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- 1. Multiple Choice
Inertia is a force
True
False
- 2. Multiple Choice
The law of inertia (Newton's first law) applies _____.
to moving objects only
only to objects that are not moving
to both moving and nonmoving objects
- 3. Multiple Choice
Inertia refers to _____
the tendency of moving objects to remain in motion
the force which keeps moving objects in motion with a constant velocity
the force that keeps stationary objects at rest
the tendency of stationary objects to remain at rest
- 4. Multiple Choice
Inertia depends on ______
Velocity
Speed
Distance
Mass
- 5. Multiple Choice
All objects have inertia
True
False
- 6. Multiple Choice
More mass = More inertia
True
False
- 7. Multiple Choicethe tendency of an object to resist a change in its motionaccelerationinertiamassframe of reference
- 8. Multiple Choicepush or pull acting on an objectspeedforcepositionmass
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion?coffeemotioninertiagravity - 10. Multiple ChoiceObjects with greater _________ also have greater inertia.speedmasstemperaturefriction
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the unit of measurement for force?AMPSecondsNewtonsMiles
- 12. Multiple Choice
List the objects in order from least to greatest inertia.
CDBA
ABCD
BCDA
CBAD
- 13. Multiple ChoiceNewton's 1st law is also called....frictioninertiaunbalanced forcesNewtons
- 14. Multiple Choice
The amount of matter in an object is called
displacement
mass
friction
friction
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe law of inertia (Newton’s First Law) appliesto both moving and nonmoving objectsonly to moving objectsonly to objects that are not moving
- 16. Multiple Choice
Rank these objects in order of their inertia, from greatest to least.
ABCD
DABC
DCBA
CBAD
- 17. Multiple Choice
Suppose that an astronaut throws a baseball in outer space at a location far from significant influences of gravity and air resistance. One would expect that the baseball would ____.
eventually stop since all objects ultimately "lose their steam"
eventually stop as its inertia slowly becomes used up
continue in motion with the same speed and direction
either a, b, or c -- depending on whether the astronaut continues to push it
- 18. Multiple Choice
When all individual forces acting on an object are balanced, it is the natural tendency of an object to _____. List all that apply in alphabetical order with no spaces between letters.
maintain its state of motion
eventually stop
accelerate
either speed up, slow down or keep the same speed
keep its velocity constant (either at a zero or non-zero value)
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