Force and Motion

Melissa and Gabe were testing the flight of leaves as they tossed them in the air.  The leaves would go up and then came to a rest on the ground.  What force made the leaves land on the ground?

• gravity
• friction
• air pressure
• mass

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The 5th graders were playing a game of tug-of-war.  The class was divided equally with half the class on one side of the rope and the other half on the opposite side.  For 5 minutes the students pulled and pulled but neither side could pull the flag to one side or the other.  Choose the description of the forces during the 5th grade tug-of-war.

• The forces were unbalanced in the game.
• The forces were friction, gravity, and chemical energy.
• The students all had the same amount of strength.
• The forces were balanced in the game.

What can cause a moving object to increase its speed in a forward direction?

• a force pushing on the object from the opposite direction

• force that moves continuously in the same direction as object

• an increase in the mass of the object

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A pencil falls off of a desk. What moves the pencil toward the floor?

• mass

• friction

• gravity

• speed

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What was the average speed of a car that traveled 180 miles in 3 hours? (speed = distance÷time)

• 55 mph

• 60 mph

• 180 mph

• 540 mph

Which best describes the force of gravity?

• a puling force

• a pushing force

• change in mass

• change in speed

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A ball was rolling fast and then slowed. Which most likelycaused the ball to slow?

• heat

• friction

• momentum

• wind

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2. By changing the surface over which the car rolls from sandpaper to wax paper, you might be able to test the effect of what force?

• A. Magnetism

• B. Wind

• C. Wind

• D. Friction

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A push, pull, friction or gravity are all examples of..

• velocity
• Newton's First Law of Motion
• momentum
• force

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The distance an object can travel in a specific amount of time is its

• motion
• position
• speed
• inertia

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