Newton's Laws of Motion Concepts

What phenomenon explains why passengers are thrown forward when a car suddenly brakes, if they are not wearing a seatbelt?

• Action-reaction

• Gravity

• Inertia

• Friction

In what year did Isaac Newton first publish his laws of motion in his book "Principia Mathematica"?

• 1727

• 1643

• 1687

• 1700

What is another common name for Newton's First Law of Motion?

• The Law of Conservation of Energy

• The Law of Inertia

• The Law of Universal Gravitation

• The Law of Action and Reaction

Which of Newton's laws states that an object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force?

• Newton's Second Law

• Newton's Third Law

• The Law of Universal Gravitation

• Newton's First Law

Which of Newton's laws describes the relationship between an object's mass, its acceleration, and the net force applied to it?

• The Law of Inertia

• The Law of Action and Reaction

• The Fundamental Principle of Dynamics

• The Law of Conservation of Momentum

In the formula F = m * a, what does 'm' represent?

• Momentum

• Motion

• Mass

• Magnitude

What is the standard unit of measurement for force in the International System of Units (SI)?

• Kilogram (kg)

• Meter per second (m/s)

• Newton (N)

• Joule (J)

When you push against a wall, the wall pushes back on you with an equal and opposite force. This is an example of which of Newton's laws?

• The Law of Inertia

• The Law of Universal Gravitation

• The Law of Action and Reaction

• The Fundamental Principle of Dynamics

According to Newton's Third Law, action and reaction forces always act on:

• The same object

• Different objects

• Objects at rest only

• Objects in motion only

Which of the following is NOT one of Newton's three laws of motion?

• The Law of Inertia

• The Law of Universal Gravitation

• The Fundamental Principle of Dynamics

• The Law of Action and Reaction