WorksheetsNewton's 1st Law
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Name
4 lines
2.
Newton’s 1st Law is also known as
a)
The Law of Indefinite Proportions
b)
The Law of Inertia
c)
The Law of Conservation of Matter
d)
The Law of Conservation of Mass
3.
Which scientist did experiments with motion by dropping objects from the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
a)
Newton
b)
Galileo
c)
Copernicus
d)
Aristotle
4.
The tendency of things to resist changes in motion is known as
a)
friction
b)
Speed
c)
momentum
d)
Inertia
5.
This quantity shows both magnitude and direction.
a)
Speed
b)
Scalar quantity
c)
mass
d)
Vector quantity
6.
Which object has the most inertia if all objects have the same velocity?
a)
bowling ball
b)
Ping pong ball
c)
Tennis ball
d)
Golf ball
7.
This quantity describes magnitude only.
a)
Vector quantity
b)
velocity
c)
Scalar quantity
d)
acceleration
8.
If the sum of forces acting on an object equal 0, then the object is
a)
Moving only a little bit
b)
Accelerating backwards
c)
Accelerating forward
d)
In mechanical equilibrium
9.
What is the net force on a bathroom scale when a 150-pound person stands on it?
a)
0 N
b)
140 N
c)
150 lbs.
d)
150 N
10.
An object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted on by an opposite force describes which of Newton’s Laws?
a)
Newton’s 3rd Law
b)
Newton’s 1st Law
c)
Newton’s 2nd Law
d)
Newton’s 4th Law
11.
If two John and Jill are pushing in opposite directions on a box, John with 10 N to the right and Jill with 4 N to the left, what is the net force acting on the box?
a)
6 N to the right
b)
40 N to the left
c)
2.3 N to the left
d)
14 N to the right
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