This Grade 5 gravity worksheet challenges learners to predict outcomes for dropped balls, projectiles, and feathers in a vacuum. Four multiple-choice questions and five fills push students to apply NGSS 5-PS2-1 ideas, such as constant horizontal speed and downward acceleration. The page strengthens Grade 5 reasoning about parabolic paths and equal acceleration in air-free environments through practice. Grade 5 students master gravity reasoning.
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Gravity
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?
A) The 2-meter ball lands first
B) The 4-meter ball lands first
C) Both land at the same time
D) Neither ball lands at all
2. A student throws a ball straight up. What happens to its speed on the way up?
A) It speeds up because of gravity
B) It slows down because gravity pulls down
C) It keeps the same speed forever
D) It stops moving immediately
3. A projectile is thrown sideways from a cliff. What shape does its path make?
A) A perfectly straight line
B) A circle that loops back
C) A curved arc downward
D) A zigzag line in the air
4. Two balls of different masses are dropped together in a vacuum. Which lands first?
A) The heavier ball lands first
B) The lighter ball lands first
C) They land at the same time
D) Neither ball ever lands
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. When a ball is thrown straight up, gravity makes it slow down on the way up.
2. A projectile thrown sideways follows a curved path called a parabola.
3. The horizontal speed of a projectile stays nearly constant because gravity acts only downward.
4. Without air, a feather and a hammer dropped together hit the ground at the same time.
5. A ball dropped from a higher point hits the ground with a greater speed than one from lower.
Gravity
★ 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?
A) The 2-meter ball lands first
B) The 4-meter ball lands first
C) Both land at the same time
D) Neither ball lands at all
2. A student throws a ball straight up. What happens to its speed on the way up?
A) It speeds up because of gravity
B) It slows down because gravity pulls down
C) It keeps the same speed forever
D) It stops moving immediately
3. A projectile is thrown sideways from a cliff. What shape does its path make?
A) A perfectly straight line
B) A circle that loops back
C) A curved arc downward
D) A zigzag line in the air
4. Two balls of different masses are dropped together in a vacuum. Which lands first?
A) The heavier ball lands first
B) The lighter ball lands first
C) They land at the same time
D) Neither ball ever lands
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) When a ball is thrown straight up, gravity makes it slow down on the way up.
2) A projectile thrown sideways follows a curved path called a parabola.
3) The horizontal speed of a projectile stays nearly constant because gravity acts only downward.
4) Without air, a feather and a hammer dropped together hit the ground at the same time.
5) A ball dropped from a higher point hits the ground with a greater speed than one from lower.
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