NEW
Font size
WorksheetsNewton's 1st Law of Motion
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is another name for Newton's First Law of Motion?
The Law of Friction
The Law of Inertia
The Law of Gravity
The Law of Mass
Which type of force will cause a change in an objects motion?
gravity
a balanced force
an unbalanced force
What can a force do?
stop a motion
start a motion
change the direction of motion
all of the above
What is the name for a push or pull?
movement
density
speed
force
What word describes an objects resistance to the change in motion called?
inertia
friction
force
momentum
The two conditions Newton's 1st law addresses are:
rest and motion
gravity and lift
drag and thrust
unbalanced force and balanced force
Which action represents a contact force?
pushing a table across the floor?
kicking a soccer ball
hammering a nail into wood
all of the above
What force pulls objects down to Earth?
thrust
friction
drag
gravity
If two people are pulling against each other with forces of 500N and 600N then there is ____________.
a balanced force
an unbalanced force
a weak force
a universal force
The greater the mass of an object, the greater the ___________ according to Newton's 1st Law.
force
friction
momentum
inertia
Which force slows objects down because of contact between two surfaces?
thrust
gravity
drag
friction
What determines how much inertia an object has?
mass
gravity
time
energy
In the tablecloth challenge, the more mass you add means that you would have to use a greater force to overcome the force of ____________.
drag
friction
flight
nature
In the tablecloth challenge, the heavier objects have greater ______________ than the lighter objects at rest.
mass
inertia
both a and b
none of the above
A bus moves forward suddenly. A passenger standing in the aisle:
begins to fall backwards
remains at rest until the bus moves forward
obeys Newton's Law of Inertia
all of these
