Newton's Laws

Which term refers to an object's tendency to resist changes in its motion?

• gravity

• inertia

• force

• friction

What explains a quantity that has BOTH speed and direction?

• Inertia

• Force

• Speed

• Velocity

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 two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?

• Mass and time
• Temperature and mass
• Mass and distance
• Distance and time

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

A force of 90N is applied to each cart below, which one will accelerate the fastest?

• Cart 1
• Cart 2
• Cart 3 
• Cart 4

If a 10 kilogram object had a force of 50 newton's applied to it, what would its acceleration be?

• 15 m/s^2
• 5 m/s^2
• .5 m/s^2
• 10 m/s^2

Which of the following is the correct position - time graph for an object moving with a constant velocity?

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