Force and Motion Practice

What is the measure of the amount of matter in an object?

• Weight

• Mass

• Speed

• Motion

What is the force that opposes the motion of objects that touch and slows things down?

• Acceleration

• Momentum

• Gravity

• Friction

What is the tendency of an object to continue its current motion (or stillness) until a force acts on it?

• Acceleration

• Momentum

• Mass

• Inertia

What is the measure of gravitational force between Earth and an object?

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

• Inertia

• Weight

What is the tendency of an object to continue its current motion (or stillness) until some force causes it to change?

• Distance

• Inertia

• Speed

• Work

Which law states that more force is needed to move an object with more mass?

• Newton's Second Law

• Newton's Third Law

• Newton's First Law

• Contact Force

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

• Newton's First Law

• Newton's Second Law

• Newton's Third Law

• Law of Gravity

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Which law states that objects will stay in motion (or still) until a force acts on it?

• Newton's First Law

• Newton's Second Law

• Newton's Third Law

• All of Newton's Laws

Which law explains why its easier to push an empty shopping cart compared to a full one?

• Newton's First Law

• Newton's Second Law

• Newton's Third Law

• All of Newton's Laws

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Which law explains why we wear seatbelts to help us stay safe in a crash?

• Newton's First Law

• Newton's Second Law

• Newton's Third Law

• All of Newton's Laws

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