Newton's Laws of motion

Multiple Choice

Which scientist is credited with the discovery of both the law of gravity and the three laws of motion?

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Nikola Tesla

Multiple Select

Which of the following are Newton’s Laws of Motion?

• An object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force

• Force equals mass times acceleration

• For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

• Energy cannot be created or destroyed

Multiple Choice

According to Newton's Laws of Motion, what happens to an object at rest if no unbalanced force acts upon it?

• It starts moving

• It remains at rest

• It accelerates

• It changes direction

Multiple Choice

According to Newton's First Law, what is required to change the motion of an object?

• A force

• Gravity

• Friction

• Energy

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes Newton's First Law of Motion?

• An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.

• An object at rest will always start moving on its own.

• An object in motion will eventually stop without any force.

• An object at rest can never move.

Open Ended

Explain in your own words why a soccer ball remains at rest until it is kicked, and what happens after it is kicked, according to Newton's First Law.

Fill in the Blank

A moving shopping cart will not come to a stop unless acted upon by a(n) ___ force.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of Newton's First Law of Motion in sports?

• Golf ball on a tee

• Football on the field

• Basketball hoop

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

If the forces on an object are equal and opposite, what happens to the motion of the object?

• The object speeds up

• The object slows down

• The object experiences no change in motion

• The object moves in a circle

Open Ended

What is meant by unbalanced force?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes unbalanced forces?

• Forces are equal and opposite, and the object does not move

• Forces are not equal and opposite, and the object's motion changes

• Forces are equal and in the same direction, and the object moves faster

• Forces are not equal and in the same direction, and the object stops

Open Ended

Based on the diagram, what are the two forces acting on the book and how do they relate to each other?

Multiple Choice

Which real-life example demonstrates the effect of an unbalanced force?

• A soccer ball sitting at rest until it is kicked

• A tug of war where both teams pull equally

• A book resting on a table

• A car parked on a hill with the brakes on

Fill in the Blank

Newton's First Law is also called the Law of ___.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes Newton's 1st Law of Motion?

• An object will remain at rest or in motion unless acted on by a force.

• An object will accelerate in the direction of the net force.

• For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

• Objects attract each other with a force proportional to their masses.

Open Ended

How does the coin and glass experiment shown demonstrate the concept of inertia?

Open Ended

Why don't moving objects on Earth keep moving forever?

Fill in the Blank

A book sliding across a table slows down and stops because of the force of ___.

Multiple Choice

In outer space, away from gravity and friction, what would happen to a rocket ship launched with a certain speed and direction?

• It would eventually slow down and stop.

• It would keep going in the same direction and at the same speed forever.

• It would fall back to Earth.

• It would change direction randomly.

Open Ended

What is one question you still have about Newton's first Law of Motion or its applications?