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Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
Date
1.

Friction can be described as a:

a)

non-contact force

b)

contact force

c)

slowing of motion

d)

rough surface

2.

Choose the BEST answer that describes how the mass of an object affects its motion.

a)

The greater the mass of an object, the slower the motion of the object.

b)

The greater the mass of an object, the faster the motion of the object.

c)

The greater the mass of an object, the greater the force to move the object.

d)

The greater the mass of an object, the greater the distance the object will travel.

3.

Melissa and Gabe were testing the flight of leaves as they tossed them in the air.  The leaves would go up and then came to a rest on the ground.  What force made the leaves land on the ground?

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

air pressure

d)

mass

4.

How is motion affected when forces are unbalanced acting on an object?

a)

Change the speed, change direction, & cause and object at rest to move or change positions

b)

change speed

c)

change directions

d)

object at rest will move or change positions.

5.
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Identify an example of each of the three states of matter present when the candle is burning.

a)

Solid

1.

The hard wax of the candle

b)

Liquid

2.

The melting wax

c)

Gas

3.

The fire/flame

6.

List the steps of the scientific method

7.

How is motion affected when forces are balanced acting on an object?

a)

 Keep an object moving at the same speed.

b)

 Keep an object at rest or not moving

c)

Both options

d)

Neither option

8.

Choose the BEST example of balanced forces.

a)

a car speeding up

b)

a leaf blowing in the wind

c)

a car moving at a constant speed

d)

a tennis ball bouncing back and forth between players.

9.

Choose the BEST description of the force of motion of the jumping frog.

a)

unbalanced forces

b)

balanced forces

c)

the force of gravity

d)

the force of friction

10.

The 5th graders were playing a game of tug-of-war.  The class was divided equally with half the class on one side of the rope and the other half on the opposite side.  For 5 minutes the students pulled and pulled but neither side could pull the flag to one side or the other.  Choose the description of the forces during the 5th grade tug-of-war.

a)

The forces were unbalanced in the game.

b)

The forces were friction, gravity, and chemical energy.

c)

The students all had the same amount of strength.

d)

The forces were balanced in the game.

11.

What happens when 2 equal forces act on an object in opposing directions?

a)

no movement; won't move

b)

Object will move in the direction of the force

c)

Object will move in the opposite direction of the force

d)

the object flies

12.

What is a contact force?

a)

A force that touches the object to make it move or change directions

b)

force that does not touch the object to make it move or change direction.

13.

What is a non-contact force?

a)

A force that touches the object to make it move or change directions

b)

force that does not touch the object to make it move or change direction.

14.

Molly is watching a wind-up toy walking across a table. She observes that the toy covers 1 cm every second for 10 seconds. Which graph do you think most closely represents the toy's  journey across the table?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.

Every morning John walks a half mile to school.  One Morning, halfway to school, he stopped to watch a some deer in the field.  When he realized he was late, he ran the rest of the way to school to avoid being late.  Which graph below shows John's speed during his walk to school?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

16.

Which type of objects are pulled toward Earth?

a)

only apples

b)

only light objects

c)

only heavy objects

d)

all objects

17.

A boy throws a baseball up in the air. Why does the baseball fall back down to the ground?

a)

the mass of the baseball decreases, causing it to fall

b)

the weight of the ball causes the ball to fall

c)

the force of gravity causes the ball to fall

d)

the density of the ball causes the ball to fall

18.

When we talk about gravity, 'down' just means ___

a)

towards the North Pole

b)

away from the South Pole

c)

away from the Earth

d)

toward the Earth

19.

"Gravity pulls things down to Earth", really means that gravity pulls things ___

a)

toward the South Pole.

b)

toward the Earth.

c)

away from the North Pole.

d)

toward Antarctica.

20.

An apple falls to the ground because –

a)

the force of gravity pulls it out into space.

b)

of the magnetic forces acting on the apple.

c)

the force of gravity pulls it sideways.

d)

the force of gravity pulls it towards Earth's center.

21.

What force pulls everything toward the ground, including you?

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

elasticity

d)

electrical force

22.

PS2

a)

The greater the mass of an object, the slower the motion of the object.

b)

The greater the mass of an object, the faster the motion of the object.

c)

The greater the mass of an object, the greater the force to move the object.

d)

The greater the mass of an object, the greater the distance the object will travel.

23.

PS2

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

air pressure

d)

mass

24.

PS2

a)

Change the speed, change direction, & cause an object at rest to move or change positions

b)

change speed

c)

change directions

d)

object at rest will move or change positions.

25.

PS2

a)

Keep an object moving at the same speed.

b)

Keep an object at rest or not moving

c)

Both options

d)

Neither option