Quiz about Newton's First Law of Motion

Question 1

A change in an object's position is called ______.

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Motion

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Speed

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Velocity

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Friction

Question 2

The tendency of an object to resist change in motion.

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Inertia

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Force

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Motion

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Friction

Question 3

Lighter objects have LESSER inertia than heavier objects.

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True

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False

Question 4

____ is a force that occurs when an object rubs against another object.

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Friction

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Motion

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Velocity

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Speed

Question 5

An object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an external force.

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Newton's First Law of Motion

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Newton's Second Law of Motion

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Newton's Third Law of Motion

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Newton's Fourth Law of Motion

Question 6

It is also called the Law of Inertia.

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Newton's First Law of Motion

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Newton's Second Law of Motion

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Newton's Third Law of Motion

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Newton's Fourth Law of Motion

Question 7

Objects with more mass (or heavier) have greater gravitational pull.

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True

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False

Question 8

Objects with more mass (or heavier) have more inertia; thus,  EASIER to move or stop.

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False

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True

Question 9

____ means that an object in motion will stay in motion in the same direction, or it will stay at rest, unless another force acts upon it.

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Inertia

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Friction

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Motion

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Gravity

Question 10

The SI units for force are...

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Newtons

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Kilograms

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Meters per second

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Pounds

Question 11

A crumpled piece of paper hits the ground before a flat sheet of paper because

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there is more air resistance against the flat paper.

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the acceleration of gravity is greater on the  crumpled paper.

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the crumpled paper is more massive

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the crumpled paper is less massive.

Question 12

Unit of mass

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kg

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m/s 2

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m/s

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newtons

Question 13

A student pushes a box to right with a force of 10N while a young boy pushes the box to the left with a force of 8N. What is the sum of all forces on the box?

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2N right

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18N left

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18N right

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2N left

Question 14

If net force acting on object is 0, then the force is considered to be..

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Balanced

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Unbalanced

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Equal in Direction

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Distance/Time

Question 15

A cat sitting on couch, a pencil on desk and a car at rest are all example of..

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Balanced Force

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Unbalanced Force

Question 16

A car speeding up, a dog slowing down and person turning around the block are examples of..

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Unbalanced Forces

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Balanced Forces

Question 17

Which type of force(s) will cause a change in an object's motion?

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unbalanced forces

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gravity

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zero net force

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balanced forces

Question 18

Which of Newton's laws is illustrated when a magician pulls a tablecloth out from under the dishes without disturbing them?

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first

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second

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third

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fourth

Question 19

A person is pushed forward into their seat belt when a car stops.  Which law is this?

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1st

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2nd

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2 and 3

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3rd

Question 20

The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion is...

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inertia

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kinetic energy

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vector

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net force

Question 21

What kind(s) of objects have inertia?

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all objects with mass

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only objects at rest

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only objects in motion

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only objects whose motion is being changed

Question 22

You push on a car and it does not move.  What is true about the inertia?

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The inertia of the car is too great

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The inertia is changing

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The inertia of the person is equal to the car

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There is not inertia because of no movement

Question 23

An object following a straight-line path at a constant speed

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has zero acceleration

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has no forces acting on it

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has a net force acting in the direction of motion

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none of these

Question 24

One object has twice as much mass as another object. The first object also has also twice as much...

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inertia

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velocity

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gracitational acceleration

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all of these

Question 25

If a hockey puck slides on a frictionless force it will eventually slow down because of its inertia.

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False

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True

Question 26

Why is the net force 0 in the image?

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Because they are both pulling the same amount of force in opposite directions

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Because the elephants are the same size

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Because they are elephants

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Because they are pulling away from each other.

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