This Grade 5 gravity worksheet asks students to apply simple numbers to round-trip falls and pendulum motion. Five fill-in-the-blank questions and a four-pair matching activity reinforce that gravity pulls objects toward Earth's center, doing work as a pendulum bob swings to its lowest point. The page supports NGSS 5-PS2-1 reasoning while building Grade 5 confidence with measurement. Grade 5 students master gravity reasoning.
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Gravity
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 4 seconds.
2. A pendulum swings because gravity always pulls the bob back toward the lowest point.
3. If gravity pulls down with 9.8 m/s squared, after 1 second a free-falling object moves about 9.8 m/s.
4. After 2 seconds, the same free-falling object reaches a speed of about 19.6 m/s.
5. A pendulum bob is heaviest at the bottom of its swing because gravity has done positive work.
6. A satellite orbits because Earth gravity pulls it inward toward the planet.
7. On the Moon, you would weigh about 1/6 as much as on Earth (one-sixth).
8. A pendulum swings back and forth because of gravity pulling it down at each end.
9. When you jump, you come back down because gravity pulls you toward Earth.
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
→ Highest point with zero speed
Slowing down due to gravity
Pendulum bob at bottom
→ Maximum speed in the swing
Maximum speed in the swing
Ball going up
→ Slowing down due to gravity
Speeding up due to gravity
Ball coming down
→ Speeding up due to gravity
Highest point with zero speed
Gravity
★ 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 4 seconds.
2) A pendulum swings because gravity always pulls the bob back toward the lowest point.
3) If gravity pulls down with 9.8 m/s squared, after 1 second a free-falling object moves about 9.8 m/s.
4) After 2 seconds, the same free-falling object reaches a speed of about 19.6 m/s.
5) A pendulum bob is heaviest at the bottom of its swing because gravity has done positive work.
6) A satellite orbits because Earth gravity pulls it inward toward the planet.
7) On the Moon, you would weigh about 1/6 as much as on Earth (one-sixth).
8) A pendulum swings back and forth because of gravity pulling it down at each end.
9) When you jump, you come back down because gravity pulls you toward Earth.
★ 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
→ Highest point with zero speed
Slowing down due to gravity
Pendulum bob at bottom
→ Maximum speed in the swing
Maximum speed in the swing
Ball going up
→ Slowing down due to gravity
Speeding up due to gravity
Ball coming down
→ Speeding up due to gravity
Highest point with zero speed
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