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According to Newton's laws of motion, what happens to a body when no force is acting upon it?
According to Newton's laws of motion, what happens to a body when no force is acting upon it?
- It moves at a constant speed in a straight line (correct)
- It decelerates
- It remains at rest
- It accelerates
What is the relationship between the time rate of change of momentum and the force acting on a body?
What is the relationship between the time rate of change of momentum and the force acting on a body?
- They are equal (correct)
- They are directly proportional
- They are inversely proportional
- They are unrelated
When two bodies exert forces on each other, what is true about the magnitudes and directions of these forces?
When two bodies exert forces on each other, what is true about the magnitudes and directions of these forces?
- The magnitudes are different but the directions are the same
- The magnitudes are the same but the directions are different (correct)
- The magnitudes and directions are unrelated
- The magnitudes and directions are the same
In what publication did Isaac Newton first state the three laws of motion?
In what publication did Isaac Newton first state the three laws of motion?
What did Newton use the three laws of motion to investigate and explain?
What did Newton use the three laws of motion to investigate and explain?
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