CP Ch01.3 The Law of Inertia

Who extended Galileo's concept of inertia and developed it into a fundamental law of motion?

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Nikola Tesla

• Marie Curie

What is another name for Newton's First Law?

• Law of Gravity

• Law of Inertia

• Law of Motion

• Law of Thermodynamics

Who laid the foundation for Newton's First Law by using logic and experiments to understand motion?

• Aristotle

• Galileo

• Newton

• Einstein

What is a force?

• A. electricity only

• B. gravity only

• C. A push or a pull

• D. tension only

According to Newton's First Law of Motion, what explains why objects in motion will continue moving in a straight line unless a force, such as friction, acts against it?

• Gravity

• Inertia

• Acceleration

• Momentum

What concept did Newton's First Law emphasize?

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Inertia

• Force

What are examples of inertia?

• Objects continuing to move by themselves

• The need for force to overcome friction to set objects in motion

• Objects changing direction without any external force

• Objects accelerating without any external force