Newton's First Law of Motion Quiz

Newton’s First Law of Motion states: An object in ________________ stays in motion and an object at ________________ stays at rest unless acted upon by an ______________________ force.

• motion, rest, balanced

• rest, motion, unbalanced

• motion, rest, unbalanced

• rest, motion, balanced

Inertia is an object’s __________________ to a change in motion.

• resistance

• acceleration

• force

• velocity

Objects “keep on doing what they’re doing” until acted upon by an __________________________.

• balanced force

• unbalanced force

• gravitational force

• magnetic force

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The marbles rolling across the floor slow down because of which unbalanced force acting on them?

• gravity

• friction

• inertia

• acceleration

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A ball put into motion in space will _______.

• slow down due to gravity.

• continue moving in a straight line indefinitely.

• stop due to friction.

• accelerates due to inertia.

The ISS slows down over time and needs a reboost because ______

• gravity pulls it down.

• friction from the atmosphere slows it down.

• inertia causes it to stop.

• magnetic forces act on it.

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Objects want to travel in a __________________________.

• straight line

• circular path

• random motion

• zigzag pattern

The force that keeps the Earth from flying off into deep space is _____

• friction

• gravity

• electrical force

• magnetic force

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Which of the following best describes inertia?

• The tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion.

• The energy an object has due to its motion.

• The force that pulls objects toward the Earth.

• The speed at which an object moves.

What will happen to a book resting on a table if no external force acts on it?

• It will start moving.

• It will remain at rest.

• It will spin in place.

• It will accelerate upward.

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