Newton's Laws Test Review

What must happen for an object to accelerate?

• A balanced force must act on it.

• velocity must act on it.

• speed must act on it.

• An unbalanced force must act on it.

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What is the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion called?

• inertia

• acceleration

• action/reaction

• momentum

What is the total force when forces are balanced?

• greater than zero.

• zero.

• less than zero.

• greater than or less than zero.

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Which of the following objects has the greatest inertia?

• baseball

• pencil

• toothpick

• bowling ball

Which law is also called the law of inertia?

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Which law is also called the action/reaction law?

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Which law is also called the law of acceleration?

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Which law best describes the motion?

A magician pulls a tablecloth out from under the dishes and glasses on a table without moving the dishes or glasses.

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Which law best describes the motion?

The ability to launch rockets

works because of this law.

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Which law best describes the motion?

Pushing a child on a swing is

easier than pushing an adult.

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