Which Statement Expresses Newton's First Law of Motion

question 53

Multiple Choice

Which statement expresses Newton's first law of motion?

• A) An object with no force on acting on it continues at rest or moves in uniform motion in a straight line with constant velocity.
• B) An object with a force on it is accelerated in the direction of the force an amount inversely proportional to its mass and directly proportional to the size of the force.
• C) For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
• D) The force between two objects is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the distance between them squared.
• E) The force between two objects is inversely proportional to the product of their masses and directly proportional to the distance between them squared.

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