Biomechanical Principles Study Guide Review

Who was the physicist and mathematician who developed the laws of motion?

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Aristotle

• Plato

Which law states "a body will remain at rest or keep moving at a constant speed unless it is acted upon by a force"?

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

Which law states "the acceleration of an object depends on the mass of the object and the amount of force applied"?

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

Which law states "every action has an equal and opposite reaction"?

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

Which law: In golf, during impact, the club is applying a force to the ball AND at the same time, the ball pushing back

• 1st Law of Motion

• 2nd Law of Motion

• 3rd Law of Motion

Which law is shown here: A golf ball will remain still unless a force, applied by the golf club, makes it move

• 1st Law of Motion

• 2nd Law of Motion

• 3rd Law of Motion

Which law: When a golf ball is struck by the club, the velocity of the ball is proportional to the size of the force

• 1st Law of Motion

• 2nd Law of Motion

• 3rd Law of Motion

The stored energy of position possessed by an object is known as ________ energy

• Potential
• Chemical

• Kinetic

• Physical

The energy a person or an object has due to its motion is called ________ energy

• Kinetic

• Potential

• Chemical

• Physical

Throwing a baseball into the air is an example of ________ energy

• Kinetic

• Potential

• Chemical

• Physical