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Grade 5 Forces and Motion
An object traveling at a constant 20 m/sec in a circular path is changing its
  1. speed.
  2. momentum.
  3. velocity.
  4. mass.
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
The first law of motion states
  1. that an object at rest will remain at rest.
  2. that an object in motion will remain in motion.
  3. that an unbalanced force can change the velocity of an object.
  4. all of the above.
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
An example of balanced forces is
  1. a person skating back and forth on an ice rink.
  2. a tire with treads gaining speed on an icy road.
  3. two soccer players running in opposite directions.
  4. a book resting on a desk.
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
A force that sets an object into motion is
  1. balanced.
  2. friction.
  3. unbalanced.
  4. inertia.
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
A stand-off in an arm wrestling match is due to
  1. sliding frictional forces.
  2. rolling frictional forces.
  3. fluid frictional forces.
  4. balanced forces.
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
Which of the following is not used to reduce friction?
  1. wheels
  2. ball bearings
  3. oil
  4. rough surfaces
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
Forces can cause objects to
  1. stop moving only.
  2. change direction only.
  3. start moving only.
  4. start moving, change direction, or stop moving.
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
Which of Newton's Three Laws does the following statement satisfy? The relationship between an object's mass (m), its acceleration (a), and the applied force F is F=ma.
  1. Newton's First Law
  2. Newton's Second Law
  3. Newton's Third Law
  4. All of the above
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
Acceleration is the
  1. rate of change in momentum.
  2. rate of change in speed.
  3. rate of change in velocity.
  4. amount of time needed for an object to reach its destination.
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
According to Newton's third law of motion, when a hammer strikes and exerts force
on a nail, the nail
  1. creates a friction with the hammer.
  2. disappears into the wood.
  3. exerts an equal force back on the hammer.
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
If a rock was taken from Earth to the Moon, how would its mass and weight be affected?
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
Bobby got a new race track for his birthday. He wants to find out the speed of the cars as they go around the track. The data Bobby collected on one of the cars is in the table shown.
1. How can you find the speed of the car?
2. What is the speed of the car?
Data Table - Constant Speed
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
To calculate velocity, you need to know the total
  1. distance of the motion.
  2. time of the motion
  3. distance and time of the motion.
  4. distance, time, and direction of the motion.
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
Why does Earth exert such a strong force of gravity?
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
The direction of the frictional force on a moving object is
  1. opposite to the motion of the moving object.
  2. the same as the motion of the moving object.
  3. not going to alter the acceleration of the moving object.
  4. never responsible for stopping the motion of the object.
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
Speed that does not change is
  1. velocity.
  2. terminal velocity.
  3. constant speed.
  4. average speed.
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
Deceleration is
  1. negative velocity.
  2. negative speed.
  3. negative acceleration.
  4. negative density.
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
The force that pulls or holds objects together is           gravity          .
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
Distance divided by time describes
  1. speed.
  2. acceleration.
  3. velocity.
  4. momentum.
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
Velocity is
  1. the same as speed.
  2. the same as acceleration.
  3. speed in a given direction.
  4. the same as momentum.
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