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Energy and simple forces

Upper Primary 6 questions
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What energy and simple forces means

You learn how energy can come from different sources and how simple forces act on objects. This helps you understand everyday events like a ball falling, a door being pushed, or sunlight warming the Earth.

What you will practise

  • Name forms of energy from common sources.
  • Identify a push or pull as a force.
  • Choose the force that pulls objects towards the ground.
  • Match simple examples to energy or force.

Before you start

You should know common objects around you, such as the sun, a ball, and a chair. It also helps if you can read short science questions and understand simple actions like pushing and pulling.

Not confident yet? Work through States of matter first.

Worked example

One question from this skill's own question bank, shown with its full working.

Question

The energy from the sun is called:

  • sound energy
  • solar energy
  • chemical energy
  • sound
Answer: solar energy

Working: Energy from the sun is solar energy.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Thinking the sun gives light only, not solar energy.
  • Calling a push or pull an energy type instead of a force.
  • Confusing gravity with other pulls, such as holding or lifting.
  • Not linking each force to an everyday example.

Curriculum and exam alignment

Ghana GES Basic 4 to 6 syllabusGroundwork for the BECE

This topic usually appears in Upper Primary science as part of basic ideas about matter, energy and motion. In Ghana, it can support school-based assessment and build a foundation for later BECE science work.

Curriculum notes are a general guide to where this work normally sits. Always check the syllabus your school or examination body is currently using.

Related skills

Other Upper Primary Matter & Energy skills in Science, at the same point in the course.

Other Science topics

Living Things Around UsSHS SciencesUniversity ScienceBiologyChemistryPhysics

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Exams that assess energy and simple forces

Upper Primary work on this skill feeds directly into these exam papers. Each page lists the Science topics that appear on it.

GESGES practice questionsFree GES practice across the subjects at this stage, with worked answers.BECEBECE practice questionsListed as a related subject on the BECE practice page.

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