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Newton's First Law

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

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Class
Date
1.

Newton's 1st Law is also called the Law of ...

a)

Friction

b)

Inertia

c)

Unbalanced forces

d)

Newtons

2.
An object in motion tends to stay in motion unless an ___ force acts on it.
a)
unbalanced
b)
balanced
3.
The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion is...
a)
inertia
b)
kinetic energy
c)
vector
d)
net force
4.
Objects with greater _________ also have greater inertia.
a)
speed
b)
mass
c)
temperature
d)
friction
5.
The law of inertia (Newton’s First Law) applies
a)
to both moving and nonmoving objects
b)
only to moving objects
c)
only to objects that are not moving
6.

Because of inertia, a moving object will keep ________ unless acted on by an unbalanced force.

a)

at rest

b)

moving

c)

in one spot

d)

inertia

7.
Because of inertia, a resting object will remain at ________.
a)
rest
b)
a constant speed
c)
school
d)
inertia 
8.
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
9.
Why is the net force 0 in the image?
a)
Because the elephants are the same size
b)
Because they are both pulling the same amount of force in opposite directions
c)
Because they are elephants
d)
Because they are pulling away from each other.
10.

Inertia is Newton's _______ Law of Motion.

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

11.

Inertia is Newton's _______ Law of Motion.

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

12.

Objects with MORE mass have...

a)

MORE inertia

b)

LESS inertia

c)

the SAME amount of intertia

13.

A force is a _________________.

a)

push or pull

b)

speed

14.

Velocity measures _________________________

a)

speed

b)

speed and direction

15.
Which one is balanced?
a)
top
b)
bottom
c)
both
16.

A skateboard rolls down a hill, reaches the level surface and eventually comes to a stop. The fact that the skateboard ultimately stops is best explained by ____.

a)

an unbalanced force would be required to keep the sled moving forward at constant speed

b)

the presence of an unbalanced force (e.g., friction) can cause a moving object to stop

c)

the presence of inertia causes it to stop

d)

the natural tendency of any object is to ultimately stop

17.

What is the best definition of inertia?

a)

a force that pushes objects down

b)

a property of matter that makes objects stop

c)

a force that keeps objects from breaking down

d)

a property of matter which resists change to the state of motion or rest

18.

Complete the excerpt of Newton's First Law of Motion


"An object in motion will ________ until it is acted on by an unbalanced force."

a)

...stay in motion...

b)

...stop its motion...

c)

...increase its motion...

d)

...decrease its motion...

19.

Complete the excerpt of Newton's First Law of Motion


"...and an object at rest will ________ until acted on by an unbalanced force."

a)

...stay at rest...

b)

...start an increasing motion...

c)

...start a decreasing motion...

20.

What will causes an object to move?

a)

unbalanced forces

b)

balanced forces

c)

net force

d)

potential energy