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Easy

Gravity

Name:

Date:

Grade: Grade 5

Part A: Fix the Sentence

Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.

Part B: Fill in the Blank

Write the missing word or number on each line.

1. The force that pulls a ball back down after you toss it up is called  

2. Gravity pulls every object that has  

3. When you stand on a scale, the number you see is your  

4. Without gravity, people and objects would  

Part C: Short Answer

Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.

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Easy

Gravity

Name:

Date:

Grade: Grade 5

Part A: Fix the Sentence

Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.

Part B: Fill in the Blank

Write the missing word or number on each line.

1. When you drop a book, it speeds up as it falls because of  

2. The push from air that slows a falling feather is called air  

3. Inside a vacuum tube, a feather and a coin reach the floor at the same  

4. An object that is falling with only gravity acting on it is in free  

Part C: Short Answer

Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.

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Easy

Gravity

Name:

Date:

Grade: Grade 5

Part A: Fix the Sentence

Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.

Part B: Fill in the Blank

Write the missing word or number on each line.

1. A 100-pound student on Earth would weigh about  

2. On the Moon, that same 100-pound student would weigh close to  

3. The amount of matter in your body is called your  

4. Gravity always pulls objects toward the center of a planet, an action called  

Part C: Short Answer

Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.

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Easy

Gravity

Name:

Date:

Grade: Grade 5

Part A: Fix the Sentence

Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.

Part B: Fill in the Blank

Write the missing word or number on each line.

1. Gravity is an attractive force, which means it only  

2. Forces that cancel each other and cause no motion are called  

3. Forces that do not cancel and cause an object to speed up are called  

4. Gravity does not have an opposite force; it only causes  

Part C: Short Answer

Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.

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Medium

Gravity

Name:

Date:

Grade: Grade 5

Part A: Fill in the Blank

Write the missing word or number on each line.

1. The amount of matter that an object contains is called its  

2. The pull of gravity on an object is measured as its  

3. If you travel to the Moon, your mass stays the  

4. On the Moon, your weight is much  

5. Mass is measured in grams or  

6. Weight is measured in units of force called  

7. The Moon's gravity is about one  

8. Two students with different masses still feel the same force of gravity per  

9. Even a tiny pebble has mass, so gravity still pulls on the  

Part B: Matching

Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.

1. Match each item to its correct answer.

Mass

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Stays the same in both places

Weight

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Is much less on the Moon

Mass on the Moon vs Earth

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Is the amount of matter in an object

Weight on the Moon vs Earth

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Is the pull of gravity on an object

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Medium

Gravity

Name:

Date:

Grade: Grade 5

Part A: Fill in the Blank

Write the missing word or number on each line.

1. A balance compares two masses, so it measures  

2. A spring scale stretches more when gravity pulls harder, so it measures  

3. An object with more mass has a stronger pull of  

4. If a backpack has a mass of 5 kilograms, it has 5 kilograms on the  

5. A 60 newton dog on Earth would weigh only about 10 newtons on the  

6. On Jupiter, a person would feel much heavier because Jupiter's gravity is much  

7. Astronauts inside the orbiting space station appear to float because they are in free  

8. Even though astronauts float, gravity from Earth still  

9. The amount of matter in your body is your  

Part B: Matching

Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.

1. Match each item to its correct answer.

Balance

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Increases an object's weight

Spring scale

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Float because they are in free fall

Stronger gravity

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Compares two masses to measure mass

Astronauts in space station

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Stretches with the local gravity to show weight

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Medium

Gravity

Name:

Date:

Grade: Grade 5

Part A: Fill in the Blank

Write the missing word or number on each line.

1. When an object falls, gravity makes it speed up, or  

2. Air pushing back on a falling object is called air  

3. The greatest speed a falling object can reach in air is its  

4. At terminal velocity, the falling object stops accelerating because forces are  

5. A skydiver reaches a higher terminal velocity when she pulls her arms in to be more  

6. On the Moon, there is no atmosphere, so a feather and hammer fall at the  

7. The unit scientists use for acceleration is meters per second per  

8. Earth's gravitational acceleration is about  

9. When a parachute opens, air resistance grows quickly, so terminal velocity  

Part B: Matching

Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.

1. Match each item to its correct answer.

Acceleration

→

Falling with only gravity acting

Air resistance

→

Frictional force from the atmosphere

Terminal velocity

→

Steady top speed of a falling object

Free fall

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Rate at which speed changes

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Medium

Gravity

Name:

Date:

Grade: Grade 5

Part A: Fill in the Blank

Write the missing word or number on each line.

