CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY SCIENCE 5 UNIT 5: FORCES AND MAGNETISM

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Language worksheet 1
Vocabulary building
In the grid below there are 12 words hidden.

The words read across or down.

Some letters are used more than once.
Find the 12 words that are the answers to these questions. Draw around or highlight each word.
The answer to Question 1 has been done for you.
1 The force that pulls everything towards the Earth.
2 A support force.
3 A body which orbits a larger body.
4 A material that you drink out of that is non-magnetic.
5 Another name for air resistance and water resistance.
6 A mixture of metals.

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7 Opening and closing a door are examples of these forces.

8 The most common magnetic material.
9 A force that pushes something up.
10 A material that has an area of magnetic force around it.
11 Gravity is this type of force.
12 A force that slows things down in air.
(The answer to this is made up of two separate words in the grid.)

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Language worksheet 2
Language development
Differences
1 What is the difference between a magnet and a magnetic material?

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2 What is the difference between air resistance and water resistance?

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Classifying
3 Classify each one of these forces as a push or a pull.
a Gravity is a __________________ .
b Opening a door by moving it towards you is a __________________ .
c Closing a door by moving it away from you is a __________________ .
4 Classify each of these materials as magnetic or non-magnetic.
a Copper is __________________ .
b Aluminium is __________________ .
c Iron is __________________ .

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Labelling force diagrams

5 The force diagrams below show a scooter at rest and a scooter with a boy riding it.
Label the forces A–E.

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