Quiz about forces grade 5

Question 1

What is a force?

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a push or pull

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speed or acceleration

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potential or kinetic energy

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balanced or unbalanced force

Question 2

When objects remain in the same place, it is called...

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balanced force

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gravity

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friction

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unbalanced force

Question 3

What is the force that causes everything to be pulled down to the Earth?

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gravity

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friction

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balanced

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unbalanced

Question 4

Friction helps objects to move easier.

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false

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true

Question 5

A book falls off the desk. What moves the book towards the floor?

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gravity

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mass

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friction

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speed

Question 6

Force is measured in....

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Newtons

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Galileos

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Di Vincis

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Einsteins

Question 7

When something bends or tears a material by pressing different parts in opposite directions at the same time

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Shear

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Tension

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Compression

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buoyancy

Question 8

the pushing together force

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compression

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force

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tension

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torsion

Question 9

twist a material by turning the ends in opposite directions

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torsion

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force

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tension

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compression

Question 10

the ability of a fluid to exert an upward force on an object placed in it

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buoyancy

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force

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tension

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torsion

Question 11

used to measure force in newtons (N)

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spring scale

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force

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tension

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newtons

Question 12

bending and snapping back readily without breaking

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flexible

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inflexible

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newtons

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spring scale

Question 13

stiff and unbending; not flexible

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rigid

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flexible

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newtons

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spring scale

Question 14

to make stronger with new materials or support

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reinforce

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flexible

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rigid

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newtons

Question 15

make strong or stronger

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strengthen

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rigid

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newtons

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Moew

Question 16

withstand the force of something

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resist

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strengthen

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rigid

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Luke Skywalker

Question 17

What would you need to move a soccer ball?

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force

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friction

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gravity

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inertia

Question 18

Force & Motion

Which of these is an example of force?

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pulling a casserole out of the oven

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watching a slice of brad in the toaster

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listening to your school chorus

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taste testing soup cooking on the stove top

Question 19

Force & Motion

Which object would require the most amount of energy, or force, to set it into motion?

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a school bus

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a refrigerator

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a microwave

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a houseplant

Question 20

Force & Motion

Your older brother tells you his paper airplane has inertia. What does this mean?

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it will stay in flight unless something stops it, or it will stay unless something moves it.

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it has too much resistance to fly more than a few feet from his hand.

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it is too heavy to stay in the air for more than a few seconds

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it will require a lot of force to get it to fly

Question 21

What is an example of friction?

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wind blowing against you as you walk

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slipping on a patch of ice

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dropping a book on the floor

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diving into a swimming pool

Question 22

Simple Machines

What do simple machines do?

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decrease the amount of force necessary to do work

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decrease the distance objects must travel

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increase the number of people needed to do work

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increase the energy necessary to move objects

Question 23

Simple Machines

What kind of simple machine is an average twist-top jar lid?

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a screw

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wedge

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a ramp

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a pulley

Question 24

Simple Machines

Which machine needs a fulcrum, or a point where the machine is supported?

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a lever

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a screw

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a wheel and axle

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a wedge

Question 25

Simple Machines

A builder wants to put an elevator in her next building. Which simple machine should she use?

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a pulley

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a ramp

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a lever

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a wedge

Question 26

Simple Machines

When would a wheel-and-axle be the most useful?

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when moving a heavy box to the next block

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when planting seeds in a greenhouse

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when trimming off tree branches

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when taking your desk downstairs

Question 27

Simple Machines

What kind of simple machine is a sliding board?

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a ramp

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a wheel and axle

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a screw

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a pulley

Question 28

How is velocity different from speed?

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Velocity is speed and direction together.

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Velocity is when an object goes in reverse.

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Velocity is the direction an object moves in, and it has nothing to do with speed.

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Velocity is not at all different from speed.

Question 29

What does friction do to a moving object?

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slows it down

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makes it rise

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speeds it up

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all of the above

Question 30

Your friend kicks a soccer ball, and it stops a few feet from you. What needs to happen to it in order for it to return to your friend?

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Force has to be applied to the ball.

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Friction has to be applied to the ball.

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Speed has to be applied to the ball.

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Inertia has to be applied to the ball.

Question 31

What is the relationship between heavy objects and inertia?

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Heavy objects have more inertia.

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Only heavy objects have inertia.

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Heavy objects have no inertia.

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Heavy objects have less inertia.

Question 32

You are riding in the car with your grandfather, and he turns left. Why do you shift to the right?

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It takes you a moment to catch up with the new velocity of the car.

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You have more inertia than the car, so it takes longer for you to turn left.

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You had been sitting at rest until the force of the turn set you in motion.

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The car continued in the same velocity, but you had a different inertia.

Question 33

Your neighbor is riding her bike around the block. When she slows down and turns a corner, what changes about her?

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her velocity

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her friction

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her speed only

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her balance

Question 34

Your skateboard begins to slow down when you roll off the sidewalk and across gravel. What is at work?

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friction

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gravity

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balance

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all of the above

Question 35

If a hockey stick acts on a resting puck, what will happen?

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The hockey stick will change the speed of the puck and make it accelerate.

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The puck will remain inert and the hockey stick will accelerate.

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The puck will balance on the end of your hockey stick until you drop it.

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The hockey stick will not move the puck, but the puck will move the hockey stick.

Question 36

What happens when two objects, such as a baseball and a bat, collide?

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They hit each other with the same force in opposite directions.

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One remains still while the other one moves in the same direction.

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They hit each other with unequal force in opposite directions.

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They hit each other with the same force in the same direction

Question 37

What does an object do when it accelerates?

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It changes speed and direction.

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It speeds up.

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It moves in the opposite direction.

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all of the above

Question 38

When two objects with unequal mass collide, what will they do?

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accelerate at different rates

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accelerate in the same direction

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come to a complete stop

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continue at the same velocity

Question 39

A softball and a volleyball collide with equal speed, and then they accelerate at the same rate. What must be true about the masses of the objects?

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The softball and the volleyball have equal mass.

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The softball has more mass than the volleyball.

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The volleyball has more mass than the softball.

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It is impossible to compare the mass of the softball and the volleyball.

Question 40

During P.E., your soccer ball collides with the goalie. What happens to the soccer ball?

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It accelerates more and in a different direction than the goalie.

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It stops moving completely.

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It accelerates at the same rate and in the same direction as the goalie.

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It continues moving at the same velocity as before.

Question 41

Which of these can cause a moving object to change direction?

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force

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inertia

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velocity

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mass

Question 42

A paperclip and a computer are sitting on your desk. What is true about the gravitational force of these two objects?

Accepted Answer

The paperclip attracts the computer with less gravitational force than the computer attracts the paperclip.

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The computer and the paperclip attract each other with equal gravitational force.

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The computer attracts the paperclip with less gravitational force than the paperclip attracts the computer.

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There is no gravitational force between the paperclip and the computer.

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