Instructions: Start step 1, then move on to step 2, step 3 and so on.

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difficult as you progress through them. If you need any extra space use the back of the sheet

This boat is not moving. There are no Fill in the gaps. Choose words from An object has a mass of 5 g and a volume of 10cm3.
horizontal forces on it. Draw and label the box. You will not need to use all What is the density of the object? Show your
two forces acting on the boat. the words. working.
______________________________________
______________________________________
colour direction flavour
______________________________________
pull push shape speed
______________________________________

A force can be a __________ or Jack cycled to his friend’s house. This distance /
____________ . Forces can change time graph shows his journey.
Step 2 the ____________ ,
Tick the correct statements. ____________ or ____________ Step 3
 Mass is the amount of of things.
substance in something. Step 1
 Weight is the amount of
substance in something. Step 2
Forces and their effect
 Your mass would be the
same on the Earth and the Moon Which picture shows balanced forces? 
 Your weight would be the What will happen to the speed of the car?
same on the Earth and the Moon. ____________________________________
 Mass is a force. ___________________________________
What will happen to the speed of the boat?
(a) Step 3 ____________________________________
____________________________________
What is causing force X? How far is it from Jack’s house to his friend’s
____________________________________ house? ____________________
(b) Why doesn’t a rocket in space need to use its
Jack cycled down a steep hill on his journey.
engine to keep moving?
Label the part of the graph that shows him
____________________________________
cycling fast down the hill.
____________________________________
(c) ____________________________________ Jack stopped for a rest during his ride. How long
____________________________________ did he stop for? ____________________

Assessed level: To improve:

Instructions: Start step 1, then move on to step 2, step 3 and so on. The questions get more Name:
difficult as you progress through them. If you need any extra space use the back of the sheet

This boat is not moving. There are no Fill in the gaps. Choose words from An object has a mass of 5 g and a volume of 10cm3.
horizontal forces on it. Draw and label the box. You will not need to use all What is the density of the object? Show your
two forces acting on the boat. the words. working.
Equal sized up and down arrows
drawn colour direction flavour Numbers substituted correctly and correct answer
(0.5g/cm3)
pull push shape speed

Upthrust and gravity (or
weight) correctly labelled
Step 2
Tick the correct statements.

 Mass is the amount of
substance in something.
 Weight is the amount of
substance in something. Step 2

 Your mass would be the
same on the Earth and the Moon
 Your weight would be the
same on the Earth and the Moon.
Slow down
 Mass is a force.
What will happen to the speed of the boat?
(a) Step 3
(b)
(c)
A force can be a push or pull . Jack cycled to his friend’s house. This distance /
Forces can change the speed , time graph shows his journey.
shape or direction of things.
Step 3
Step 1
Forces and their effect
Which picture shows balanced forces? 
C
What will happen to the speed of the car?
Speed up How far is it from Jack’s house to his friend’s house?
What is causing force X? 4.5 miles
Jack cycled down a steep hill on his journey. Label the
Water resistance part of the graph that shows him cycling fast down
the hill.
Why doesn’t a rocket in space need to use its
engine to keep moving? Section of graph between 50 and 54 minutes labelled
No friction in space to slow it down, so speed Jack stopped for a rest during his ride. How long did
will stay the same he stop for? 6 minutes

Assessed level: To improve:

Targets for improvement:
To achieve Step 2 you need: to be able to identify forces

To achieve Step 2 you need: to know the difference between mass and
weight

To achieve Step 3 you need: to be able to recognise where (and why) forces
are balanced and unbalanced

To achieve Step 3 you need: to be able to interpret distance / time graphs