5th Grade: Motion and Stability

Which graph represents an object that is decreasing in speed?

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John pushed two identical toy cars across the same flat smooth floor.

Why did both cars travel the same distance?

• because he pushed the cars at the same time

• because he pushed the cares at different times

• because he applied different forces to the two cars

• because he applied the same force to each of the two cars

Which item will require the most force to move?

• an empty wagon

• a wagon full of bricks

• a wagon full of apples

• a wagon full of feathers

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Macie’s job at the bookstore requires her to move several heavy boxes of books. How can Macie use the least amount of force to move the boxes?

• packing the books in larger boxes

• packing the books in smaller objects

• by stacking the boxes and pulling them out of the storage room

• by stacking the boxes and pushing them out of the storage room

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Which statement best explains the movement of the object?

• It remains at rest

• It gets faster over time

• It maintains a steady speed

• It returns to its starting position

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Which statement describes the movement of the object over four hours?

• The object started moving but then stopped

• The object moved positions as time increased

• The object started moving and then reversed motion

• The object stayed in the same position as time increased.

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A librarian stacked two identical carts of books. One cart was completely

filled, while the second was half-filled. What will happen when the carts

are moved?

• Both carts will require the same amount of force to push.

• The cart with the most books will require a greater force to push.

• The cart with the fewest books will require a greater force to push.

• The cart with the most books will require a greater force of gravity to

  push.

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Henry was helping his dad with a project outside. Henry pulled a wagon

full of bricks across the yard. He took the bricks out of the wagon to use

for their project. Henry then pulled the wagon back across the yard to

refill it. Which did Henry most likely observe about the wagon?

• The wagon full of bricks needed more force to be moved because it

  had less mass.

• The wagon full of bricks needed less force to be moved because it had

  more mass.

• The empty wagon needed more force to be moved because it had

  more mass.

• The empty wagon needed less force to be moved because it had less

  mass.

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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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Which would most likely be the title of a graph with the y-axis labeled

miles and the x-axis labeled hours?

• Speed of the car

• Hours spent driving

• Volume of a car over time

• Friction on a moving vehicle

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