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1st Law check in

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What kind(s) of objects have inertia?
a)
all objects with mass
b)
only objects at rest
c)
only objects in motion
d)
only objects whose motion is being changed
2.
What is Newton's First Law known as? The Law of
a)
Friction
b)
Mass
c)
Inertia
d)
Gravity
3.
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 
4.
One object has twice as much mass as another object. The first object also has also twice as much...
a)
velocity
b)
gracitational acceleration
c)
inertia
d)
all of these
5.

An automobile you are riding in suddenly stops, but you continue to go forward.

a)

Newton's

1st

Law of Motion

b)

Newton's

2nd

Law of Motion

c)

Newton's

3rd

Law of Motion

6.

You are carrying a lunch tray when you bump into the edge of a table. Although the tray did not tip, your milk falls off of the front of the tray.

a)

Newton's

1st

Law of Motion

b)

Newton's

2nd

Law of Motion

c)

Newton's

3rd

Law of Motion

7.

A bike is traveling at a constant speed in the presence of friction. The forces acting on the bike are _____.

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

8.
A person is pushed forward into their seat belt when a car stops quickly.  Which law is this?
a)
1st
b)
 2nd
c)
2 and 3
d)
3rd 
9.

Pertaining to the 1st law of motion: if you were in a weightless environment(like space), would it require a force to set you in motion , or would you start floating around automatically?

a)

you need an outside force to set you in motion

b)

you would start floating automatically

10.

To dislodge ketchup from the bottom of a ketchup bottle, it is often turned upside down and shaken downward at high speeds and then abruptly halted. How does this work?

a)

Due to the 1st law of motion:

the ketchup stays still at the bottom of the bottle

b)

Due to the 1st law of motion:

the ketchup moves with the bottle but as the bottle stops, the ketchup keeps going

c)

Due to the 1st law of motion:

it doesn't work. Just squeeze the bottle.

d)

Due to the 1st law of motion:

The bottle will just move in a straight line