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Newton's 1st Law of Motion--Inertia

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Newton's First Law known as? The Law of
a)
Friction
b)
Mass
c)
Inertia
d)
Gravity
2.
What is Newton's First Law
a)
F=ma
b)
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
c)
An object at rest stays at rest, an object in motion stays in motion. 
d)
Friction 
3.
A resistance to a change in motion is 
a)
Acceleration
b)
Inertia
c)
Gravity
d)
Velocity
4.

Which would hit the ground first if dropped from the same height in a vacuum—a feather or a metal bolt?

a)

the feather

b)

the metal bolt

c)

They would hit the ground at the same time.

d)

They would be suspended in a vacuum.

5.

Slowing down is called

Choose all that apply.

a)

negative acceleration

b)

velocity

c)

speed

d)

deceleration

6.

Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?

Choose all that apply.

a)

km/s

b)

m/s2

c)

mi/hr

d)

ft

e)

m/s/s

7.

What is velocity?

a)

the quickness of an object

b)

speed in a specific direction

c)

the location of an object

d)

acceleration

8.

When a car goes around a corner at 20 mph, why do we say it accelerates?

a)

The car is accelerating because of the velocity is constant

b)

Cars always accelerate when they are in motion

c)

The car is accelerating because it's changing direction

d)

The car accelerates because it's going 20 mph

9.

A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of 6.0 m/s to a final velocity of 70 m/s over 4 seconds. What's the acceleration? a = vf - vi / t


Remember: A = Change in Velocity / time

a)

24 m/s2

b)

16 m/s

c)

18 m/s/s

d)

16 m/s2

10.

A drag racer accelerated from 0 m/s to 200 m/s in 5 s. What was the acceleration? a = vf - vi / t

a)

0 m/s

b)

-40 m/s2

c)

40 m/s2

d)

40 m/s

11.

Acceleration can be classified as _______________.

Choose all that apply.

a)

Speeding up

b)

Traveling at a constant speed

c)

Slowing Down

d)

Changing directions

12.
Which of the following never changes no matter where in the universe?
a)
weight
b)
force
c)
mass
d)
pounds
13.
The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.
a)
mass
b)
matter
c)
weight 
d)
friction 
14.

Near Earth's surface, the gravitational acceleration is

a)

9.0 m/ s2s^2

b)

9.8 m/ s2s^2

c)

9.2 m/ s2s^2

d)

32 m/ s2s^2

15.
What is the SI unit used to measure force? 
a)
pounds 
b)
grams 
c)
newtons 
d)
kg/ m2
16.

What is the velocity of an object that has been falling freely in a vacuum for 2 seconds? v = g x t ; g = 9.8 m/s2

a)

9.8 m/s down

b)

10.1 m/s down

c)

19.6 m/s down

d)

39.2 m/s down