Nilkanth Desai

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P6 Love
Class:___________________________________________________ Date:___________________________
9th Feb, 2022

INTERACTIONS – Forces
The Effects of a Force

Inquiry Question(s):
What are the effects of a force?
How do you know that a force has acted?

PRE-ACTIVITY
Recall what is a force. What are some examples of a force being exerted?
Use the Pre-activity to help you.

ACTIVITY
Use the Activity to help you answer the following questions.

1. Exert a force on the object.

(a) Describe the motion of the object.

It speed up, then slow down, then stop.

(b) What causes the object to start moving?


A force.

(c) What causes the object to slow down and stop moving?


Frictional force.

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2. The object changes direction when it knocks against the wall of the tray. Is it a
force that causes this change in direction?



Yes.

3. Reset the app. Set the material of the object to “Soft”.
Exert a large force on the object so that it knocks against the side of the tray.

(a) What do you notice about the shape of the object?


The shape of the object changes.

(b) What effect can a force have on the shape of an object?


A force can change the shape of an object.

CONCLUSION

(a) A force can cause a stationary object to ______________________ moving.

start

(b) A force can change the ______________________ of motion of an object.

direction

(c) A force can _____________________________ and stop a moving object.

slow down

(d) A ______________________ can change the shape of an object.

force

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