5th Grade Force and Motion Review 4 w/ Heredity Review

Four cubes made of different materials are moving down a plastic slide. Which cube would experience the greatest amount of friction?

• the cube made of ice

• the cube made of sandpaper

• the cube made of smooth plastic

• the cube made of polished stone

Students set up the investigation shown. What can the students do to increase the speed that the marble will roll down the ramp?

• add a layer of carpet to board

• lower the height of the board

• use a longer board for the ramp

• replace the board with a smoother board

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Brandon made a parachute for his action figure by taping a thin plastic sheet to pieces of string. Brandon tied the strings to the action figure. When he threw the action figure in the air, it fell back to the ground quickly. What can Brandon do to make the action figure fall to the ground more slowly?

• use shorter pieces of string

• add weights to the action figure

• throw the action figure higher into the air

• use a larger sheet of plastic

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Two people need to move a large, heavy box. One person pushes the box, while the other person pulls the box. Which way of moving the box makes the work easiest for the people?

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In one day, a family in a car rode for 2 hours, stopped for 3 hours, and then rode for another 5 hours. During the day, the family traveled a total distance of 400 kilometers. What was their average speed for the whole trip?

• 40 km/h

• 10 km/h

• 50 km/h

• 20 km/h

Alesia is taking a long ride on her bicycle. The graph shows how far she is from home at different times during her ride. What was Alesia doing from hour 3 to hour 4 of the trip?

• moving closer to home

• staying in one place

• riding up a long hill

• moving farther from home

This graph shows the motion of a cheetah, a human, and a pig. Which statement describes their movement?

• The pig is traveling at a faster speed because it reached 500 meters in a shorter amount of time.

• The cheetah, human, and pig all traveled at the same speed because they all reached 500 meters.

• The cheetah is traveling at a faster speed because it reached 500 meters in a shorter amount of time.

• The human is traveling at a faster speed because it reached 500 meters in a shorter amount of time.

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Jan has two identical magnets on her metal cabinet. She hangs a drawing using Magnet 1. She tries to hang a calendar using Magnet 2, but the calendar falls to the floor. Which BEST explains why Magnet 1 can hold up the drawing but Magnet 2 is unable to hold up the calendar?

• The area near Magnet 1 has extra metal.

• The calendar is longer than the drawing.

• The area under Magnet 2 has more gravity.

• The calendar has a greater mass than the drawing.

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Students rolled a 22-gram car down three different ramps. The results from the investigation are shown in the table. Which statement BEST explains why the car rolled down the wood ramp the fastest?

• There was more force applied to the car on the wood ramp.

• There was less friction on the surface of the wood ramp.

• The wood ramp was higher than the other ramps.

• The car on the wood ramp had more mass.

Mason pushed a cart containing a stack of textbooks and stopped suddenly. Which would most likely happen to the books on the cart?

• The books would slide sideways off of the cart.

• The books would slide off the front of the cart.

• The books would slide off of the back of the cart.

• The books would stay stacked until the cart moves again.

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