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Newton's Laws Example & Free Body Diagrams

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  • Q1
    The tendency of an object to keep doing what its doing is called
    force
    free body diagram
    acceleration
    inertia
    120s
  • Q2
    An 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 Law
    Newton's 1st Law
    Newton's 3rd Law
    Newton's 4th Law
    120s
  • Q3
    Net force is equal to mass times acceleration.
    Newton's 4th Law
    Newton's 1st Law
    Newton's 2nd Law
    Newton's 3rd Law
    120s
  • Q4
    For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
    Newton's 3rd Law
    Newton's 1st Law
    Newton's 3rd Law
    Newton's 2nd Law
    120s
  • Q5
    In a free body diagram, which force always points downward?
    friction
    gravity
    normal
    applied
    120s
  • Q6
    In a free body diagram, which force always points upward?
    gravity
    applied
    normal
    friction
    120s
  • Q7
    In a free body diagram, which force always acts in the opposite direction of the motion of the object?
    gravity
    applied
    friction
    normal
    120s
  • Q8
    In a free body diagram, which force is usually in the same direction as the motion of the object?
    normal
    friction
    gravity
    applied
    120s
  • Q9
    When an object is in free fall and we ignore air resistance, what is the only force acting on the object?
    gravity
    normal
    applied
    normal
    120s
  • Q10
    A rhinoceros sits in a field and won't move until acted on by an outside force. Which law does this show?
    Newton's 4th Law
    Newton's 3rd Law
    Newton's 1st Law
    Newton's 2nd Law
    120s
  • Q11
    A 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 Law
    Newton's 3rd Law
    Newton's 2nd Law
    Newton's 4th Law
    120s
  • Q12
    As someone is walking, their foot pushes against the ground and the ground pushes back against their foot.
    Newton's 3rd Law
    Newton's 2nd Law
    Newton's 4th Law
    Newton's 1st Law
    120s
  • Q13
    A bus driver slams on the brakes and the students on the bus all lurch forward. Which law does this show?
    Newton's 2nd Law
    Newton's 3rd Law
    Newton's 1st Law
    Newton's 4th Law
    120s
  • Q14
    A quarterback throws the ball harder and the ball moves faster as a result. Which law does this show?
    Newton's 2nd Law
    Newton's 1st Law
    Newton's 4th Law
    Newton's 3rd Law
    120s
  • Q15
    You 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 Law
    Newton's 2nd Law
    Newton's 4th Law
    Newton's 1st Law
    120s

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