Newton's Laws of Motion

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Newton's first law of motion applies only to objects that are already moving.

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False

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Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion.

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True

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Acceleration depends on the size of the force and the mass of the object.

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True

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Inertia will keep an object at rest if it is already at rest.

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True

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The brakes stop the car but not your body due to inertia.

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True

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Acceleration changes when an object is acted on by an unbalanced force.

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True

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Newton's Laws in scientific knowledge

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Integral part of today’s scientific understanding.

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Year of Newton's publication

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1687

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Newton's experimentation

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Analyzed all findings to develop laws.

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Friction

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A force that opposes the motion of an object.