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

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

A rocket pushes burning gases DOWN which causes the rocket to launch UP. Which law is this?

• Newton's 1st Law of Motion

• Newton's 2nd Law of Motion

• Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

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It is much more difficult to move a dresser full of clothes than an empty dresser.

• Newton's 1st Law of Motion

• Newton's 2nd Law of Motion

• Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

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A skateboarder pushes the ground BACKWARDS which causes the board to move FORWARD.

• Newton's 1st Law of Motion

• Newton's 2nd Law of Motion

• Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

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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 horse stops suddenly, the rider on its back continues to move forward onto the ground. Which law is this?

• Newton's 1st Law of Motion

• Newton's 2nd Law of Motion

• Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

The greater the mass of an object being moved, the greater amount of force needed to move the object.

• Newton's 1st Law of Motion

• Newton's 2nd Law of Motion

• Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

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If a baseball and a cannonball are dropped from the same height at the same time, which ball will hit the ground first?

• the cannonball
• the baseball
• The balls land at the same time.
• the ball with the larger volume

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A crumpled piece of paper hits the ground before a flat sheet of paper because

• the acceleration of gravity is greater on the  crumpled paper.
• there is more air resistance against the flat paper.
• the crumpled paper is more massive
• the crumpled paper is less massive.

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