Grade 5 STEM Homework Practice: Forces

Forces Homework Practice

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Grade 5 STEM Homework Practice: Forces

Forces Homework Practice

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Grade: Grade 5

Subject: STEM

Topic: Forces

Time: 20 Minutes

Difficulty: Advanced

Questions: 10

Instructions:
Read each question carefully and show your thinking where needed. Use what you know about pushes, pulls, gravity, friction, and balanced and unbalanced forces. Answer all 10 questions in complete sentences or with calculations when needed.

Skills Practiced:

Forces
STEM
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving

1Question

What is a force?

2Question

Name two ways a force can change an object’s motion.

3Question

A book is sitting still on a table. What force keeps it from falling through the table?

4Question

A student pushes a toy car forward. Why does the car eventually slow down if no one keeps pushing it?

5Question

Which force pulls objects toward Earth? Explain in one sentence.

6Question

A tug-of-war team on the left pulls with 30 newtons. The team on the right pulls with 30 newtons. Is the force balanced or unbalanced? What happens to the rope?

7Question

A wagon is pushed with 18 newtons to the right and friction pushes back with 6 newtons to the left. What is the net force, and in which direction will the wagon move?

8Question

A soccer ball is rolling across grass. The ball slows down quickly on grass but rolls farther on smooth pavement. What force is causing this difference?

9Question

A child wants to move a heavy box across the floor. Describe one way to reduce the force of friction so the box is easier to move.

10Question

A cart is pulled with 25 newtons to the east. Another force of 10 newtons pushes it to the west. Then friction adds 5 newtons to the west. What is the net force on the cart, and what will happen to its motion?

Answer Key

#	Answer
1	A force is a push or a pull on an object.
2	A force can make an object start moving, stop moving, speed up, slow down, or change direction. Any two are correct.
3	The table pushes up on the book with an upward support force, called the normal force.
4	Friction from the floor and air resistance act against the car’s motion, causing it to slow down.
5	Gravity pulls objects toward Earth. It is the force that makes things fall downward.
6	The force is balanced. The rope does not move because the pulls are equal in strength.
7	The net force is 12 newtons to the right. The wagon will move to the right.
8	Friction is causing the difference. Grass creates more friction than smooth pavement, so the ball slows down faster on grass.
9	The child could place the box on rollers, slide it on a smooth surface, or add wheels. Any one way that reduces friction is correct.
10	The total force to the west is 15 newtons, so the net force is 10 newtons to the east. The cart will move or speed up to the east.