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Quiz 1: Newton's First Law of Motion

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do you call Newton's first law of motion?

a)

law of inertia

b)

law of gravity

c)

law of acceleration

d)

law of interaction

2.

What kind of force is present in this picture?

a)

friction

b)

normal force

c)

tension

d)

unbalanced force

3.

Which of the following has the greatest inertia?

a)

cellphone

b)

book

c)

refrigerator

d)

drinking glass

4.

An object at rest will ____________ unless acted upon by unbalanced force.

a)

move

b)

remain at rest

c)

move faster

d)

change direction

5.

Which statement is false?

a)

Force can make an object move.

b)

Force can make an object move faster.

c)

Force can make a moving object stop.

d)

none of these

6.

Who formulated the three laws of motion?

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

John Dalton

7.

An object's tendency to resist (not) change its state of motion is called ____________.

a)

gravity

b)

force

c)

inertia

d)

friction

8.

If an object in motion is not acted on by an unbalanced force, it will continue with the same speed and direction.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What kind of force can make a moving object slow down or stop?

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

normal force

d)

tension force

10.

How does mass affect the inertia of an object?

a)

Heavier objects have greater inertia.

b)

Lighter objects have greater inertia.

c)

Not all object have inertia.

d)

Inertia is not affected by the mass of an object.