True or false about force and motion

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Balanced forces change an object's motion.

2. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   The first law is also the law of inertia.

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Momentum is mass times velocity.

4. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Action and reaction act on the same object.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Momentum is conserved with no outside force.

6. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   The unit of force has the symbol F.

Instructions

Decide whether each statement is true or false.

Explanation