Newton's first law of motion

Newton's 1st Law is also called the Law of ...

• Friction

• Inertia

• Unbalanced forces

• Newtons

The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion is...

• inertia
• kinetic energy
• vector
• net force

Because of inertia, a moving object will keep ________ unless acted on by an unbalanced force.

• at rest

• moving

• in one spot

• inertia

Because of inertia, a resting object will remain at ________.

• rest
• a constant speed
• school
• inertia 

If a ball is in motion, how do balanced forces effect it?

• it will slow the ball down

• the ball will speed up

• the ball will continue to move at a constant speed & in the same direction

• the ball will stop

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What force causes objects that are moving to come to a stop?

• gravity

• inertia

• friction

• magnetism

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Why does an 18-wheeler truck have more inertia than a bicycle?

• it has more mass

• it has more volume

• it is not as aerodynamic

• it has more space

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True of False?
An object's inertia is effected by its mass.

• False
• True

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What is the unit of measurement for force?

• kilograms
• newtons
• grams
• newt

The law of inertia (Newton’s First Law) applies

• to both moving and nonmoving objects
• only to moving objects
• only to objects that are not moving