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Newton’s Law: Newton's Second Law of Motion in 2-D – Mr. Kenahan______________

Quiz – Forces and Newton’s First Law

1) If an object remains at rest, there must be no force acting on it. Is this statement

correct? Explain.

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2) An object weights 300 N on Earth and 50 N on the Moon. Does the object also have

less inertia on the Moon? Explain.

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3) If Mr. Kenahan’s car is traveling west with a constant velocity of 55 mi/h west on a

straight highway, what is the net force acting on the car?