WorksheetsForces and Motion--5th Grade
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a force?
a)
a push or pull
b)
speed or acceleration
c)
potential or kinetic energy
d)
balanced or unbalanced force
2.
When objects remain in the same place, it is called...
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
balanced force
d)
unbalanced force
3.
When an object has potential energy, it is not moving.
a)
true
b)
false
4.
Speed can be found my calculating...
a)
acceleration/velocity
b)
friction/gravity
c)
momentum/time
d)
distance/time
5.
What is the force that causes everything to be pulled down to the Earth?
a)
friction
b)
gravity
c)
balanced
d)
unbalanced
6.
Kinetic energy is when....
a)
energy is stored up in an object
b)
energy is released and the object moves
7.
Force is measured in....
a)
Galileos
b)
Newtons
c)
Di Vincis
d)
Einsteins
8.
An unbalanced force is when objects move in one direction because the force is greater from that direction.
a)
true
b)
false
9.
When an object is getting faster, it is called....
a)
potential energy
b)
kinetic energy
c)
acceleration
d)
deceleration
10.
Inertia is....
a)
for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
b)
larger objects take more force to move
c)
an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted on by an opposite force
d)
a push that acts in the opposite direction and it slows down.
11.
Friction helps objects to move easier.
a)
true
b)
false
12.
John walks at 5 km in 10 minutes. If John walk s 2.5 km at the same speed, what is the BEST estimate of the time this will take?
a)
5 minutes
b)
10 minutes
c)
15 minutes
d)
20 minutes
13.
Hanna's mom drives north for 2 hours going 70 miles per hour. She then drives west for 3 hours going 50 miles per hour. how many miles has Hanna's mom driven?
a)
200 miles
b)
250 miles
c)
290 miles
14.
A car takes 3 hours to travel180 miles at a constant speed. How fast is the car traveling?
a)
30 mph
b)
50 mph
c)
60 mph
d)
90 mph
15.
A car traveled 420 km in 7 hours. How far did the car travel in three hours?
a)
60 km
b)
180 km
c)
1200 km
d)
3000 km
16.
Mary runs 1500 meters around the school track. What does she need to know in order to find out her speed?
a)
her time from start to finish
b)
the number of steps she took
c)
her heart rate at the finish line
d)
the direction she began running
17.
Sam drove north on the interstate going 70 miles per hour. About how many miles will he drive in 2 hours?
a)
70 miles
b)
140 miles
c)
180 miles
18.
A car is traveling 50 mph. It leaves Boston at 5:00 AM and is traveling to Hartford, which is 100 miles away. Without stops, about what time should the car arrive in Hartford?
a)
6:00 AM
b)
6:50 AM
c)
7:00 AM
d)
7:50 AM
19.
A swimmer is moving at a speed of 2.0 meters/second. How long will it take for the swimmer to go 100 meters?
a)
20 seconds
b)
50 seconds
c)
100 seconds
d)
200 seconds
20.
A news truck traveled 60 miles in one hour on Thursday and 250 miles in four hours on Friday. Which BEST describes the average speed of the truck?
a)
the truck drove more slowly on Friday
b)
the truck drove more slowly on Thursday
c)
the truck drove the same speed on both days
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