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5th Grade Force and Motion

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
True or False : The speed of an object changes when it is acted on by an unbalanced force.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
True or False : When you are moving at a high rate of speed, having a larger mass makes is harder to stop.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
True or False : Newton’s first law of motion applies only to objects that are already moving.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
True or False : Newton’s first law of motion is also called the law of acceleration.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
True or False : Gravity is a force.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
If an equal force acts on each of the following objects, which will have the greatest acceleration? (think of the puff mobile) (is lighter or heavier better for acceleration?)
a)
a golf ball
b)
a soccer ball
c)
a football
d)
a baseball
7.
If two arm wrestlers exert a force on each other’s hands, and the hands don’t move, the forces must be ______________________
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
c)
weak
d)
strong
8.
The first law of motion says that an object at rest will remain at rest unless …
a)
it continues in a straight line
b)
a nearby star acts on it
c)
an outside force acts on it
d)
it is placed on a flat surface
9.
True or false we used Newton’s third law of motion with our puff mobiles?
a)
True
b)
False
10.
What happens when two forces act in the same direction? (Think of the force squares)
a)
a. they cancel each other out
b)
b. the stronger one prevails
c)
c. they add together
d)
d. their sum divided by two is the total force
11.
What happens when two forces act in the different direction? (Think of the force squares)
a)
a. they are subtracted together
b)
b. the weaker one prevails
c)
c. they add together
d)
d. their sum divided by two is the total force
12.
If a bicyclist travels 36 kilometers in 3 hours, her average speed is ____.
a)
a. 30 km/h
b)
b. 60 km/h
c)
c. 12 km/h
d)
d. 2 km/h
13.
Which can occur when an object is accelerating?
a)
It slows down
b)
It speeds up
c)
It changes direction
d)
All of the above
14.
What measurements are needed to calculate the speed of an object?
a)
grams and force
b)
force and acceleration
c)
mass, time. and force
d)
time and distance
15.
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.
16.
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
17.

What can cause a moving object to increase its speed in a forward direction?

a)

a force pushing on the object from the opposite direction

b)

force that moves continuously in the same direction as object

c)

an increase in the mass of the object

18.

How can the speed of an object best be determined?

a)

distance traveled divided by time it took to travel

b)

time it took to travel divided by distance traveled

c)

distance traveled divided by speed traveled

d)

speed traveled divided by distance traveled

19.

A ball was rolling fast and then slowed. Which most likelycaused the ball to slow?

a)

heat

b)

friction

c)

momentum

d)

wind

20.

What key word tells me I am measuring time?

a)

how fast

b)

how long

c)

how far

d)

how much

21.

What key word tells me I am measuring distance?

a)

how long

b)

how far

c)

how fast

d)

how much

22.

What is speed?

a)

How far you go

b)

How fast you accelerate

c)

How much distance is covered over a period of time

d)

The change in location of an object.

23.

What two measurements are needed to calculate speed?

a)

mass and time

b)

temperature and mass

c)

time and distance

d)

distance and energy

24.
What is need to determine the speed of an object?
a)
distance and time
b)
distance and mass
c)
time and friction
d)
time and gravity
25.
What unit would I use when measuring speed?
a)
m/sec
b)
meters
c)
seconds
26.
What unit would I use when measuring distance?
a)
m/sec
b)
meters
c)
seconds
27.

What formula do I use to calculate distance?

a)

S = D/T

b)

T = D/S

c)

D=TS

28.

What formula do I use to calculate time?

a)

S = D/T

b)

T = D/S

c)

D=TS

29.

What formula do I use to calculate speed?

a)

S = D/T

b)

T = D/S

c)

D=TS

30.

What is the net force being applied to the couch?

a)

5N RIght

b)

5 N Up

c)

45 N Right

d)

25 N Right

31.
What is a force?
a)
the PUSH or PULL on an object 
b)
The MOTION an object creates
c)
The objects HITTING one another
d)
Going REALLY FAST
32.
What is the FORCE? 
a)
5 N
b)
10 N
c)
400 N
d)
0 N
33.
What is the unit for FORCE? 
a)
N (Newtons)
b)
lbs (pounds)
c)
g (grams)
d)
m/s (meters per second)
34.
What is the net force?
a)
17 N Right
b)
3 N Right
c)
3 N Left
d)
17 N Left
35.
Which direction will the object move?
a)
Up
b)
Down
c)
Right
d)
Left
36.
What is the net force?
a)
65 N left
b)
65 N right
c)
35 N left
d)
35 N right
37.
Calculate the net force shown in the  diagram?
a)
41 N
b)
25 N
c)
16 N
d)
9 N
38.

What is the net force in this example?

a)

200 N

Left

b)

125 N

Left

c)

50 N

Left

d)

75 N

Left

39.

What would be the force and direction of the motion ?

a)

50 Newtons to the left

b)

950 Newtons to the right

c)
no movement
d)

50 Newtons to the right

40.

If both people are exerting a force of 20 N, what is the net force?

a)

20 N

b)

40 N

c)

400 N

d)

0 N

41.

If both people are exerting a force of 30 N, what is the net force?

a)

30 N

b)

60 N

c)

300 N

d)

0 N

42.
If an object is not moving the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)

broken

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