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- 1. Multiple Choice
According to Newton's first law of motion, a moving object that is not acted on by an unbalanced force will
remain in motion
eventually come to a stop
accelerate in the absence of friction
- 2. Multiple Choice
You sitting in a chair is an example of Newton's
first and third laws
second and third laws
first and fourth laws
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of Newton's third law of motion?
hitting a baseball with a bat
sitting in a chair
an apple falling from a tree
they all are examples
- 4. Multiple Choice
Inertia is used when explaining Newton's
first law of motion
second law of motion
third law of motion
- 5. Multiple Choice
When an airplane takes off, you tend to fall backward because of
friction
gravity
inertia
- 6. Multiple Choice
As an ice skater pushes harder with his leg muscles, he begins to move faster.
Newton's first law
Newton's second law
Newton's third law
- 7. Multiple Choice
When you paddle a canoe, the canoe goes forward.
Newton's first law
Newton's second law
Newton's third law
- 8. Multiple Choice
When you are standing up in a train, and the train suddenly stops, your body continues to go forward.
Newton's first law
Newton's second law
Newton's third law
- 9. Multiple Choice
After you start up your motorbike, as you give it more gas, it goes faster.
Newton's first law
Newton's second law
Newton's third law
- 10. Multiple Choice
When Bobby, age 5, and his dad are skipping pebbles on the pond, the pebbles that Bobby's dad throws go farther and faster then his.
Newton's first law
Newton's second law
Newton's third law
- 11. Multiple Choice
Action and reaction force pairs occur
only when there is motion.
only when there is no motion.
whether there is motion or not.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Who is the scientist who determined the laws of motion?
Galileo
Newton
Einstein
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which law best describes how boats work?
first law
second law
third law
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is always required to overcome inertia?
force of friction
force of gravity
unbalanced force
- 15. Multiple Choice
An object at rest will remain at rest as long as the net force acting on it is
positive
zero
strong
- 16. Multiple Choice
Newton's first law of motion applies only to stationary objects.
True
False
- 17. Multiple Choice
An object's acceleration depends on its mass and speed.
True
False
- 18. Multiple Choice
Newton's third law of motion describes how forces act in pairs.
True
False
- 19. Multiple Choice
Newton's ___ law of motion is also know as the law of inertia.
First
Second
Third
- 20. Multiple Choice
Newton's ___ law of motion relates acceleration to force and mass.
First
Second
Third
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