Law of Inertia quiz

The property of a body to resist change in motion.

• A. Mass

• B. Inertia

• C. Weight

• D. Volume

Answer explanation

What is Newton's First Law of Motion?

• A. Friction 

• B. Volume

• C. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction

• D. An object at rest stays at rest, an object in motion stays in motion unless acted on by another force. 

  
  

When two equal forces act in opposite directions on an object, they are called ______________________.

• A. frictional forces

• B. balanced forces

• C. centripetal force

• D. gravitational force

Why does an 18-wheeler truck have more inertia than a bicycle?

• A. it has more mass

• B. It has more space

• C. it has more volume

• D. it is not as aerodynamic

Which type of force(s) will cause a change in an object's motion?

• A. gravity

• B. zero net force

• C. balanced forces

• D. unbalanced forces

The _____ the mass, the _____ the inertia.

• A. lower, greater

• B. greater, lower

• C. greater, greater

• D. lower, lower

According to the the law of inertia, an object in motion does not stay in motion.

True or False?

Which of these is an example of inertia?

• A. A person staying in the vehicle and hitting the air bag during a car wreck because they are wearing a seat belt

• B. A person flying through the windshield during a car wreck because they weren't wearing their seat belt

• C. Earth constantly traveling at the same speed in it's orbit

• D. All of the above

Why should we wear seat belts?

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