5 Questions
According to Newton's first law of motion, what happens to a body when no force is acting on it?
It remains at rest or in constant motion in a straight line
What does the net force on a body equal to, according to Newton's second law of motion?
The body's acceleration multiplied by its mass
In Newton's third law of motion, if two bodies exert forces on each other, what can be said about these forces?
They have the same magnitude but opposite directions
When were the three laws of motion first stated by Isaac Newton?
In his Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy) in 1687
What is necessary when objects move at very high speeds, are very massive, or are very small, according to the text?
New theories are necessary (special relativity, general relativity, or quantum mechanics)
Test your knowledge of the fundamental principles that govern the motion of objects according to Isaac Newton's laws. Explore concepts related to inertia, force, momentum, and acceleration.
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