1st Law
2nd Law
3rd Law
Potpourri
Definitions
100
This force makes us move forward when a car stops suddenly.
What is inertia?
100
This is the formula that is used when discussing Newton's 2nd law?
What is F=M x A, F=Force, M=mass, A= acceleration?
100
Please state Newton's 3rd law.
What is for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction?
100
This is Sir Newton's first name.
What is Isaac?
100
This is a measure of how much matter there is in an object.
What is the mass of an object?
200
State Newton's 1st Law of Motion.
What is an object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force?
200
This is why it is harder to stop a train than a car.
What is the train has more mass?
200
A rocket moves up as the burning fuel pushes ___________.
What is down?
200
The baseball went further than the basketball when your classmate hit them with a bat. What is the reason the baseball went further and what law does this explain?
What is the baseball has less mass and this is Newton's 2nd law?
200
This is a change in velocity.
What is acceleration?
300
Describe an unbalanced force.
What is a force that creates motion?
300
If you push an object twice as hard, it will accelerate _______________ as much.
What is twice?
300
This is the experiment we conducted that explains Newton's 3rd law.
What were the balloon racers?
300
Give one example of how friction can be helpful and one example of how friction can be harmful.
What is friction can be helpful as it keeps you from falling when walking and friction can be harmful if you are trying to slide down a snowy hill on a trashcan lid?
300
This is a force that slows motion down that is between two surfaces that touch.
What is friction?
400
Newton's First Law is also called _____________________.
What is the Law of Inertia?
400
This net force is needed to accelerate a dog 20 m/s that has a mass of 10kg,.
What is 200 N?
400
The two forces of a force pair are called the ______________ force and the ______________ force.
What is action and reaction?
400
During the marshmallow experiment, the small marshmallow flew farther than the large marshmallow. Explain.
The small marshmallow accelerated further as it has less mass.
400
This is the force that attracts all objects towards each other.
What is gravity?
500
This causes a falling skydiver to slow down after the parachute opens.
What is air resistance?
500
Suppose 2 people are standing on opposite sides of a large box. Explain how the people would have to push to make the box move. Also, explain how they would have to push to keep the box from moving. (Make sure you use good scientific words.)
What is you would use unbalanced forces to make the box move and balanced force to keep the box from moving?
500
A baseball player bats a ball with a force of 1000N. The ball exerts a reaction force against the bat of _____________.
What is 1000N?
500
This is the amount of acceleration of gravity on Earth for free falling objects. In other words, what is the acceleration of any free falling object towards the Earth.
What is 9.8 m/s^2?
500
This is how mass and weight are different.
What is mass is the amount of matter in an object and it does NOT change and weight is the gravitational pull on an object and it CAN change?
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