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Forces and Electricity 5th Grade

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of force needs objects to touch each other?

a)

Contact force

b)

Magnetic force

c)

Gravity

d)

Electric force

e)

Wind force

2.

When you push a toy car on a rough floor, what makes it stop?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Wind

d)

Magnetism

e)

Electricity

3.

If you drop a heavy ball and a light ball at the same time, which will hit the ground first?

a)

Heavy ball

b)

Light ball

c)

They hit at the same time

d)

Neither will fall

e)

Depends on their color

4.

What force pulls everything toward the center of the Earth?

a)

Magnetic force

b)

Electric force

c)

Gravity

d)

Wind force

e)

Friction

5.

Which surface has the most friction?

a)

Smooth ice

b)

Wet floor

c)

Rough sandpaper

d)

Smooth glass

e)

Polished table

6.

When you kick a ball, what kind of force are you using?

a)

Magnetic force

b)

Electric force

c)

Contact force

d)

Gravity

e)

Wind force

7.

What happens when you rub your hands together?

a)

They get cold

b)

They get warm from friction

c)

They become magnetic

d)

They produce electricity

e)

Nothing happens

8.

Which object will fall faster in air?

a)

A flat piece of paper

b)

A crumpled paper ball

c)

They fall at the same speed

d)

Neither will fall

e)

It depends on the color

9.

What makes a swing move back and forth?

a)

Electricity

b)

Magnetism

c)

Push force and gravity

d)

Wind only

e)

Heat

10.

How can you increase friction?

a)

Make surfaces smoother

b)

Add oil

c)

Make surfaces rougher

d)

Add water

e)

Remove weight

11.

What force helps you walk without slipping?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Magnetism

d)

Electricity

e)

Wind

12.

Which shows a pull force?

a)

Pushing a door closed

b)

Kicking a ball

c)

Opening a drawer

d)

Throwing a ball

e)

Jumping up

13.

What helps heavy objects fall faster than light objects in real life?

a)

Gravity

b)

Air resistance

c)

Friction

d)

Magnetism

e)

Electricity

14.

When you throw a ball up, what makes it come down?

a)

Wind

b)

Magnetism

c)

Gravity

d)

Friction

e)

Electricity

15.

Which is NOT a contact force?

a)

Pushing a box

b)

Pulling a rope

c)

Magnetic force

d)

Kicking a ball

e)

Lifting a book

16.

What happens when you rub a balloon on your hair?

a)

The balloon gets heavier

b)

The balloon sticks to your hair

c)

The balloon gets cooler

d)

The balloon changes color

e)

The balloon gets softer

17.

Which material is the best conductor of electricity?

a)

Rubber

b)

Wood

c)

Metal

d)

Plastic

e)

Glass

18.

What do we call materials that do not let electricity pass through?

a)

Conductors

b)

Insulators

c)

Magnets

d)

Batteries

e)

Switches

19.

What makes a bulb light up in a circuit?

a)

Broken wire

b)

Complete circuit

c)

Open switch

d)

No battery

e)

Empty bulb

20.

Why do electrical wires have plastic covering?

a)

To make them pretty

b)

To make them stronger

c)

To prevent shock

d)

To make them lighter

e)

To make them cheaper

21.

Which is needed to make a complete circuit?

a)

Only wires

b)

Only a battery

c)

Only a bulb

d)

Battery, wires, and bulb

e)

Switch only

22.

What happens in an open circuit?

a)

Electricity flows faster

b)

The bulb gets brighter

c)

No electricity flows

d)

The battery gets stronger

e)

Nothing changes

23.

Which material is NOT a good conductor?

a)

Copper

b)

Aluminum

c)

Plastic

d)

Iron

e)

Steel

24.

What makes static electricity?

a)

Mixing colors

b)

Rubbing objects

c)

Adding water

d)

Using magnets

e)

Making sound

25.

Where should you NOT play with electrical toys?

a)

In a dry room

b)

Near water

c)

On a table

d)

On the floor

e)

In the living room

26.

