Balanced and Unbalanced Forces Worksheet
Explore the concepts of balanced and unbalanced forces and their effects on the motion of objects with this Grade 5 science worksheet.
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Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your understanding of balanced and unbalanced forces.
1. What happens to an object when balanced forces act upon it?
It speeds up.
It slows down.
Its motion does not change.
It changes direction.
2. Which of the following is an example of an unbalanced force?
A book resting on a table.
Two teams pulling equally hard in tug-of-war.
A car speeding up as you press the gas pedal.
A hanging picture frame.
1. Unbalanced forces always cause a change in an object's motion.
True
False
2. If a car is moving at a constant speed in a straight line, the forces acting on it are unbalanced.
True
False
1. When forces are , they cancel each other out, and there is no change in motion.
2. A push or a pull is called a .
3. If an object is accelerating, it means forces are acting on it.
1. Describe the difference between balanced and unbalanced forces. Provide an example for each.