Newton's Laws of Motion

Newton's Law of Inertia describes the motion of-

• Objects at rest only
• Objects in motion only
• Objects at rest and objects that are in motion
• Objects without a mass and resist being set into motion

When the air is released from a balloon, the air moves in one direction, and the balloon moves in the opposite direction. Which law best explains the motion of the balloon?

• Newton's Law of Inertia
• Newton's Law of F=ma
• Newton's Law of Force Pairs
• Newton's Law of Biology

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Which law best explains how objects accelerate when a force is applied?

• Newton's Law of Inertia
• Newton's Law of F=ma
• Newton's Law of Force Pairs
• Newton's Law of Chemistry

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Which law best explains why the coin sitting on top of the ring falls directly into the jar below because it wants to remain at rest?

• Newton's Law of Inertia
• Newton's Law of F=ma
• Newton's Law of Force Pairs
• Newton's Law of Science

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

• Newton's Law of Inertia
• Newton's Law of F=ma
• Newton's Law of Force Pairs
• Newton's Law of Biology

Which law best explains why the boat moves in the opposite direction that Sally moves as she jumps to shore?

• Newton's Law of Inertia
• Newton's Law of F=ma
• Newton's Law of Force Pairs
• Newton's Law of Chemistry

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Which law best explains why people remain in motion when a car crashes, if they are not wearing a seat belt?

• Newton's Law of Inertia
• Newton's Law of F=ma
• Newton's Law of Force Pairs
• Newton's Law of Biology

Which law best explains why more force must be applied to the bowling ball to make it accelerate at the same rate as the tennis ball. 

• Newton's Law of Inertia
• Newton's Law of F=ma
• Newton's Law of Force Pairs
• Newton's Law of Biology

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Based on Newton's Law of Force Pairs, what would be the reaction force, if the action force is 60 N to the right?

• 60 N to the right
• 60 N to the left
• 30 N to the left
• 9.8 N to the right

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A man hits a 0.2 kg golf ball causing it to accelerate at rate of 20 m/s². Calculate the force used on the golf ball.

• 4 N
• 100 N
• 0.01 N
• 20.2 N

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