Newton's Laws Example & Free Body Diagrams
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- Q1The tendency of an object to keep doing what its doing is calledforcefree body diagramaccelerationinertia120s
- Q2An object in motion will stay in motion and an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted on by an outside force.Newton's 2nd LawNewton's 1st LawNewton's 3rd LawNewton's 4th Law120s
- Q3Net force is equal to mass times acceleration.Newton's 4th LawNewton's 1st LawNewton's 2nd LawNewton's 3rd Law120s
- Q4For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.Newton's 3rd LawNewton's 1st LawNewton's 3rd LawNewton's 2nd Law120s
- Q5In a free body diagram, which force always points downward?frictiongravitynormalapplied120s
- Q6In a free body diagram, which force always points upward?gravityappliednormalfriction120s
- Q7In a free body diagram, which force always acts in the opposite direction of the motion of the object?gravityappliedfrictionnormal120s
- Q8In a free body diagram, which force is usually in the same direction as the motion of the object?normalfrictiongravityapplied120s
- Q9When an object is in free fall and we ignore air resistance, what is the only force acting on the object?gravitynormalappliednormal120s
- Q10A rhinoceros sits in a field and won't move until acted on by an outside force. Which law does this show?Newton's 4th LawNewton's 3rd LawNewton's 1st LawNewton's 2nd Law120s
- Q11A boy kicks a ball with half the force and it has half the acceleration as a result. Which law does this show?Newton's 1st LawNewton's 3rd LawNewton's 2nd LawNewton's 4th Law120s
- Q12As someone is walking, their foot pushes against the ground and the ground pushes back against their foot.Newton's 3rd LawNewton's 2nd LawNewton's 4th LawNewton's 1st Law120s
- Q13A bus driver slams on the brakes and the students on the bus all lurch forward. Which law does this show?Newton's 2nd LawNewton's 3rd LawNewton's 1st LawNewton's 4th Law120s
- Q14A quarterback throws the ball harder and the ball moves faster as a result. Which law does this show?Newton's 2nd LawNewton's 1st LawNewton's 4th LawNewton's 3rd Law120s
- Q15You are paddling a canoe down a river. The oar pushes backward against the water and the water pushes forward on the oar. Which law does this show?Newton's 3rd LawNewton's 2nd LawNewton's 4th LawNewton's 1st Law120s