5.1.2

What do Forces Do?

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What do Forces Do?

Forces act on everything you can see around you.

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What do forces do?

  • Forces can cause stationary objects to move.
  • Forces can also cause moving objects to slow down, speed up or change direction.
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Forces act on objects

  • Forces act on objects.
  • Forces often act in pairs.
    • Sometimes, there can be more than two.

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1Year 5: Living Things & Their Habitats

2Year 5: Animals (Including Humans)

3Year 5: Properties & Changes of Materials

4Year 5: Earth & Space

5Year 5: Forces

6Year 6: Living Things & Their Habitats

7Year 6: Animals (Including Humans)

8Year 6: Evolution & Inheritance

9Year 6: Light

10Year 6: Electricity

11Year 5 & 6: Working Scientifically

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