Understanding Gravity - Review 2025

Lynette tapes a poster to her wall. What keeps the poster from falling to the floor?

• The force of the air on the poster opposes gravity.

• The force of friction on the poster opposes gravity.

• The force of the wall on the poster opposes gravity.

• The force of the tape on the poster opposes gravity.

A rocket takes off from Earth. How does the rocket overcome the force of gravity?

• The force of the rocket engine is greater than the force of gravity on the rocket.

• The force of gravity on the rocket is greater than the force of the rocket engine.

• The force of the smoke on the rocket is greater than the force of gravity on the rocket.

• The force of the air pushing on the rocket is greater than the force of gravity on the rocket.

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Which object is overcoming gravity?

• A pizza on the counter

• A rock rolling downhill

• A falling raindrop

• A boat sinking in water

Nattie is playing with a ball. Which of Nattie's actions will keep gravity from making the ball fall?

• Throwing the ball into the air.

• Kicking the ball into the air.

• Catching the ball in a net.

• Bouncing the ball on the ground.

Lilly lets go of the ball she is holding in her hands. It falls to the ground. What is the best reason why the ball will fall to the ground?

• It is heavy.

• It is round.

• It is pushed by air.

• It is pulled by gravity.

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A student places a pencil on top of a slanted desk. The pencil rolls down the desk and falls off the edge. What force is acting on the pencil to make it fall off the desk?

• friction

• gravity

• magnetism

• mass

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Jimmy is playing baseball with friends. Which of his actions keeps the ball from falling to the ground?

• throwing the ball fast

• hitting the ball a long way

• catching the ball in his glove

• tossing the ball high into the air

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Suna is growing 4 sunflower plants with different numbers of earthworms mixed in the soil of each plant. She records the height of the plants each day. Which question is Suna trying to answer through her investigation?

• Does adding earthworms to soil result in the best leaves?

• Does adding earthworms to soil result in a different color petal?

• Does adding earthworms to soil result in bigger flowers?

• Does adding earthworms to soil result in taller plants?

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Susan and Janet did an experiment to measure the daily growth of a plant, in science class. What method of recording their data would be the least appropriate?

• creating a graph

• filling in a chart

• drawing a picture

• telling some friends

A pizza restaurant owner observed that 379 cheese pizzas and 150 pepperoni pizzas were sold during the month of October. What can the restaurant owner infer from this information?

• The restaurant makes the best cheese pizza.

• People do not order pepperoni pizza in October.

• The restaurant should sell another type of pizza.

• More people like cheese pizza than pepperoni pizza.