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

Questions

1. 1. What is speed?

   • how fast something is moving
   • what colour something is
   • how loud something is
   • how heavy something is
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2. 2. How can Mia go faster on her bike?

   • ring the bell
   • push harder on the pedals
   • pull the brakes
   • stop pedalling
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3. 3. How can Mia slow down on her bike?

   • look behind her
   • push harder on the pedals
   • ring the bell
   • pull the brakes
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4. 4. What do we call going faster?

   • slowing down
   • turning
   • speeding up
   • stopping
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5. 5. What do we call going slower?

   • starting
   • speeding up
   • slowing down
   • turning
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6. 6. Why does something speed up or slow down?

   • because of a sound
   • because of a force
   • because it is happy
   • because of its colour
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7. 7. A ball gets a big push. Will it move fast or slow?

   • fast
   • slow
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8. 8. A ball gets a small push. Will it move fast or slow?

   • fast
   • slow
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9. 9. Marcus pushes a ball to Sofia. She blows on the ball. What happens?

   • The air pushes the ball and it goes slower.
   • Nothing happens.
   • The ball goes faster towards her.
   • The ball floats up.
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10. 10. How could they make the ball go faster without touching it?

    • sing to the ball
    • blow in front of the ball
    • look at the ball
    • blow behind the ball
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11. 11. How would you make a bowling ball go fast?

    • roll it uphill
    • give it a tiny push
    • give it a big push
    • hold it still
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12. 12. Sofia is on a roundabout. How can she go faster?

    • Someone pushes the roundabout harder.
    • She drags her feet on the ground.
    • She closes her eyes.
    • She holds on tighter.
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13. 13. Sofia drags her feet on the ground on a roundabout. What happens?

    • It speeds up.
    • It goes the other way.
    • It slows down.
    • It flies away.
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14. 14. Why is asking questions important in science?

    • Questions are only for tests.
    • Scientists never ask questions.
    • Questions help us find things out.
    • It makes the lesson longer.
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