5th grade - Force and Motion

What is the force that causes everything to be pulled down to the Earth?

• friction
• gravity
• balanced
• unbalanced

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Force is measured in....

• Galileos 
• Newtons
• Di Vincis
• Einsteins 

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Force is measured in....

• Galileos 
• Newtons
• Di Vincis
• Einsteins 

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Friction helps objects to move easier.

• true
• false

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Mary runs 1500 meters around the school track.  What does she need to know in order to find out her speed?

• her time from start to finish
• the number of steps she took
• her heart rate at the finish line
• the direction she began running

A swimmer is moving at a speed of 2.0 meters/second.  How long will it take for the swimmer to go 100 meters?

• 20 seconds
• 50 seconds
• 100 seconds
• 200 seconds 

A boy rides a skate board down a hill. Eventually the skate board stops. Which is most responsible for causing the skateboard to stop?

• gravity acting on the skateboard

• friction acting on the skateboard

• the mass of the skateboard

• the mass of the boy

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A book falls off the desk. What moves the book towards the floor?

• mass

• friction

• gravity

• speed

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A person rolls a ball on a flat surface that suddenly slopes downward. Which most likely describes the motion of the ball?

• ball stops when is reaches the downward slope

• ball speeds up as it travels on the downward slope

• ball slows down as it travels on the downward slope

• ball changes directions as it travels on the downward slope

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Which force does an airplane have to overcome to stay in flight?

• friction

• gravity

• inertia

• momentum

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