Quiz on Laws of Motion

What is the tendency of an object to stay at rest or in motion?

• Acceleration

• Inertia

• Action

• Reaction

According to Newton's First Law, what is the property of an object to resist changing its state?

• Acceleration

• Mass

• Inertia

• Force

What is the formula for acceleration as per Newton's Second Law?

• a = F + m

• a = m/F

• a = F/m

• a = F * m

In Newton's Third Law, for every action, there is an equal and opposite ____________.

• Mass

• Acceleration

• Force

• Reaction

What is the effect of inertia on an object with greater mass?

• It accelerates easily

• It decelerates easily

• It is harder to change its motion

• It remains stationary

What happens to the motion of an object if the forces acting on it are equal and opposite?

• It decelerates

• It changes direction

• It remains unchanged

• It accelerates

In the context of sports, which example represents an object in motion?

• Olympic lifter

• Whiplash injury

• Diver before a dive

• Cyclist coasting at a constant velocity

What is the clinical application of Newton's Third Law during a push-up exercise?

• The earth exerts a force downward

• The hand on the ground pushes downward by a force

• The hand exerts a force upward

• The body moves downward

How does the mass of an object affect its acceleration according to Newton's Second Law?

• Large mass leads to large acceleration

• Small mass leads to large acceleration

• Small mass leads to small acceleration

• Large mass leads to small acceleration

What is the law that deals with the forces never acting in isolation but always in pairs?

• Law of Acceleration

• Law of Action-Reaction

• Law of Inertia

• Law of Motion