Newton's 1st and 2nd Laws

Newton's second law of motion describes acceleration as force divided by __________.

• mass
• inertia
• speed
• direction

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

According to __________, the acceleration of an object is equal to the net force acting on the object divided by the object's mass. 

• Newton's Second Law
• Newton's Third Law
• Newton's First Law

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Football A has a greater mass than football B. Which football will have greater acceleration when both are thrown with the same force in the same direction?

• Football A

• Football B

• They will have the same acceleration

• Mass has no effect on acceleration

What is the acceleration of an object traveling at a constant velocity?

• 10 m/s²
• 0 m/s²
• 250 m/s²
• 20 m/s²

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

True or false.  Mass resists acceleration.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

How can Newton's second law be represented  mathematically? 

• F=MA
• M= F/A
• A= F/M
• All are correct

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A pull or push that acts on an object is called a

• force
• motion
• mass
• momentum 

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The tendency of an object to resist a change in its state of motion is called the object's ______.

• incline
• straight line
• friction 
• inertia 

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Without a force to stop or slow a coasting object, the object will coast forever in a ______ line. 

• blue
• red
• straight
• vertical 

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

_________ opposes the motion of one object moving past another. 

• friction 
• velocity
• unbalanced forces
• simple machines