Think about the follwing activites and answer the questions about what forces that are acting on the objects in the activities

Bounce a basketball 10 times. What forces are acting on the basketball? Gravity, your hand pushing down, the floor pushing up. Throw a ball up 10 times What forces are acting on the ball? Gravity and your hand pushing up. Push a small toy car across the floor. What forces are acting on the toy car? Friction and your hand pushing on the toy car.

These are a few examples of forces that are acting on everyday objects.