Download Motion/Force/Machines (Fifth Grade)

Fifth Grade Benchmark Assessment
Force/Motion/Machines
1. A small steel ball bearing and a large glass marble were dropped from the same height at the same instant.
Which would happen?
A.
B.
C.
D.
They would hit the floor at the same time.
The steel ball bearing would hit first because it is smaller.
The glass marble would hit first because it is larger.
The steel ball bearing would hit first because it is heavier.
Use the chart below to answer question 2.
2. A racecar completes its laps as shown. The chart indicates that the car is
A.
B.
C.
D.
accelerating
increasing inertia
maintaining its velocity
increasing its potential energy
Use the picture below to answer question 3.
3. Anne is testing toy carts by seeing how fast they are rolling when they reach the end of a ramp she built.
How can she change the investigation so the carts will be going faster when they reach the end?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Add carpet to the surface of the ramp.
Start the cars further down the ramp.
Raise the angle of the ramp.
Take some weight off of the carts.
4. Which type of force causes a moving train to come to a stop?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
gravitational
frictional
magnetic
chemical
5. The force that keeps a communications satellite in orbit around Earth is
A.
B.
C.
D.
gravity
friction
magnetism
electricity
Use the picture below to answer question 6.
6. Harry was standing. Now he is running. When he is running he has more
A.
B.
C.
D.
potential energy
kinetic energy
mass
gravity
7. What force pulls things toward the center of Earth?
A.
B.
C.
D.
friction
gravity
magnetism
electricity
8. Objects in an orbiting space shuttle float because
A.
B.
C.
D.
the space shuttle slows down when it reaches orbit
Earth’s gravity has less effect on objects as they get farther away from Earth.
the weight of the object is less when orbiting the Earth
the space shuttle’s engines cause too much vibration for objects to remain still
9. The Sun’s gravity holds each planet in its orbit. Pluto is farther away from the Sun than Earth is. How does
the effect of the Sun’s gravity on Pluto compare with the effect of the Sun’s gravity on Earth?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
The Sun has the same gravitational pull on all planets that are in orbit.
The Sun has more gravitational pull on Pluto because it is smaller.
The Sun has less gravitational pull on Earth because it is closer.
The Sun has less gravitational pull on Pluto because it is farther away.
10. The school bus is moving at 55 miles per hour. Before it can go 60 miles per hour,
A.
B.
C.
D.
an additional force must act on the bus
the bus must have more inertia
a physical change must happen
there must be less air resistance
11. Suppose that you want to drop a penny and a quarter at exactly the same time and have them hit the floor at
exactly the same time. Which picture BEST shows how you should hold the penny (P) and the quarter (Q)
just before you drop them?
A.
B.
C.
D.
12. Which of the following BEST describes “distance”?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
a large, flat space
how long it takes for something to happen
a long way to go
how far it is between two points
13. A swimmer is able to swim at a rate of 75 meters per minute. How long would it take the swimmer to
complete a 1500-meter race?
A.
B.
C.
D.
20 minutes
75 minutes
112 minutes
1425 minutes
14. While riding in the backseat of a car, a child holds a cup of juice. When the car suddenly stops, the liquid in
the cup will
A.
B.
C.
D.
flow off to one side of the cup
flow toward the back of the cup
flow in the direction the car was moving
stop as suddenly as the car stops
15. Which ball has the MOST potential energy?
A.
B.
C.
D.
16. A crumpled sheet of paper will fall to the ground faster than an uncrumpled sheet because crumpling the
paper
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A.
B.
C.
D.
causes it to have less mass
causes it to have less air resistance
changes the chemical state of the paper
adds potential energy
17. A roller-coaster car raced down a track going faster and faster as it neared the bottom of a hill. What term
describes this increase in speed?
A.
B.
C.
D.
inertia
velocity
potential energy
acceleration
Use the picture below to answer question 18.
18. If the horse rider is traveling at a rate of 1 km every four minutes and the cattle are traveling at a rate of 1
km every 12 minutes, will the rider meet the cattle at the point labeled “X” ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
No, the rider will arrive 4 minutes after the cattle pass point “X”
No the rider will arrive 8 minutes after the cattle pass point “X”
Yes the rider and the cattle will arrive at point “X” in 12 minutes
Yes, the rider and the cattle will arrive at point “X” in 4 minutes
19. A car traveling from Jesup to Macon has an average velocity of 45 miles per hour. The distance between
these two cities is 149 miles. Approximately how long will it take the car to complete the trip?
A.
B.
C.
D.
1.5 hours
2.0 hours
3.0 hours
5.0 hours
20. Which is an example of kinetic energy?
A.
B.
C.
D.
sitting at a desk reading a book
lifting a book from the floor to the table
holding a bag full of heavy books
pushing against a large tree
Use the picture below to answer question 21.
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21. Katie was sitting in her wheelchair. When she moved she changed her energy to
A.
B.
C.
D.
potential
kinetic
inertia
gravity
22. Charlie and his friends are at soccer camp. They have to pass a ball to a partner across the field. What force
will be needed to start the ball moving?
A.
B.
C.
D.
a push
a pull
a snap
a roll
23. Ted lives 50 miles from work. He leaves home at 7:00 A.M. to get to work by 8:00 A.M. At which speed
could he drive and be on time for work?
A.
B.
C.
D.
5 miles per hour
10 miles per hour
38 miles per hour
55 miles per hour
24. When a car rolls straight down a steep hill, what happens to the car?
A.
B.
C.
D.
It changes direction
It decreases in weight.
Its density increases.
Its speed increases
Use the diagram below to answer this question.
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25. If all three balls are dropped from the same height at exactly the same time, what will happen?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The 1-kilogram ball will hit the ground first
The 5-kilogram ball will hit the ground first.
The 10-kilogram ball will hit the ground first.
All three balls will hit the ground at the same time.
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