Practice Laws Of Motion (3) - Laws of Motion

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Question 1.
What is the SI unit of force?
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Remember the basic unit of measure for force.
Question 2.
Define inertia in your own words.
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Consider how objects behave when you try to push or move them.
3Question 3.
What does Newton's First Law state?
- An object will remain at rest or in motion unless acted on by an unbalanced force.
- For every action
- there is an equal and opposite reaction.
- Force equals mass times acceleration.
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Remember the concept of inertia while thinking about this law.
4Question 4.
True or False: Unbalanced forces can change the motion of an object.
- True
- False
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Think about what happens when you push a stationary object.
Question 5.
A car with a mass of 1,200 kg accelerates at 3 m/s². Calculate the force applied to it.
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Use the Second Law of Motion.
Question 6.
Describe how you would demonstrate Newton's Third Law using a balloon.
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Think about action and reaction in terms of forces.

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