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Grade 6 Forces and Motion Practice Test

Build Grade 6 Science skills with five 10-question practice tests on motion, speed, forces, net force, friction, gravity, mass, weight, and Newton laws.

Forces and Motion Practice Tests

These Grade 6 Science practice tests help students describe motion and explain how forces change it. Students practice reference points, distance, time, speed, pushes and pulls, net force, balanced and unbalanced forces, friction, gravity, mass, weight, inertia, and Newton laws.

Skills covered

  • Describing motion using position, distance, time, and reference points
  • Calculating and comparing simple speeds
  • Identifying contact and noncontact forces
  • Determining net force and balanced or unbalanced conditions
  • Explaining friction, gravity, mass, and weight
  • Applying basic ideas from Newton laws to everyday situations

How to use these practice tests

For motion questions, identify the reference point and compare distance with time. For force questions, include direction and compare the sizes of opposite forces. Remember that a net force of zero can describe an object at rest or moving at constant speed, while a nonzero net force changes motion.

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Grade 6 Forces and Motion Practice Tests

A 10-question Grade 6 Science practice test on motion, reference points, speed, forces, net force, balanced and unbalanced forces, friction, gravity, mass, weight, and Newton laws.

Describe motion using distance and time, identify forces and their directions, calculate simple speed or net force, and explain how forces change motion.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

What does gravity do near Earths surface?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is It pulls objects toward Earth..

  1. Identify the motion concept: Determine the object motion, reference point, force, or data relationship described.
  2. Compare the forces or measurements: Gravity is an attractive force that pulls objects toward the center of Earth.
  3. Check the result: Use direction, time, distance, mass, friction, or net force to confirm the answer.

Gravity is an attractive force that pulls objects toward the center of Earth.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Why does a dropped ball fall downward?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Earths gravity pulls the ball toward the ground..

  1. Identify the motion concept: Determine the object motion, reference point, force, or data relationship described.
  2. Compare the forces or measurements: The downward force of Earths gravity causes the balls motion.
  3. Check the result: Use direction, time, distance, mass, friction, or net force to confirm the answer.

The downward force of Earths gravity causes the balls motion.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

What is mass?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The amount of matter in an object.

  1. Identify the motion concept: Determine the object motion, reference point, force, or data relationship described.
  2. Compare the forces or measurements: Mass describes how much matter an object contains.
  3. Check the result: Use direction, time, distance, mass, friction, or net force to confirm the answer.

Mass describes how much matter an object contains.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

What is weight?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The force of gravity acting on an objects mass.

  1. Identify the motion concept: Determine the object motion, reference point, force, or data relationship described.
  2. Compare the forces or measurements: Weight depends on gravity and the amount of matter in the object.
  3. Check the result: Use direction, time, distance, mass, friction, or net force to confirm the answer.

Weight depends on gravity and the amount of matter in the object.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

How are mass and weight different?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Mass is the amount of matter, while weight is a gravitational force..

  1. Identify the motion concept: Determine the object motion, reference point, force, or data relationship described.
  2. Compare the forces or measurements: Mass remains a property of the object, while weight can change with the strength of gravity.
  3. Check the result: Use direction, time, distance, mass, friction, or net force to confirm the answer.

Mass remains a property of the object, while weight can change with the strength of gravity.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Would an objects mass change if it moved from Earth to the Moon?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is No, its mass would stay the same..

  1. Identify the motion concept: Determine the object motion, reference point, force, or data relationship described.
  2. Compare the forces or measurements: Moving the object does not remove or add matter, so its mass remains the same.
  3. Check the result: Use direction, time, distance, mass, friction, or net force to confirm the answer.

Moving the object does not remove or add matter, so its mass remains the same.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Why would an objects weight be less on the Moon?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The Moons gravitational pull is weaker than Earths..

  1. Identify the motion concept: Determine the object motion, reference point, force, or data relationship described.
  2. Compare the forces or measurements: Weight depends on gravitational force, which is weaker on the Moon than on Earth.
  3. Check the result: Use direction, time, distance, mass, friction, or net force to confirm the answer.

Weight depends on gravitational force, which is weaker on the Moon than on Earth.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which force helps keep the Moon in orbit around Earth?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Gravity.

  1. Identify the motion concept: Determine the object motion, reference point, force, or data relationship described.
  2. Compare the forces or measurements: Earths gravity pulls the Moon toward Earth while the Moons motion carries it forward.
  3. Check the result: Use direction, time, distance, mass, friction, or net force to confirm the answer.

Earths gravity pulls the Moon toward Earth while the Moons motion carries it forward.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

What happens to gravitational force as the distance between two masses increases?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is It generally becomes weaker..

  1. Identify the motion concept: Determine the object motion, reference point, force, or data relationship described.
  2. Compare the forces or measurements: Objects farther apart generally exert a weaker gravitational attraction on one another.
  3. Check the result: Use direction, time, distance, mass, friction, or net force to confirm the answer.

Objects farther apart generally exert a weaker gravitational attraction on one another.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Why do objects with different masses fall toward Earth?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Earths gravity pulls all objects toward its center, although air resistance can affect their motion..

  1. Identify the motion concept: Determine the object motion, reference point, force, or data relationship described.
  2. Compare the forces or measurements: Gravity acts on all objects with mass, while air resistance may change how they fall.
  3. Check the result: Use direction, time, distance, mass, friction, or net force to confirm the answer.

Gravity acts on all objects with mass, while air resistance may change how they fall.

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Frequently asked questions about Grade 6 Forces and Motion

What topics are covered?

The page covers motion, reference points, speed, force, net force, balanced and unbalanced forces, friction, gravity, mass, weight, inertia, and Newton laws.

How should students solve force questions?

Identify every force, note its direction, combine opposite forces to find the net force, and decide whether the motion changes.

How many questions are on this page?

The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 6 Forces and Motion questions in total.