Newton's Laws of Motion

Newton’s first law of motion is also called the Law of ________?

• Mass

• Inertia

• Force

• Velocity

An object in constant motion stays in constant 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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Which law states that the acceleration of an object depends on its mass and net force?

• Newton's first law

• Newton's second law

• Newton's third law

• Newton's law of universal gravitation

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It is much more difficult to move a dresser full of clothes than an empty dresser. This can be explained by

• Newton's first law

• Newton's second law

• Newton's third law

• Newton's law of universal gravitation

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A skateboarder exerts a force on the ground and the ground exerts an equal and opposite force back on the skateboarder. The skateboarder moves forward. This is an example of:

• Newton's first law

• Newton's second law

• Newton's third law

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Skater 1 exerts a force on skater 2. Skater 2 exerts an equal and opposite force back on skater 1. This is an example of

• Newton's first law.

• Newton's second law.

• Newton's third law.

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The higher the net force used to hit a baseball, the faster it accelerates. This is an example of

• Newton's first law.

• Newton's second law.

• Newton's third law.

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You exert a force on the wall and the wall exerts an equal and opposite force back on you. This is an example of

• Newton's first law.

• Newton's second law.

• Newton's third law.

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Which of the following has more inertia?

• Bowling ball

• Tennis ball

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Which one of Newton’s laws best explains why the dishes do not move when the table cloth is removed?

• Newton's first law

• Newton's second law

• Newton's third law