Cornell Notes Topic/Objective: Name:

Newton’s 1st Law of Motion

Subject: Physical Science
Period (Circle): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Date:
The Law of Inertia
Essential Question:

Questions/Topics:
Newton’s Contributions
What else should I know
before I learn the 1st law?
Newton’s 1st Law of Motion
What is Net Force?
Unbalanced Forces=Motion
Notes:
Calculus. ____________ is composed of _____________ colors. Reflecting ____
_________________. Laws of _______________. Theory of _______________.
Friction is the ___________ that acts to resist ______________ between two
touching surfaces.
______________ is the tendency of an object to resist a ____________ in motion.
The more ____________ an object has, the more ________________ it has.
An object at _________ tends to _________ at rest and an object in ___________
tends to stay in motion ______________ acted upon by an ______________ force
The ______________________ of all the forces acting on an object is _____ force
If the forces are in the same _______________, they ______ together to form
net force.
If the forces are in _______________ directions, the net force is the ___________
between the two forces.

If objects in motion tend to Things don’t keep moving forever because there’s almost ____________ an
stay in motion, why don’t unbalanced force acting upon them. A book sliding across a table ________ down
moving objects keep moving & _________ because of the force of _____________. If you throw a ball upward
forever? it will eventually slow down & fall because of the force of ______________.
Questions/Topics:
Question!
Types of Friction
Newton’s 1 Law
st
(Law of Inertia)
Newton’s 1st Law & You
Check Your Understanding You try and push a desk across the floor one direction but a friend is trying to
Question #1
Notes:
Why then, do we observe everyday objects in motion slowing down and
becoming motionless seemingly without an outside force?
ANSWER:________________________________________________________
There are ______ main types of friction:
 _______________ friction: _____ ______________
 _______________ friction: ____________________
 _______________ friction (______ or liquid): air or water ____________
 _______________ friction: ___________ friction when moving an object
_______ is the measure of the amount of _________ in an object. Unit: Kilogram
Inertia is a property of an object that describes how ________________________
___________ the motion of the object.
More ________ means more __________.
Because of ____________, objects (including ______) resist changes in their
motion. When the car going _____km/hour is stopped by the brick wall, your
body keeps moving at _____km/hour.
push it the opposite direction. As a result, the desk doesn’t move. This is an
example of what kind of forces?
A. Balanced Forces
B. Opposite Forces
C. Parallel Forces
D. Unbalanced Forces
Questions/Topics: Notes:
Check Your Understanding What happens any time there are unbalanced forces acting on an object---that is,
Question #2 any time the net force is not zero?
ANSWER:

Question #3 Explain Newton’s first law of motion. Also provide 3 examples.

ANSWER:

Example #1
Example #2

Summary: