Understanding Newton's Laws of Motion

What is the name of the physicist who outlined the three laws of motion?

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Nikola Tesla

What is the tendency of an object to keep doing what it’s doing called?

• Gravity

• Inertia

• Friction

• Acceleration

According to Newton's first law, what is required to change the motion of an object?

• Mass

• Net force

• Speed

• Time

What is the formula for Newton's second law of motion?

What is the unit of force named after Isaac Newton?

• Joule

• Watt

• Newton

• Pascal

What is the force that acts perpendicular to the surface an object is resting on?

• Frictional force

• Gravitational force

• Normal force

• Tension force

What is the term for the force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth?

• Friction

• Gravity

• Magnetism

• Buoyancy

What is the term for the force that opposes the motion of an object through a surface?

• Tension

• Friction

• Normal

• Gravity

What is the force called that is exerted by a rope or string when it is pulled tight?

• Tension force

• Normal force

• Gravitational force

• Frictional force