Forces

Question 1

What is a force?

Answer 1

• A push or pull

Question 2

What can forces do?

Answer 2

• They can make objects change speed, direction or shape

Question 3

What does a free body diagram show?

Answer 3

• The different forces acting on a single object, with their size and direction

Question 4

Describe what happens when two objects touch

Answer 4

• They interact. This interaction involves two forces, acting on different forces

Question 5

What is an ‘Action Force’?

Answer 5

• A pair of forces. The reaction force acts in the opposite direction and on a different object

Question 6

What is a ‘Reaction Force’?

Answer 6

• A pair of forces. They act in the opposite direction and on a different object to the action force