Newton's Laws of Motion and Forces Quiz

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According to Aristotle, what is necessary to produce and maintain motion?

Velocity

Friction

Force (correct)

Rest

How did Galileo challenge Aristotle's theories regarding motion?

By conducting experiments with magnets

By demonstrating motion on a vertical surface

By performing thought experiments to test Aristotle's ideas (correct)

By proving the existence of friction

According to Aristotle, what will eventually happen to a moving body in the absence of a force?

It will accelerate indefinitely

It will continue moving at a constant speed

It will come to rest (correct)

It will move in a circular path

In Aristotle's account of motion, what did he consider as natural motion?

Vertical motion Signup and view all the answers

What did Aristotle describe as violent motion?

Motion caused by external force Signup and view all the answers

What kind of motion did Aristotle define as the actuality of a potentiality?

Any kind of change Signup and view all the answers

What is the natural tendency of a body to keep moving at a constant velocity along a straight line called?

Motion inertia Signup and view all the answers

According to Newton's first law of motion, what happens to an object at rest when no unbalanced force acts upon it?

It remains at rest Signup and view all the answers

Which scientist further developed Galileo's ideas about motion and discussed the three laws of motion in his book Principia Mathematica?

Isaac Newton Signup and view all the answers

What does the second law of motion state about the relationship between the acceleration of a body and the force acting on it?

The acceleration is directly proportional to the force Signup and view all the answers

In a given frame of reference, what does the term 'inertial frame' refer to?

A frame in which Newton's laws are valid Signup and view all the answers

Which property of an object describes how much it will resist change to its motion?

Inertia Signup and view all the answers

What is the measure of the force exerted on an object by gravity?

$F = mg$ Signup and view all the answers

What does Newton's first law of motion describe about the behavior of an object at rest?

It will remain at rest unless acted upon by an unbalanced force Signup and view all the answers

What does mass measure in an object?

The amount of matter it contains Signup and view all the answers

In what type of frame of reference does motion depend?

Inertial frame of reference Signup and view all the answers

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