Newton's Laws Quiz Review

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 what?

• inertia

• an external force

• friction

• gravity

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 second law of motion

• Archimedes' principle

• Newton's third law of motion

• Newton's first law of motion

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

• reaction

• force

• acceleration

• motion

Which property of matter resists changes in its state of motion according to Newton's laws of motion?

• acceleration

• inertia

• gravity

• friction

When you push a wall, the wall pushes back with an equal amount of force. This is an example of which law of motion?

• Newton's third law of motion

• Newton's first law of motion

• Law of conservation of energy

• Newton's second law of motion

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?

• Third law of motion

• First law of motion

• Law of gravity

• Second law of motion

The tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion is called what?

• momentum

• inertia

• acceleration

• friction

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

• Einstein's theory of relativity

• Newton's third law of motion

• Newton's first law of motion

• Newton's second law of motion

Which property of matter determines the amount of inertia an object has?

• density

• mass

• volume

• weight

When a person jumps off a boat onto the dock, the boat moves backward. This is an example of which law of motion?

• Newton's first law of motion

• Law of conservation of momentum

• Newton's third law of motion

• Newton's second law of motion