What happens when you connect more batteries in a circuit?

a)

The bulb gets dimmer

b)

The bulb gets brighter

c)

Nothing changes

d)

The circuit breaks

e)

The wires get hot

27.

Which is safe to touch in an electrical circuit?

a)

Bare wires

b)

Plastic covering

c)

Metal parts

d)

Battery acid

e)

Light bulb filament

28.

What makes an electromagnet stronger?

a)

Less wire

b)

More wire turns

c)

No battery

d)

Plastic core

e)

Wooden core

29.

How does electricity flow in a circuit?

a)

In all directions

b)

In a complete path

c)

Only up

d)

Only down

e)

It doesn't flow

30.

What happens when you add more bulbs to a simple circuit?

a)

They get brighter

b)

They get dimmer

c)

Nothing changes

d)

They explode

e)

They freeze

31.

What should you do first in a science experiment?

a)

Write the conclusion

b)

Make a prediction

c)

Clean up

d)

Tell the results

e)

Go home

32.

How do you make a fair test?

a)

Change many things at once

b)

Change only one thing

c)

Change nothing

d)

Test only once

e)

Skip the test

33.

What helps objects slide better on a surface?

a)

More friction

b)

More weight

c)

Less surface area

d)

More surface area

e)

More gravity

34.

Why do ice skaters slide easily?

a)

No friction

b)

Less friction

c)

More friction

d)

No gravity

e)

More gravity

35.

When does gravity seem strongest?

a)

In space

b)

On mountains

c)

At sea level

d)

In airplanes

e)

On the moon

36.

What makes a parachute fall slowly?

a)

Gravity

b)

Air resistance

c)

Friction

d)

Magnetism

e)

Heat

37.

Why do we need friction?

a)

To make things fall

b)

To help us walk

c)

To make electricity

d)

To create magnets

e)

To make sound

38.

What happens when you connect wires wrong in a circuit?

a)

Nothing changes

b)

Circuit works better

c)

Circuit doesn't work

d)

Battery gets stronger

e)

Bulb gets brighter

39.

Where is static electricity strongest?

a)

In wet weather

b)

In dry weather

c)

In hot weather

d)

In cold weather

e)

In windy weather

40.

How can you make an object harder to move?

a)

Make it lighter

b)

Add oil

c)

Make it heavier

d)

Remove friction

e)

Add water

41.

What helps reduce friction in a bicycle?

a)

Rusty chain

b)

Oil on chain

c)

Dirty wheels

d)

Flat tires

e)

No chain

42.

Why do astronauts float in space?

a)

No air

b)

Less gravity

c)

More gravity

d)

More friction

e)

Less friction

43.

What makes a toy car go faster down a ramp?

a)

Steeper slope

b)

Flatter slope

c)

Rough surface

d)

No slope

e)

More friction

44.

How do conductors help in a circuit?

a)

Stop electricity

b)

Let electricity flow

c)

Make electricity

d)

Store electricity

e)

Remove electricity

45.

What happens to electricity in insulators?

a)

Flows faster

b)

Gets stronger

c)

Stops flowing

d)

Gets hotter

e)

Gets colder

46.

Why do we test things many times in science?

a)

To waste time

b)

To be sure of results

c)

To use materials

d)

To have fun

e)

To make noise

47.

What makes static electricity weaker?

a)

Dry air

b)

Water or humidity

c)

Cold air

d)

Hot air

e)

Moving air

48.

How do you know a circuit is working?

a)

It feels hot

b)

It makes noise

c)

The bulb lights up

d)

The wires break

e)

Nothing happens

49.

What helps objects fall slower?

a)

More weight

b)

More gravity

c)

More friction

d)

Air resistance

e)

Less air

50.

Why do we need insulators in electrical wires?

a)

To make electricity

b)

To stop electricity

c)

To protect us from shock

d)

To make more power

e)

To create heat