Newton's First Law of Motion Quiz

What is another name for Newton's First Law of Motion?

• The Law of Speed

• The Law of Stopping

• The Law of Inertia

What does inertia make objects want to do if they are sitting still?

• Start moving very fast.

• Stay sitting still.

• Float up in the air.

What does inertia make objects want to do if they are already moving?

• Stop moving right away.

• Keep moving in the same direction and speed.

• Change direction quickly.

When a person quickly pulls a paper from under a bottle, what happens to the bottle?

• It will fly up in the air.

• It will stayed mostly in the same place.

• It will roll away.

Why did the bottle mostly stay in the same place when the paper was pulled?

• Because the paper was too light.

• Because the bottle had inertia and wanted to stay still.

• Because the table was sticky.

What is a force that can change the motion of an object?

• Laziness

• A push or a pull

• Inertia

In the video, what eventually stopped the rolling soccer ball?

• Its happiness

• Friction with the ground

• Its color

If you are riding in a car that suddenly stops, what does your body want to keep doing because of inertia?

• Staying still

• Moving forward

• Moving backward

According to Newton's First Law, will a ball rolling on a perfectly smooth, never-ending floor with no air ever stop on its own?

• Yes, eventually.

• No, it will keep rolling forever.

• Maybe, if it gets tired.

The video showed that things resist changes in their motion. What word describes this resistance?

• Speed

• Inertia

• Gravity