1. If a ball takes 2 seconds to fall to the ground, the round trip up and back takes about  

2. A pendulum swings because gravity always pulls the bob back toward the  

3. If gravity pulls down with 9.8 m/s squared, after 1 second a free-falling object moves about  

4. After 2 seconds, the same free-falling object reaches a speed of about  

5. A pendulum bob is heaviest at the bottom of its swing because gravity has done positive  

6. A satellite orbits because Earth gravity pulls it  

7. On the Moon, you would weigh about  

8. A pendulum swings back and forth because of  

9. When you jump, you come back down because  

Part B: Matching

Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.

1. Match each item to its correct answer.

Pendulum bob at top

→

Slowing down due to gravity

Pendulum bob at bottom

→

Maximum speed in the swing

Ball going up

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Speeding up due to gravity

Ball coming down

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Highest point with zero speed

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Hard

Gravity

Name:

Date:

Grade: Grade 5

Part A: Multiple Choice

Circle the best answer for each question.

1. Why does the Moon stay in orbit around the Earth instead of flying off into space?

2. What keeps the Earth itself in orbit around the Sun?

3. What is the main cause of the rise and fall of ocean tides on Earth?

4. Which statement best describes gravity throughout the solar system?

Part B: Fill in the Blank

Write the correct answer on each line.

1. The curved path that the Moon follows as it travels around the Earth is called an  

2. The daily rise and fall of ocean water along beaches is called the  

3. Tides are caused mostly by the gravity of the  

4. Earth and the other planets travel around the  

5. Any two objects that have  

Gravity

Hard

Gravity

Name:

Date:

Grade: Grade 5

Part A: Multiple Choice

Circle the best answer for each question.

1. A satellite circling the Earth is really doing what?

2. Why do astronauts inside the orbiting space station feel weightless?

3. Which event happens because of the Moon's gravity acting on Earth?

4. Two students drop a baseball and a tennis ball at the same time from a window. Without much air, how do they fall?

Part B: Fill in the Blank

Write the correct answer on each line.

1. An object that travels around a larger body in space is called a  

2. Falling with only gravity acting on you is called free  

3. Two ocean high tides happen each day because of the gravity of the  

4. Without air, a hammer and a feather hit the ground at the same  

5. Gravity is a force of  

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Hard

Gravity

Name:

Date:

Grade: Grade 5

Part A: Multiple Choice

Circle the best answer for each question.

1. A ball dropped from 2 meters and another from 4 meters both fall freely. Which hits the ground first?

2. A student throws a ball straight up. What happens to its speed on the way up?

3. A projectile is thrown sideways from a cliff. What shape does its path make?

4. Two balls of different masses are dropped together in a vacuum. Which lands first?

Part B: Fill in the Blank

Write the correct answer on each line.

1. When a ball is thrown straight up, gravity makes it  

2. A projectile thrown sideways follows a curved path called a  

3. The horizontal speed of a projectile stays nearly constant because gravity acts only  

4. Without air, a feather and a hammer dropped together hit the ground at the  

5. A ball dropped from a higher point hits the ground with a  

Gravity

Hard

Gravity

Name:

Date:

Grade: Grade 5

Part A: Multiple Choice

Circle the best answer for each question.

1. An astronaut weighs 120 pounds on Earth. About what would she weigh on the Moon?

2. A rover that weighs 100 pounds on Earth would weigh about how much on Mars?

3. A 60-pound dog on Earth would weigh about how much on the Moon?

4. Which place has the strongest gravity for a Grade 5 student to feel?

Part B: Fill in the Blank

Write the correct answer on each line.

1. If you weigh 90 pounds on Earth, you would weigh about  

2. A 50-pound dog on Earth would weigh about  

3. A spacecraft part that weighs 600 pounds on Earth weighs about  

4. If a robot weighs 250 pounds on Earth, it weighs about  

5. The mass of a 30-pound rock stays the same on every world, but on the Moon its weight is about  

Gravity

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What You'll Learn

These gravity worksheets help grade 5 students develop essential science skills through engaging activities.

How to Use These Worksheets

1. Download & Print: Click the download button to get the PDF. Print on standard 8.5" x 11" paper.
2. Start Simple: Begin with easier pages before moving to more challenging activities.
3. Daily Practice: Dedicate 10-15 minutes each day for consistent learning.
4. Use Manipulatives: Pair worksheets with physical objects like blocks or counters.
5. Provide Encouragement: Celebrate progress and effort to build confidence.
6. Check Progress: Use the included answer key to review work together.

Common Mistakes to Watch For

• Mixing up mass and weight, and saying that traveling to the Moon makes you have less matter when only your weight changes.
• Believing that gravity disappears in space, when really astronauts float because they are in free fall while gravity still pulls on them.
• Thinking heavy objects always fall faster than light ones, instead of seeing that air resistance, not gravity, is what slows light objects in air.

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