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Newton's First Law of Motion

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    forces and motion
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  • Motion is defined as a change in ....
    position
    location
    speed
    movement
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  • Reference points are objects that
    move with the object
    slow down an object
    speed faster than the object
    are completely still
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  • Which is NOT an example of acceleration?
    maintaining a constant speed
    changing direction
    speeding up
    slowing down
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  • You look up in the sky and see a bird fly by. What is a good reference point to use to know that the bird is in motion?
    clouds
    a moving car
    an airplane
    tree
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  • A car is driving 55 mph
    acceleration
    velocity
    speed
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  • The balloon is traveling 20 mph to the northwest
    speed
    acceleration
    velocity
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  • the speed and direction of an object
    speed
    acceleration
    velocity
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  • how fast or slow an object is moving
    speed
    acceleration
    velocity
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  • a change in speed or direction
    velocity
    speed
    acceleration
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  • the racer slowed as he approached the turn
    acceleration
    speed
    velocity
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  • Which equation would we use to calculate speed?
    time / distance
    distance / time
    distance / velocity
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  • An object at rest
    stays at rest
    keeps moving
    runs away
    falls off the table
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  • An object in motion
    stays in motion
    goes to sleep
    slows down
    speeds up
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  • An object in motion stays in motion until a ________ acts on it.
    force
    velocity
    rest
    speed
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  • What would happen in a world without friction?
    everything would stop
    everything would keep moving
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  • What would happen if you were in a car accident and not wearing your seatbelt?
    You would stop when the car keeps moving
    Nothing would happen
    You would keep moving when the car stops
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