Newton's Laws

An object at rest stays at _____.

An object in motion stays in motion UNLESS...

• acted upon by a balanced force

• it's a rainy day

• acted upon by an unbalanced force

• it's the object is in Texas

What is this an example of:

A swimmer pushes water back with her arms, but her body moves forward.

• Law 1

• Law 2

• Law 3

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

The acceleration of an object ______ with increased force.

• increases

• decreases

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The acceleration of an object decreases with increased ______________, and is in the same ______________ as the force.

• mass, direction

• mass, speed

• speed, mass

• force, area

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This is an example of which law?

A smaller cannon ball leaves a cannon much faster than a larger, heavier cannon ball.

• Law 1

• Law 2

• Law 3

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Newton's First Law is also called

• The Best Law

• The Law of Inertia

• The Law of Speed

• The Law of Hot Wheels

What is the scientific definition of force?

• Falling down

• A push or a pull acting on an object

• Making someone do something

• Climbing the stairs

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What is inertia?

• the distance an object moves in an amount of time

• the tendency of a body to resist a change in motion or rest

• a change in position

• the course an object moves along

When a moving car stops suddenly, the passengers continue moving forward until their seatbelts catch them. What is this an example of?

• Speed

• Inertia

• Acceleration