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Newton's First Law

Newton's First Law

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Science

8th Grade

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NGSS
MS-PS2-2, MS-PS2-4, MS-PS2-1

+7

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Angela Drake

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5 Slides • 34 Questions

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

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Friction

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Inertia

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Unbalanced forces

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Newtons

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The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion is...
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inertia
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kinetic energy
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vector
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net force

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

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at rest

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moving

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in one spot

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inertia

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Multiple Choice

Because of inertia, a resting object will remain at ________.
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rest
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a constant speed
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school
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inertia 

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 What is the unit called that measures force?
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weight
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meter
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Newton
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kilogram

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Multiple Choice

Objects tend to stay at rest unless acted upon by ______

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An inside force

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An outside force

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A balanced Force

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states that if the net force acting on an object is zero, the motion of the object will not change (object in motion stays in motion, object at rest stays at rest until an outside force acts on it)

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Newton's First Law

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Newton's Second Law

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Newton's Third Law

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Newton's Fourth Law

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How does friction affect speed?
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more friction decreases speed
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more friction increases speed
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less friction decreases speed
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less friction doesn't affect speed

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Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.
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similar
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opposite
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parallel
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west

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The force that causes objects with mass to attract one another.

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Weight

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Gravity

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Mass

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Magnetism

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Gravity can be defined as the –

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force of attraction between two or more masses.

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friction created when two objects are in contact.

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energy given off by stars due to nuclear reactions.

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path an object follows as it moves through space.

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the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion
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acceleration
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inertia
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mass
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frame of reference

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True of False?
An object's inertia is effected by its mass.
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False
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True

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Multiple Choice

Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.
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False
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True
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It depends

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Multiple Choice

Anything with ____________ also has a gravitational pull.

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mass

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size

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depth

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light

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What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

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gravity and inertia together

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gravity

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inertia

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neither gravity or inertia

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What law is best described by inertia?
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1st
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2nd
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3rd

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What is Newtons 1st law of motion?
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Force= Mass multiplied by acceleration 
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An object at rest stays at rest unless acted on an unbalanced force. (inertia)
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For every action there is a equal and opposite  re-action.
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law of gravity 

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What law of motion does this picture represent?

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Newton's 3rd law

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Newton's 4th law

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Newton's 1st law

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Newton's 2nd law

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Objects with greater mass have a greater inertia; objects with less mass have less inertia.

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true

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false

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______________________ is any push or pull on an object.
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Force
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Mass
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Gravity
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Air Resistance

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A _________ uses force to move an object towards you. 
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Pull
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Push
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Motion
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Force

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A ________ uses force to move an object away from you. 
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Push
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Pull
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Gravity
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Motion

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If I kick a soccer ball across the field, what vocabulary word tells me why the ball would slow down in the grass?
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acceleration
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friction
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gravity

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The force that pulls all objects toward each other is called_______?
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push
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pull
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gravity
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mass

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A push or pull that causes an object. to move

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Force

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Gravity

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Friction

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Lubricant

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The change in position of an object.
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Acceleration
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Motion
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Equilibrium
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Unbalanced Force

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A force that resists the movement of one surface past another surface.
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Acceleration
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Gravity
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Friction
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Lubricant

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Multiple Choice

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If you pull the cord, what direction will the box move?
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Up
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Down
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Left
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Right

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Multiple Choice

Basic SI unit of length or distance is:

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Meter

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Seconds

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Grams

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Minutes

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following choices is an example of VELOCITY?

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35 mph

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35 meters

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35 mph EAST

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35 minutes

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a SPEED?

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35 seconds

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45 minutes

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60 mph (miles per hour)

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50 meters

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Multiple Choice

Speed in any given direction is:

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Acceleration

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Average speed

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Velocity

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Slope

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Multiple Choice

The rate at which velocity changes and can be seen by speeding up, slowing down, or changing direction:

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Speed

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Velocity

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Acceleration

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Slope

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