to find out if marbles travel a shorter distance on
rough surfaces compared to on smooth surfaces.
a) Tick the four pieces of equipment they could use to test this.
water different car metre stick
surfaces or tape measure
marble thermometer ramp digital scales
2 marks
b) Choose two rough and two smooth surfaces they could test.
sandpaper foil paper bubble wrap carpet mirror
rough smooth
i) i)
ii) ii)
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c) Draw and label a diagram of the equipment Class 3 could use, showing
how they could test whether marbles travel a shorter distance on
rough surfaces compared to smooth surfaces.
2 marks
6. What are the names of the two ends of a bar magnet?
1 mark
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7. Are each of the objects below magnetic or non-magnetic?
Write the letters that are show beneath each object in the correct column
of the table.
a b c d e f g h
Magnetic Objects Non-Magnetic Objects
4 marks
8. Why is a magnetic force described as a non-contact force?
Tick the correct answer:
Magnetic forces are non-contact forces because they can act
at a distance.
Magnetic forces are non-contact forces because they need
two objects to touch each other.
1 mark
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9. Class 3 decide to investigate how strong their magnets are by seeing how
far away the magnet needs to be before it attracts a paperclip.
Here are their results:
Distance at Point of
Type of Magnet
Attraction (mm)
bar magnet 15
horseshoe magnet 4
ring magnet 10
a) Which magnet was the strongest?
1 mark
b) Fizzer looks at the results.
The strongest magnets are
the biggest magnets.
Do you agree with Fizzer? yes/no
Explain your answer
2 marks
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10. Will the following magnets attract or repel each other?
Write your answers below.
a) b)
c) d)
a)
b)
c)
d)
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