Newton's Laws

Which one of Newton's Laws states that an Object in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force?

• Newton's First Law

• Newton's Second Law

• Newton's Third Law

• Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation

What explains why objects resist changes in their state of motion?

• gravity

• inertia

• force

• friction

The force that prevents a ball rolling on the ground from continuing on it's path forever is...

• Friction

• Gravity

• Inertia

A person steps out of the boat and onto the dock.  As the person moves forward onto the dock, the boat moves backward.  Which statement best describes the backward motion of the boat as the person steps forward?

• For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
• Every mass exerts a force on every other mass.
• An object at rest tends to stay at rest.
• Friction opposes the motion of an object.

An empty truck and a fully loaded truck are next to each other at a traffic light. When the light turns green, the lighter truck increases speed more quickly. Which of these best explains this situations

• Newton's first law
• Newton's second law
• Newton's third law
• Conservation of momentum

What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?

• 240 m/s
• 15 m/s
• 0.067 m/s
• 15 mph