Newton's First Law

Newton's 1st Law is also called the Law of ...

• Friction

• Inertia

• Unbalanced forces

• Newtons

An object in motion tends to stay in motion unless an ___ force acts on it.

• unbalanced
• balanced

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The law of inertia (Newton’s First Law) applies

• to both moving and nonmoving objects
• only to moving objects
• only to objects that are not moving

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

• has zero acceleration
• has no forces acting on it
• has a net force acting in the direction of motion
• none of these

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Objects at rest remain at rest and objects traveling at a steady rate in a straight line continue that way until a _________acts on them.  

• force
• velocity
• inertia
• acceleration 

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Which of the following is the best example of Newton's First Law of Motion?

• Jessica's body flies forward after she hits the brakes

• Jessica drives a car

• Jessica is at a road crossing

• Jessica is sleeping

An automobile you are riding in suddenly stops, but you continue to go forward.

• Newton's
  1st
  Law of Motion
• Newton's
  2nd
  Law of Motion
• Newton's
  3rd
  Law of Motion

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

• gravity
• zero net force
• balanced forces
• unbalanced forces

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With unbalanced forces, the object will move in the direction of the _______ force.

• larger 
• smaller 
• equal 

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Newton's first law applies

• to both moving and nonmoving objects

• only to moving objects

• only to objects that are not moving