Newton's Laws of Motion

An object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest UNLESS

• acted on by a balanced force.

• acted on by an unbalanced force.

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When a heavy football player and a light one run into each other, who exerts more force?

• The heavy one
• The light one
• They are equal
• There is no such thing as force 

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What is Newton's First Law of Motion?

• F = m x a
• Every action has an equal an opposite reaction
• An object at rests stays, an object in motion stays in motion
• Friction

What pulls a ball back to earth?

• Gas
• Friction
• Gravity
• Molecules

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Which law best describes a satellite orbiting the earth?

• Law of Inertia
• Law of Mass and Acceleration
• Law of Action Reaction

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A _______ is a push or pull.

• Newton
• Acceleration
• Momentum
• Force

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What is Newton's Second Law of Motion?

• F = m x a
• Action/Reaction
• Object in motion will stay in motion, object at rest will stay at rest
• Velocity

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Which force produces a change in motion?

• Unbalanced force
• Balanced force
• Gravitational force
• Frictional force

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What is the standard unit force is measured in?

• Newton
• Gram
• Pound
• Meter

What is Newton's Third Law of Motion?

• Object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force
• Force = m x a
• For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

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