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Grade 5 Forces and Motion
The rate of change in speed or direction of movement
  1. acceleration
  2. mass
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
What two things must be known to measure speed?
  1. how far an object traveled and how long it took to go that distance
  2. how much an object weighs and how far it traveled
  3. how dense an object is and how far it traveled
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
Velocity is the measure of
  1. time and distance.
  2. space and time.
  3. speed that is constant.
  4. speed in a certain direction.
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
The speed of an object in a specific direction is                .
  1. velocity
  2. inertia
  3. mass
  4. speed
Grade 5 Energy and Momentum
Potential energy is stored energy.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
This describes how far an object moves during a certain amount of time.
  1. velocity
  2. magnitude
  3. average speed
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
The force that pulls objects toward each other is           gravity          .
Grade 5 Energy and Momentum
What is the main type of energy used when a pulley moves an object?

Fixed Pulley
  1. light
  2. electrical
  3. chemical
  4. mechanical
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
Forces always comes in pairs.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
Which are structural features that make bridges stronger? Select all that are correct.
  1. Triangles
  2. Wide base and a narrow top
  3. Narrow base and a wide top
Grade 5 Energy and Momentum
At what point in a waterfall do the drops of water contain the most gravitational potential energy?
  1. At the top before they start falling
  2. When they first begin moving
  3. When they are halfway to the bottom
  4. When they reach the bottom of the fall
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
Isaac Newton had the idea that the Moon does not fly away from Earth because of the law of gravity.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Energy and Momentum
Energy can be created or destroyed.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Fluid Mechanics
An object will sink or float because of its                 and mass.
  1. floating
  2. taste
  3. volume
  4. matter
Grade 5 Energy and Momentum
What device converts chemical energy to mechanical energy?
  1. human
  2. car
  3. jet ski
  4. all of the above
Grade 5 Fluid Mechanics
Why does oil float on water?
  1. Oil is less dense than water
  2. Oil is more dense than water
  3. Oil and water have the same density
  4. Both water and oil are liquids
Grade 5 Energy and Momentum
The ability to do work
  1. vibration
  2. circuit
  3. friction
  4. energy
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
A mass hung from a fixed point, free to swing back and fourth when put in motion, is a                .
  1. capacity
  2. movement
  3. pendulum
  4. standard
Grade 5 Energy and Momentum
Kinetic energy can be converted into electrical energy.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Forces and Motion
Is gravity the force that acts against motion when two surfaces rub against each other?
  1. Yes
  2. No
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