Newton's Laws of Motion

When the air is released from a balloon, the air moves in one direction, and the balloon moves in the opposite direction. Which law best explains the motion of the balloon?

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

• Newton's Law of Biology

Which law best explains how objects accelerate when a force is applied?

• Newton's Law of Inertia
• Newton's Law of F=ma
• Newton's Law of Force Pairs
• Newton's Law of Chemistry

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Which law best explains why the coin sitting on top of the ring falls directly into the jar below because it wants to remain at rest?

• Newton's Law of Inertia
• Newton's Law of F=ma
• Newton's Law of Force Pairs
• Newton's Law of Science

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Which law best explains why more force must be applied to the bowling ball to make it accelerate at the same rate as the tennis ball. 

• Newton's Law of Inertia
• Newton's Law of F=ma
• Newton's Law of Force Pairs
• Newton's Law of Biology

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Calculate the acceleration of the tire in the diagram.

• 5.3 m/s²
• 0.2 m/s²
• 12.0 m/s²
• 9.8 m/s²

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A man hits a 0.2 kg golf ball causing it to accelerate at rate of 20 m/s². Calculate the force used on the golf ball.

• 4 N
• 100 N
• 0.01 N
• 20.2 N

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A force of 560 N is needed to produce an acceleration of 20 m/s². What is the mass of the accelerated body?

• 28 kg
• 11200 kg
• 0.04 kg
• 580 kg

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What kind(s) of objects have inertia?

• all objects with mass
• only objects at rest
• only objects in motion
• only objects whose motion is being changed

When a cannon fires a cannonball we observe Newton's third law. Which force is the reaction force?

• The cannon moving forward
• The cannonball moving forward
• The cannon moving backward
• The cannonball moving backward

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What is the difference between mass and weight?

• mass is how much matter is in an object, and weight is the gravitational pull on that object
• mass and weight are the same
• weight affects how much mass is in an object
• weight is determined by how many atoms make up an object