Newton’s First Law of Motion

What is the other name for Newton's first law of motion?

• Law of Gravitation

• Law of Inertia

• Law of Acceleration

• Law of Action-Reaction

According to Newton's first law, an object will remain at rest unless:

• An unbalanced force acts on it

• A balanced force acts on it

• It gains energy

• It loses energy

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Which of the following is an example of an object following Newton's first law?

• A car speeding up on a straight road

• A ball rolling downhill

• A book resting on a table

• A rocket launching into space

Inertia is the property of an object that resists changes in its:

• Mass

• Volume

• Temperature

• Motion

A person on a moving bus falls forward when the bus suddenly stops. This can be explained by:

• Newton's second law

• Newton's third law

• Newton's law of gravitation

• Newton's first law