Grade 5Sciencequiz16 questions

Forces

Grade 5: push and pull, gravity, friction, magnets, air and water resistance.

Free to play. Teams answer on one screen; your phone is the remote. No student devices.

Questions

Which action is a pull?
- Kicking a ball
- Opening a drawer by its handle
- Pressing a doorbell
- Pushing a shopping cart
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Opening a drawer by its handle
What unit do we use to measure force?
- Kilogram
- Metre
- Newton
- Second
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Newton
A force can change the direction in which an object is moving. (True or false?)
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True
What force pulls objects toward the center of Earth?
- Air resistance
- Friction
- Gravity
- Magnetism
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Gravity
Astronauts float on the Moon more easily than on Earth because the Moon has...
- more air
- no mass
- stronger gravity
- weaker gravity
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weaker gravity
Ignoring air, which hits the ground first: a heavy ball or a light ball dropped together? (Answer out loud)
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They land at the same time
Which surface gives the most friction for a sliding box?
- Polished metal
- Rough carpet
- Smooth ice
- Wet glass
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Rough carpet
Rubbing your hands together makes them warm because of friction. (True or false?)
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True
Which of these is made of a material that a magnet attracts?
- A glass marble
- A plastic ruler
- A wooden pencil
- An iron nail
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An iron nail
What happens when you bring two north poles of magnets close together? (Answer out loud)
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They repel (push apart)
A magnet can only attract an object if it is touching it. (True or false?)
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False
Which pole of a magnet attracts the north pole of another magnet?
- Both poles
- Neither pole
- North pole
- South pole
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South pole
Why do bicycle racers crouch low over their handlebars?
- To increase friction
- To increase gravity
- To make the bike heavier
- To reduce air resistance
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To reduce air resistance
What force slows a parachute as it falls? (Answer out loud)
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Air resistance
Which shape moves through water with the least resistance?
- Long and streamlined
- Round and bumpy
- Square and boxy
- Wide and flat
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Long and streamlined
A skydiver stops speeding up when air resistance becomes...
- equal to the pull of gravity
- equal to zero
- smaller than gravity
- stronger than friction
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equal to the pull of gravity

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