Newton's Laws Quiz

According to Newton's first law of motion, an object at rest will remain at rest and an object in motion will continue moving at a constant velocity unless acted upon by a ________.

• internal force

• external force

• magnetic force

• frictionless force

Which law of motion states that the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force applied to it and inversely proportional to its mass?

• Newton's first law of motion

• Newton's third law of motion

• Archimedes' principle

• Newton's second law of motion

According to Newton's third law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite ________.

• reaction

• force

• energy

• motion

The tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion is called ________.

• inertia

• acceleration

• momentum

• friction

When a person jumps off a boat onto the dock, the boat moves in the opposite direction due to ________.

• Conservation of momentum

• Gravity

• Newton's first law

• Friction

Which law of motion states that an object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion with the same speed and direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force?

• Newton's Second Law of Motion

• Newton's Third Law of Motion

• Newton's First Law of Motion

• Law of Conservation of Energy

The force required to accelerate an object is directly proportional to the object's ________.

• color

• temperature

• shape

• mass

Which law of motion states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction?

• Newton's third law of motion

• Newton's first law of motion

• Einstein's theory of relativity

• Newton's second law of motion

The property of matter that resists changes in its motion is called ________.

• inertia

• gravity

• friction

• acceleration

When a person pushes a wall, the wall pushes back with an equal amount of force. This is an example of ________.

• Gravity

• Newton's second law of motion

• Newton's first law of motion

• Newton's third law of motion