Newtons Laws of Motion

Question 1

What do we mean by inertia?

Answer 1

The tendency of an object to remain in a steady state (at rest or in uniform motion)

Question 2

Newton’s first law

Answer 2

The velocity of an object will only change if a resultant force is acting on it

Question 3

What is the resultant force on a stationary object?

Answer 3

Zero

Question 4

What will an object experience if the resultant force on it is not zero?

Answer 4

Acceleration/change in velocity

Question 5

What is the name of the tendency of an object to remain in a steady state at rest or moving in a straight line at a constant speed?

Answer 5

Inertia

Question 6

What forces are balanced when an object travels at a steady speed?

Answer 6

Resistive forces = driving force

Question 7

According to Newton’s Second Law, what is the acceleration of an object proportional to?

Answer 7

The force acting on it

Question 8

According to Newton’s Second Law, what is the acceleration of an object inversely proportional to?

Answer 8

Mass

Question 9

What is the inertial mass of an object?

Answer 9

How difficult it is to change an object’s velocity

Question 10

Newton’s Third Law

Answer 10

When two objects interact they exert equal and opposite forces on each other

Question 11

Starting to move, stopping moving, speeding up, slowing down and changing directions are all examples of which physical process?

Answer 11

Acceleration/change in velocity