Quiz about Friction- 5th Grade

Question 1

What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?

Accepted Answer

Force

Answer

Motion

Answer

Friction

Answer

Gravity

Question 2

Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?

Accepted Answer

Friction

Answer

Motion

Answer

Work

Answer

Displacement

Question 3

What is a force that works AGAINST MOTION?

Accepted Answer

Friction

Answer

Force

Answer

Motion

Answer

Gravity

Question 4

What is MOVEMENT?

Accepted Answer

Motion

Answer

Inertia

Answer

Force

Answer

Work

Question 5

Why does a rolling ball stop?

Accepted Answer

Friction

Answer

Gravity

Answer

Waterfalls

Answer

Sand

Question 6

A push or pull that causes a change in motion

Accepted Answer

Force

Answer

Friction

Answer

Gravity

Answer

Mass

Question 7

If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force.  What will happen?

Accepted Answer

They will not move at all.

Answer

The boy in blue will win.

Answer

The boy in red will win.

Answer

Both will fall down.

Question 8

If you pull the cord, what direction will the box move?

Accepted Answer

Up

Answer

Down

Answer

Left

Answer

Right

Question 9

The diagram shows forces acting on a box.
Which statement best describes what will happen to the box as a result of these forces being applied?

Accepted Answer

The box will move to the right.

Answer

The box will move up.

Answer

The box will move to the left.

Answer

The box will remain stationary.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

friction acting on the skateboard

Answer

gravity acting on the skateboard

Answer

the mass of the skateboard

Answer

the mass of the boy

Question 11

Wheels on a skateboard most likely experiences-

Accepted Answer

Rolling Friction

Answer

Sliding Friction

Answer

Fluid Friction

Answer

Static Friction

Question 12

Sally experiences-

Accepted Answer

Sliding Friction

Answer

Rolling Friction

Answer

Fluid Friction

Answer

Static Friction

Question 13

Wheels of a shopping cart experience-

Accepted Answer

Rolling Friction

Answer

Sliding Friction

Answer

Fluid Friction

Answer

Static Friction

Question 14

Swimming fish experience-

Accepted Answer

Fluid Friction

Answer

Rolling Friction

Answer

Sliding Friction

Answer

Static Friction

Question 15

Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.

Accepted Answer

opposite

Answer

similar

Answer

parallel

Answer

west

Question 16

A type of friction that occurs when air pushes against a moving object causing it to negatively accelerate

Accepted Answer

air resistance

Answer

surface area

Answer

descent velocity

Answer

gravity

Question 17

How does friction affect speed?

Accepted Answer

more friction decreases speed

Answer

more friction increases speed

Answer

less friction decreases speed

Question 18

The rougher the surface, the faster an object will travel over the surface.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 19

The amount of friction depends on the weight of the objects pressing together.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 20

What are 2 factors that determine the amount of friction between 2 objects?

Accepted Answer

Force and roughness between surfaces

Answer

hills and valleys and how smooth or rough the surface is

Answer

Amount of force and amount of surface the comes in contact

Answer

The force and the weight exerted on the surfaces

Question 21

Which of the following is an example of friction that is harmful?

Accepted Answer

Engine parts wearing out

Answer

Pencil marking on paper

Answer

sand placed on ice in the winter

Answer

Using an eraser to erase marks

Question 22

What does friction produce?

Accepted Answer

heat

Answer

light

Answer

sound

Answer

gravity

Question 23

When most objects with smooth surfaces rub, there is less friction.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT an example of friction?

Accepted Answer

a satellite traveling through deep space

Answer

using the brakes on your bike to slow you down

Answer

putting your hand out the window

Answer

a hockey puck going across an ice rink

Question 25

A puck slides along an icy surface. What makes it slow down?

Accepted Answer

It rubs against the ice

Answer

It runs out of push

Answer

It runs out of electricity

Question 26

On which surface will a toy car travel the furthest?

Accepted Answer

Ice

Answer

Carpet

Answer

Polished Wood

Question 27

Rougher surfaces have ...

Accepted Answer

greater friction

Answer

less friction

Answer

the same level of friction

Question 28

Which of the following statements is false?

Accepted Answer

Friction is never useful

Answer

Friction can only slow things down

Answer

Friction can stop things from moving

Question 29

Movers slide a box down the ramp of a truck.
What helps slow the box as it slides to the bottom of the ramp?

Accepted Answer

friction

Answer

gravity

Answer

inertia

Answer

magnetism

Question 30

Only solids can produce friction

Accepted Answer

false

Answer

true

Question 31

How can friction be reduced?

Accepted Answer

all of the above are ways of reducing friction

Answer

reduce the force acting between the 2 surfaces

Answer

reduce the roughness of the 2 surfaces coming in contact

Answer

use wax, grease or oil

Question 32

What does friction produce?

Accepted Answer

heat

Answer

light

Answer

sound

Answer

gravity

Question 33

material with _______________ surfaces have less friction

Accepted Answer

smooth

Answer

rough

Answer

both

Question 34

you can walk because there is friction between your __________ and ______________

Accepted Answer

feet and ground

Answer

ground and air

Answer

feet and air

Answer

air and ground

Question 35

friction helps you write on a paper or black board.

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 36

these are examples of lubricants

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Answer

oil,

Answer

grease

Answer

powder

Question 37

Which of the following is an example of friction that is helpful?

Accepted Answer

All are examples that are helpful

Answer

Brakes used on a bike

Answer

Tires from a car on the road

Answer

Tread on the bottom of your shoes

Question 38

Which of the following is an example of rolling kinetic friction?

Accepted Answer

bike rolling along the road

Answer

box sliding across the floor

Answer

car skidding to a stop

Answer

soccer player making a slide tackle

Question 39

True or False: objects that are smooth have LESS friction than objects that are rough

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Answer

FALSE

Friction- 5th Grade

40 questions

What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?

Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?

What is a force that works AGAINST MOTION?

What is MOVEMENT?

Why does a rolling ball stop?

A push or pull that causes a change in motion

If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force. What will happen?

If you pull the cord, what direction will the box move?

The diagram shows forces acting on a box.
Which statement best describes what will happen to the box as a result of these forces being applied?

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

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Similar Resources on Wayground

Popular Resources on Wayground

Discover more resources for Science

Friction- 5th Grade

40 questions

What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?

Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?

What is a force that works AGAINST MOTION?

What is MOVEMENT?

Why does a rolling ball stop?

A push or pull that causes a change in motion

If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force. What will happen?

If you pull the cord, what direction will the box move?

The diagram shows forces acting on a box. Which statement best describes what will happen to the box as a result of these forces being applied?

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

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Similar Resources on Wayground

Popular Resources on Wayground

Discover more resources for Science

The diagram shows forces acting on a box.
Which statement best describes what will happen to the box as a result of these forces being applied?