Newton's Laws of Motion

The tendency for an object to resist a change in motion.

• inertia

• friction

• gravity

• air resistance

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In a car, when you slam on the brakes, the car will stop but your body will keep moving. What law of motion does this demonstrate

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

• Newton's 1st Law

When rockets launch, the thrusters apply a force against the ground. This force pushes the rocket up into space. Which law does this demonstrate?

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

• Newton's 1st Law

Bill Nye demonstrated that a ping pong ball will not provide enough force to knock down bowling pins, but a bowling ball will knock down the pins. Which law of motion does this demonstrate?

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

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Which formula would you use to calculate the force on an object, according to Newton's 2nd law?

• F=M/V

• F=MA

• F=M/A

• F=MD

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When an object does not move it is because there are _____________ forces acting on it.

For every action there is an equal and ___________ reaction.

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An object at rest will remain at _________ unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.

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Forces always act in _________.

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Newton's first law of motion states that an object will not experience a change in motion unless acted upon by a balanced force.

• True

• False