Science Final Review

What scientist was famous for his description of the laws of motion?

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Nikola Tesla

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What force holds the planets in orbit and causes object to fall at the same rate?

• friction

• resistance

• gravity

• motion

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Newton's first law of motion states, "An object at_________, will stay at rest, and an object in ____________will stay in motion, unless acted on by an outside_____________.

• motion, rest, force

• rest, force, motion

• rest, motion, force

What do we call the tendency to resist change in motion?

• inertia

• friction

• gravity

What is the difference between mass and weight?

• mass is the amount of matter in an object:

  weight is the measure of the pull of gravity

• mass is the measure of the pull of gravity;

  weight is the amount of matter in an object.

The moon has less gravity than earth. What will happen if I travel to the moon?

• my mass will change, but my weight will stay the same

• my weight will change, but my mass will stay the same

• my mass and weight will change

_______________tends to slow things down by opposing motion between two surfaces.

• acceleration

• inertia

• friction

What is this image depicting?

• friction

• balanced force

• unbalanced force

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Newton's 2nd law involves Acceleration, mass and force. How is the formula written?

• F =M x A

• M = F x A

• A= F x M

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Newton's 3rd law states, "For every action, there is an _______ and _______reaction."

• unequal, equal

• equal, opposite

• opposite, unequal

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