A book sitting on a table stays there unless moved by an outside force.
Newtons first law.
If you push a small toy car with the same force as a big truck, the toy car will have more of this.
Acceleration.
A rocket flies through space because it pushes gas backward, and the gas pushes the rocket forward; this is an example of the __________ law.
Third law.
A push or a pull that can change an object's motion.
Force.
Newton's mother wanted him to become this, though he hated it.
Farmer
This term describes an object's resistance to changes in its state of motion.
Inertia
A heavier box requires more of this to get it moving than a lighter box does.
Force
A soccer ball stays still until you kick it.
First law.
The unit used to measure force.
(N) Newton.
The famous English university Newton attended, starting in 1661.
Cambridge University.
To make a heavy cart accelerate faster, you need to apply this, according to the Second Law.
Force.
The formula that shows force equals mass times this, often written as F=ma.
What is acceleration.
A swimmer pushes water backward to move forward.
Third law.
The combination of all forces acting on an object.
Net Force.
When the Great Plague hit London, Newton retreated to his family home in this village.
Woolsthorpe
A 10 kg object experiences a force of 20 Newtons; its acceleration is 2 m/s², calculated by this law.
Newtons second law of motion.
For every action, there is an equal and ___________ reaction.
Opposite.
Pushing a shopping cart, the harder you push, the faster it goes.
Second law.
Forces that are equal in size and opposite in direction, resulting in no change in motion.
Balanced Forces.
The common fruit that inspired Newton's thoughts on universal attraction.
Apple
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction is the core idea of this law.
Newtons third law of motion.
When you push on a wall, the wall pushes back on you with the same amount of force.
Newtons third law.
You're riding a skateboard and suddenly hit a curb; your body keeps moving forward because of this law.
Inertia.
The force that slows down objects when they rub against each other or a surface.
Friction.
Newton's discovery that white light splits into these colors.
Rainbow.