Laws of Motion

Who developed the 3 laws of motion?

• Bill Nye

• Charles Darwin

• Albert Einstein

• Sir Isaac Newton

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Newton's Law of Inertia describes the motion of-

• Objects at rest only

• Objects in motion only

• Objects at rest and objects that are in motion

• Objects without a mass and resist being set into motion

Which is the best example of Newton's First Law of Motion?

• a basketball thrown in the air falls to the ground

• a soccer ball remains motionless until it is kicked by a player

• a baseball player swings at an approaching ball

• an ice skater pushes back from a wall and moves backwards

What law of motion does this picture represent?

• Newtons 1st law

• Newtons 4th law 

• Newtons 3rd law 

• Newtons 2nd law

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Newton’s first law of motion: An object at rest remains at rest unless acted on by an _________.

• Unbalanced Force.

• Act of Inertia

• Angry Dog

• Unknown Force

According to Newton's First Law of Motion, an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by a:

• Balanced force

• Unbalanced force

• Gravitational force

• Magnetic force

Newton's Third Law of Motion states that for every action, there is:

• A greater reaction

• An equal and opposite reaction

• A lesser reaction

• No reaction

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Which of Newton's Laws would be best to explain the motion of a ball thrown in the air?

• First Law

• Second Law

• Third Law

• None of the above

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What is the formula for Newton's Second Law of Motion?

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