View all 2 pagesGravity Worksheet: which way does gravity Pull?
Supporting an argument that Earth's gravity pulls objects toward Earth's center
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Gravity Worksheets
Earth's gravity pulls everything toward its center, mass and weight, weight on other worlds, falling objects and air resistance.
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Which way does gravity pull?
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Modeling the direction of Earth's gravitational pull at different places
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Explaining gravity from a nonfiction text
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Comparing the pull of gravity on different worlds
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Analyzing data on falling objects to reason about gravity and air resistance
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Writing an argument supported by evidence about the direction of gravity
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Using vocabulary about gravity, mass and weight
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Reviewing the direction of gravity, mass and weight
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About these gravity worksheets
Gravity is a pull between objects. Earth's gravity pulls everything toward the center of the planet, which is why a dropped ball falls “down” in Florida and in Australia. The sun's gravity holds the planets in their orbits.
These gravity worksheets use a globe diagram to show which way gravity pulls, then ask children to draw the gravity arrows themselves. They compare mass and weight, calculate weight on other worlds, analyze a drop test that shows heavy and light objects fall together unless air gets in the way, and write an argument with evidence.
Every page is black and white, prints on US Letter or A4, and every page with right answers has an answer key on page 2.
Standards
NGSS 5-PS2-1Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.3Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.4Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.
How to use them
- Drop a ball and a crumpled paper ball together. Then drop a flat sheet of paper. Ask what slowed the sheet.
- Use the globe pages to talk about what “down” means on the other side of the world.
- Do the weight on other worlds page with a calculator.
- Finish with the claim, evidence and reasoning page.
Teaching tips
- “Down” always means toward Earth's center.
- Mass is how much matter you have; weight is how hard gravity pulls on it. On the Moon your mass is the same but your weight is about one sixth.
- Without air, a feather and a hammer fall at the same speed.
- The drop test numbers are made-up practice data and are labeled that way.
Questions teachers and parents ask
Which way does gravity pull?
Earth's gravity pulls objects toward the center of the Earth. That is “down” wherever you stand.
What is the difference between mass and weight?
Mass is the amount of matter in an object and stays the same everywhere. Weight is the pull of gravity on that mass, so it changes on the Moon or on Jupiter.
Do heavy objects fall faster?
Not when air resistance is small. A golf ball and a tennis ball dropped together land at almost the same time. A flat sheet of paper falls slowly because air pushes up on it.