IntSci Newton's 1st law

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

• Friction

• Inertia

• Unbalanced forces

• Newtons

An object in motion tends to stay in motion unless an ___ force acts on it.

• unbalanced
• balanced

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

• inertia
• kinetic energy
• vector
• net force

Objects with greater _________ also have greater inertia.

• speed
• mass
• temperature
• friction

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

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

• at rest

• moving

• in one spot

• inertia

You push on a car and it does not move.  What is true about the inertia?

• The inertia is changing
• The inertia of the car is too great 
• The inertia of the person is equal to the car
• There is not inertia because of no movement

You and your friend, are playing tug of war. Your friend pulls with a force of 55 N to the right. You pull with a force of 65 N to the left. What is the net force on the rope?

• 10 N, to the left

• 20 N

• 10 N, to the right

What unit do scientist use to measure force?

• Grams

• Newtons

• Meters

• Liters

The net force acting on the object is acting _____.

• to the right

• to the left

• up

• down