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Newtons 1st Law of Motion
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Which of the following statements is true according to Newton’s First Law?
Objects need a force to keep moving
Objects resist changes in their motion
Objects will always stop eventually
Objects naturally move in circles
2
What is inertia?
The tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion
The force that makes objects move
The energy an object has while in motion
The speed of an object at rest
3
No force is required to keep an object moving in a straight line at a constant speed.
True
False
4
An object at rest will always stay at rest no matter what.
False
True
5
What will happen to an object at rest if no force is applied to it?
It will speed up
It will slow down.
It will start moving on its own
It will stay at rest
6
A soccer ball is sitting still on a field. What force must be applied to make it move?
Gravity
Air Friction
An unbalanced force
Friction
7
What is another name for Newton's First Law of Motion?
Law of Acceleration
Law of Action-Reaction
Law of Inertia
Law of Gravity
8
Objects with more mass are harder to move and have more _______?
Matter
Momentum
Inertia
Mass
9
In physics what is an object that is not in motion called?
Rest
Inertia
Action
Force
10
Who invented the Laws of Motion?
Albert Einstein
Thomas Edison
Galileo Galilei
Sir Issac Newton
11
Why do people wear seat belts in cars?
To push them backward
To reduce friction.
To reduce inertia
To reduce speed
12
If you threw a Frisbee into space with no forces acting upon it, what would stop the Frisbee?
Inertia
Gravity
Air Friction
Nothing
13
If you slide a book across a table, it eventually stops. What force is responsible for stopping it?
Air resistance
Gravity
Friction
Inertia
14
The more mass an object has, the less inertia it has.
True
False
15
What is the push or pull on an object that causes it to change its motion?
Inertia
Force
Rest
Action
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An object in motion will stay in motion with the same ________
Direction
Velocity (Speed and Direction)
Inertia
Speed
17
Who was the first to propose the concept of inertia?
Albert Einstein
Sir Issac Newton
Thomas Edison
Galileo Galilei
18
Which of the following best describes an object with high inertia?
A moving car
A rolling soccer ball
A rolling bowling ball
A feather floating in the air
19
Why do astronauts lurch backward when the rocket suddenly moves up?
Because the rocket is accelerating too fast
Because of gravity
Because their bodies resist the change in motion due to inertia
Because the force of friction is too strong
20
What unbalanced force is going to overcome Wile E Coyote's Inertia?
Gravity
Applied Force
Normal Force
Friction
21
Newton’s First Law applies only to objects on Earth, not in space.
True
False
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An object in motion will always slow down unless a force keeps it moving.
True
False
