Science 2 · Unit 2: Forces · Cambridge Primary Science Stage 2

Questions

1. 1. What can forces do to the shape of clay?

   • change it
   • make it disappear
   • make it alive
   • nothing
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2. 2. Which one changes the shape of something?

   • listening to music
   • folding clothes
   • looking at a book
   • smelling a flower
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3. 3. How do we change the shape of food when we eat?

   • chewing
   • listening
   • smelling
   • looking
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4. 4. You drop a soft clay ball. What happens to its shape?

   • It gets rounder.
   • It gets flatter at the bottom.
   • It does not change.
   • It gets taller.
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5. 5. You drop the clay ball from higher up. What happens?

   • It stays round.
   • It squashes less.
   • It bounces away.
   • It squashes more.
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6. 6. What is a pattern in results?

   • a kind of table
   • when there is a similar change in the result each time
   • a picture with lots of colours
   • when results are all different
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7. 7. You hang more books on a rubber band. What happens?

   • It gets shorter.
   • It stays the same.
   • It stretches longer.
   • It turns into a ball.
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8. 8. Why is it a good idea to add one book each time?

   • so you can see the pattern clearly
   • so the band breaks quickly
   • so it looks nice
   • so you use more books
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9. 9. Max rolls clay. After 5 rolls it is 2 paperclips long. After 20 rolls it is 10. What is the pattern?

   • The clay disappears.
   • Rolling does not change it.
   • The more you roll the clay, the longer it gets.
   • The more you roll the clay, the shorter it gets.
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10. 10. Max's clay was 2 paperclips long after 5 rolls and 7 after 15 rolls. How much longer was it after 15 rolls?

    • 5 paperclips
    • 2 paperclips
    • 7 paperclips
    • 9 paperclips
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11. 11. How can you measure a piece of clay without a ruler?

    • with paperclips laid end to end
    • by guessing
    • by smelling it
    • by weighing a feather
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12. 12. Lola says there is no pattern in her results, but the band gets longer with every book. Is Lola right?

    • Yes
    • No
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13. 13. How do we make bread dough into shape?

    • by pushing and pulling it
    • by shouting at it
    • by looking at it
    • by putting it in the dark
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