FIRST NEWTON LAW

True or False.

1. The key concept in Newtonian mechanics is gravity. (FALSE)

2. Newton’s first law expresses the relationship between force and acceleration. This means that
the greater the force acting on the object, or the smaller the mass of an object, the greater its
acceleration. (FALSE)
3. Force is a push or pull acting on a body that causes distortion of the body or a change in its
velocity. (TRUE)
4. Sir Galileo Galilei, also known as the “Father of modern physical science,” formulated the
Newtonian mechanics. (FALSE)
5. The greater the mass of an object, the less inertia it has. (FALSE)

Identification

6. This is called the tendency of an object to keep moving at the same speed and in the same
direction unless acted upon by a force. (Inertia)
7. “Every object in a state of uniform motion tends to remain in that state of motion unless an
external force is applied.” – Which of the Newton’s Laws of Motion is being described by the
statement. (Law of Inertia)

Conversion

8. Convert 866 N to lbs. = (194.85 lbs.)

9. Convert 200 lbs to newtons. = (888.9 N)
10. Convert 130 lbs to newtons. = (577.8 N)